Arturo Berned

Berned utilizes steel, the primary material for most of his sculptures, to construct a highly personal formal universe. Balance, light, mass, emptiness, contradiction, touch, dialogue, and tension are the tools and arguments of his work. He views sculpture as an organizing element of space, utilizing scale, size, arrangement, and form to establish a complicity between architecture and sculpture.

Graduating in 1993 with a degree in Architecture, he worked extensively as an architect in Spain, the UK, and Mexico. In 2000, during his tenure as the Director of the Projects and Works Department at the Lamela Studio, he exclusively turned to sculpture, creating a significant body of monumental works that seamlessly integrate into urban spaces and buildings, fostering a dialogue with the city, architecture, and sculpture.

His achievements include winning the 2000 “Sculpture Door Loewe” international contest and a 2012 exhibition at the IVAM Museum, featuring over 50 sculptures. In 2013, he became the first Spanish artist to showcase the ‘Lady Dior’ bag in Hong Kong. Representing Spain in the ‘Dual Year – Spain-Japan’ in 2014, he has left his artistic mark globally at fairs and exhibitions in Spain, Mexico, Japan, Dubai, the United States, and China. His recent intervention at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Los Cabos underscores his diverse and impactful contributions.