A temporary installation at Galería Canalejas, curated by ThePartners.
David Magán’s Sculpture Forest is an ephemeral installation composed of seven methacrylate totems, on display at Galería Canalejas throughout March 2025. Each piece, conceived independently, is part of a larger composition where the relationship between elements defines the overall structure.
The installation explores key themes in Magán’s artistic practice, including color, light, modularity, and spatial articulation. The vertical arrangement and assembly of the sculptures invite visitors to engage with the space, revealing shifting hues of light and color depending on their movement
and perspective.
From both a formal and philosophical standpoint, modularity not only structures the sculptures but also proposes a way of understanding art and the world: as a system in constant transformation
and dialogue.
“Mathematics, and especially geometry, play a fundamental role in my work. I often start with a set of constraints based on numerical patterns and grids that allow me to build my pieces modularly
in space”.
(David Magán, n.d.).
BIODavid Magán (Madrid, 1979) is an artist working in the fields of sculpture and installation, where color, transparency, and light play a fundamental role. He trained at La Palma School of Art (1999-2004), specializing in wood and metal sculptural techniques. Between 2002 and 2008, he expanded his knowledge of glass at specialized workshops, notably working with sculptor Lucas Mjartan at the Real Fábrica de Vidrio de la Granja (Segovia, Spain). He currently lives and works between Guadalajara and Madrid, where he runs David Magán Studio alongside his brother Kiko Magán.
Magán’s work originally drew from the stained glass tradition but soon evolved towards freeing glass from its architectural constraints, exploring the interplay of translucent colored planes in space. His early interest in integrating sculpture with architecture led him to develop his iconic suspended color plate installations. Over time, he has incorporated industrial materials such as acrylic, allowing for greater precision and formal flexibility in conveying his ideas.
In his most recent artistic developments, he has expanded his visual language into relief, photography, digital art, and graphic work, broadening his exploration into pictorial representation. His research into controlling and modulating light culminated in Binaries, his first light-based works, opening new paths for experimentation with colored light sources to shape and transform space.
His work has been exhibited in institutions such as the Francisco Sobrino Museum, Centro de Arte CAB, CEART, MAC, MAVA, and the Hempel Glasmuseum. He has participated in international art fairs including ARCO (Spain), Zona MACO (Mexico), ArtLima (Peru), Pinta Miami (USA), and Art Berlin (Germany), and his works are part of collections such as Museum Ritter (Germany), Murano Glass Museum (Italy), and Kablanc Otazu Art Foundation (Spain).
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Photography by Javier López-Dóriga | @lopezdorigaphoto
