Arturo Berned Madrid, Spain, 1966) is an architect, and sculptor whose work is based
in the reinterpretation of the forms and space through a geometric language.
The mathematics, the euclidean space, the paths regulators, the golden ratio are
tools of common use in her work; uses geometry as a tool
basic to understand the world around us, the physical world and the senses
The steel, the material which produces the majority of his sculptures, allow you to create
a universe formal very personal.
Balance, light, mass, vacuum, touch, dialogue, tension, ... are the tools and arguments
of their work.
Understand and use the sculpture as a organizing element of the space, facilitating their
understanding; the scale, the size, the layout, the way, ... it helps to create a
complicity between architecture and sculpture.
Degree in Architecture in 1993 by the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Madrid, with an extensive experience as an architect in Spain, United Kingdom, Italy and Mexico, until his last stage as the Director of Projects and Works of Estudio Lamela in Madrid, he is from 2000, when he finally and exclusively by his activity as a sculptor.
Throughout these years, it has developed a large corpus of works in large format
this being one of the hallmarks of his artistic proposal; sculptures
integrated in urban spaces or buildings creating a dialogue with the city, the
architecture and sculpture.
Some of their interventions more noticeable are the first prize in the contest
international “Door Sculpture Loewe in Madrid in 2000, or exposure in the
Museum, IVAM in Valencia during 2012, which hosted more than 50 sculptures
different formats.
In 2013 he was chosen as the first Spanish artist to give his version of the bag
“Lady Dior” in the exhibition “Lady Dior As Seen By” presented at Hong Kong; little
then in 2014, he was selected to represent Spain in the Dual Year
Spain-Japan in Tokyo and Fukuoka, and it is worth mentioning his recent intervention in the
Ritz Carlton Hotel Los Cabos, Baja California.
He has participated in many fairs such as ARCO in Madrid and Lisbon, ARTBO in
Bogotá, ARTBASEL Hong Kong, ART MIAMI in Miami, among others, and installed
many works in different countries like Spain, Usa, Mexico, Japan,
China,...
Currently, his work is represented by Leon Tovar Gallery in New York and the
Gallery Fernández-Braso de Madrid.

Selected International Contest of Sculpture Kajima, Tokyo, Japan (2019)
Selected International Contest Public Sculpture Park of Levante, Murcia
(2013)
Selected First Artist to Spanish Exhibition “a Lady Gave r As Seen By”, Hong Kong,
China (2013)
First Prize International Competition Monumental Sculpture Port Of Venice,
Zaragoza (2012)
First Prize International Contest Door Sculpture Flagship Loewe, Madrid
(2001)
Selected in the international prize for sculpture Constructions Sacejo, Oviedo
(2007)
International prize for sculpture Box Extremadura, Cáceres (2008)

Collection GMP
Collection Ritz Carlton
Museum Mori
Collection Mitsui
Museum, IVAM
Collection Christian Dior
Collection BMW
Collection Gestamp
Collection Group Caser
Collection Iberdrola
Fundación Loewe
Foundation Maraya
Ministry of Economy and Finance
UNESID Union of iron and Steel Companies

Arco Madrid, Madrid, Spain (2022)
Museum Westbund, Shanghai, China (2021)
Museum Mocaup, Shenzhen, China (2021)
Arco Madrid, Madrid, Spain (2021)
Michael Fuchs Galerie, Berlin, Germany (2021)
Galería Odalys, Madrid, Spain (2020)
Arc Lisbon 2020, Lisbon, Portugal (2020)
Arco Madrid 2020, Madrid, Spain (2020)
Gallery Fernández-Braso, Madrid, Spain (2019)
Biennial Art Beijing, Beijing, China (2019)
Arco Madrid 2019, Madrid, Espña (2019)
Art Basel, Hong Kong, China (2018)
Arco Madrid 2018, Madrid, Spain (2018)
Gallery Leon Tovar, New York, USA (2017)
Arco Madrid 2017, In Madrid, Spain (2017)
Gallery Leon Tovar, New York, USA (2016)
Artbo 2106, Bogotá, Colombia (2016)
Promoarte, Tokyo, Japan (2016)
Arc Lisbon 2016, Lisbon, Portugal (2016)
Langen Foundation, Neuss, Germany (2016)
Arco Madrid 2016, Madrid, Espña (2016)
Gallery Aurora Vigil-Escalera, Gijón, Spain/ (2016)
Gallery Semmingsen, Oslo, Norway (2016)
Art Aspen, Aspen, Colorado, USA (2015)
Art Marbella, Marbella, Málaga, Spain (2015)
Dior Gallery, Seoul, Korea (2015)
Boutique Dior , Tel Aviv, Israel (2015)
Gallery Sammer, Miami, USA (2014)
Fair Art , Miami, USA (2014)
Gallery Promo-Art, Tokyo, Japan (2014)
Art Aspen, Aspen, Colorado, USA (2014)
FOOT (International Park Of Sculptures), San Sebastian of the Kings, Madrid
(2014), MU, Grin-Grin Park, Fukuoka, Japan (2013-2014)
Biennial of the South, Panama (2013)
Summer Group Show, Miami, USA (2013)
Art Madrid, Madrid, Spain (2013)
Art Aspen, Aspen, USA (2013)
Centro Cultural Conde Duque, Madrid, Spain (2012)
IV Biennial of Contemporary Art, ELEVEN, Madrid, Spain (2012)
Museum, IVAM, Valencia, Spain (2012)
Space of the Arts, Madrid, Spain (2011)
Feriarte, Madrid, Spain (2011)
Arturo Berned (1+√5)/2, Building Leitner, Madrid, Spain (2011)
Art Madrid, Madrid, Spain (2011)
Exhibition "contemporary artists "the Forest of Steel, Cuenca, Spain (2010)
Galeria Ansorena, Madrid, Spain (2010)
Centro comercial El Zielo, Madrid, Spain (2009)
Open Art Fair, Holland (2009)
Gallery Gaudi, Madrid, Spain (2009)
Art Madrid, Madrid, Spain (2009)
Arrow, Madrid, Spain (2009)
Estudio Lamela, Madrid, Spain (2008)
Plastic work of Architects, Cultural Foundation, COAM, Madrid, Spain (2000)
Everyday objects, Gallery Vanguardia, Bilbao, Spain (1998)