Asier Mendizabal

Asier Mendizabal's artistic focus lies primarily in exploring the interplay between form, discourse, and ideology.

Biography of Asier Mendizabal

Asier Mendizabal was born in 1973 in Spain. He pursued Fine Arts at Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea and furthered his education through a postgraduate program at London's Byam Shaw School of Art. Subsequently, he expanded his artistic endeavors through various scholarships, including his two-year residency at De Ateliers, Amsterdam.

Since 2017, Mendizabal has held a position as a Professor of Fine Arts with an emphasis on Sculpture and Installation at the Royal Institute of Art/Kungl. Konsthögskolan in Stockholm.

His recent solo exhibitions include "Sinfines" at ProjecteSD in Barcelona (2021), "Ni suma ni fragmento" at Galeria CarrerasMugica in Bilbao (2019), "Kopf, Faust, Baum" at Galerie Nordenhake in Berlin (2018), "Makotu/Incurvar" at Fundación-Museo Jorge Oteiza in Azuza (2018), "Prozess und Zufall" at Galerie Martin Janda in Vienna (2018), and many more.

Asier Mendizabal's works have been featured in numerous group exhibitions, including "ProjecteSD 2003-2023" at ProjecteSD in Barcelona (2023), "Le Dernier des 8 Solitaires" at Galerie Martin Janda in Vienna (2022), "Itinerarios XXVI" at Centro Botín in Santander (2021), among others. 

Currently, the artist lives between Bilbao and Stockholm.

Asier Mendizabal's Art Style

Asier Mendizabal's artistic exploration primarily centers on the intricate interplay between form, discourse, and ideology, often drawing parallels with constructivist sculpture rooted in the abstract utopian ideals of the early 20th century. His work delves into the significance of signs, their materiality, and their role as social and political symbols.

Through a diverse range of mediums including sculpture, photography, video, and textual or graphic works, Mendizabal offers insights into ideology by staging concepts or structures shaped by it.

His creations resist immediate interpretation, accumulating layers of meaning and often referencing multiple ideas not commonly known. While some pieces directly evoke recent history and the reality of the Basque country, others incorporate references from historical or ideological legacies.