CESC OLIVERAS

Francesc Oliveras Ballús

CREATIVA CERAMICS GALLERY - TERRACOTTA BIENNAL 2026

CESC OLIVERAS - Francesc Oliveras Ballús

He trained as an industrial designer in the 1980s and, after a brief professional experience in the industrial sector, turned to the craft of jewellery making.

This allowed him to move much closer to the artistic world and, after winning the 1990 Barnajoia Award, jewellery became his profession. For years, he combined his professional activity with art, creating bronze sculptures, mixed-media paintings and other works, always working with a wide range of materials. During this period, he held small exhibitions within his local social circle.

During his years as president of the manufacturers and craftspeople section of the Catalan College of Jewellers, his artistic activity was significantly affected.

Around 2012, following a personal process, he left the jewellery profession and returned to the extracurricular activity of his childhood: ceramics. He created his first collections of functional pieces, which quickly led him to experiment and gradually move towards the world of art.

Over the past seven years, he has participated in various group exhibitions and several solo exhibitions, now fully focused on his artistic practice.

During the past year, he has been involved in launching Artisans, an association of craftspeople in the Anoia region, where he has lived since adolescence. The association allows him to explore the relationship between art and craftsmanship collectively, with all the conceptual implications that this entails.

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TITLE OF THE PIECE:

Decidim 1

CONCEPTUAL DESCRIPTION:

This piece marks the beginning of a collection that reflects on the human psychological structure, shaped by family, school and social environments, experiences, traumas...

How they condition and shape us...

YEAR OF CREATION:

2024

TECHNIQUE:

Ceramics and metal forging

MAIN MATERIALS:

Porcelain, stoneware and iron.

TITLE OF THE PIECE:

Decidim 2

CONCEPTUAL DESCRIPTION:

How it conditions and shapes our decisions and the outcome of our life path.

How and why do we choose what we do in life?

Therefore, are we free?

YEAR OF CREATION:

2025

TECHNIQUE:

Ceramics and metal forging

MAIN MATERIALS:

Porcelain, stoneware and iron.

TITLE OF THE PIECE:

Decidim 3

CONCEPTUAL DESCRIPTION:

How it conditions and shapes our decisions and the outcome of our life path.

How and why do we choose what we do in life?

Therefore, are we free?

YEAR OF CREATION:

2026

TECHNIQUE:

Ceramics and metal forging.

MAIN MATERIALS:

Porcelain, stoneware and iron.

TITLE OF THE PIECE:

Between Dreams

CONCEPTUAL DESCRIPTION:

It emerges from the artist’s relationship with Eastern philosophies and from aesthetic forms intended to evoke a particular state in the observer. Subtle balances designed to create a sense of peace.

YEAR OF CREATION:

2024

TECHNIQUE:

Ceramics and metal forging.

MAIN MATERIALS:

Porcelain and iron.

TITLE OF THE PIECE:

Untitled

CONCEPTUAL DESCRIPTION:

This piece is the result of a material exploration aimed at finding textures that evoke landscapes.

The experimentation with matter embraces the uncertainty of the outcome.

YEAR OF CREATION:

2025

TECHNIQUE:

Ceramics and metal forging.

MAIN MATERIALS:

Porcelain, stoneware and iron.