Amparo Tormo

1960, València, Spain
Lives and works in València, Spain

Amparo Tormo

1960, València, Spain
Lives and works in València, Spain

Amparo Tormo (1960, València, Spain) brings together industrial materials in her sculptures –some now traditional within the field of sculpture, such as iron and steel, and others more ordinary in nature, such as MDF panels and stainless-steel surfaces– to present the interior of objects to the viewer. By duplicating planes, inverting orders, and filling voids with the illusion created by reflective surfaces, the artist constructs perceptual and illusory games. In this way, her totems, wall pieces, and corner sculptures function as devices that guide the viewer along a path that leads them through layers of reflections and opacities, suspending the distinction between interior and exterior.

Her work is held in collections such as the Institut Valencià d’Art Modern (IVAM), Fundación Bancaja, the Col·lecció d’Art Contemporani de la Generalitat Valenciana, and in international museums including the Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende in Santiago de Chile and the Museo Extremeño e Iberoamericano de Arte Contemporáneo (MEIAC). The artist has received numerous awards, including First Prize at the VI Bienal de Escultura de Meliana (2000), VII Bienal de Escultura “Villa de Mislata” (1999), VI Bienal de Escultura de Quart de Poblet (1998), the Acquisition Prize at the XI Bienal de Artes Plásticas de Murcia (1997), First Prize (Painting) at the XXII Premio Bancaixa de Pintura y Escultura (1996), the Alfons Roig Grant (1987), the Acquisition Prize at the 2nd Bienal de Escultura de Alfafar (1986), and the Senyera Prize XXVI for Sculpture (1983).