MP & MP PINK

San Fernando, Cadiz, Spain, 1971.

Miguel Pablo and Manuel Pedro Rosado work and live in Seville. They are twin brothers who work under the name MP & MP Rosado. They studied Fine Arts at the University of Seville and the School of Fine Arts in Athens.
Doctors in Fine Arts from the University of Seville, they are currently associate professors. Since the mid-1990s, they have developed a work based on the constitutive mechanisms of discourse about the subject and its environment. Their paradoxical twin status allows them to explore duality and the alter ego, the construction of the self, individual and collective, "like an immense mirror in which we recognize ourselves." Perhaps for this reason, the most consistent characteristic of their work has been the presence of the double, the ambiguity resulting from duplication, reflection, and simulated repetition. Other characteristics of their projects are the exploration of life experiences, the private emotional substrate, the relationship between form and surface, language and meaning, emotions, and subjective choices.
Through all of this, he has managed to create a refined universe of conceptual references. They received the Pilar Juncosa & Sotheby's grant from the Pilar i Joan Miró Foundation in Mallorca, to carry out a project at the same venue (2014-2015). Among others, they have held residencies at the ISCP International Studio & Curatorial Program in New York, and have been awarded the Iniciarte (2006-2007); the 5th ARCO Prize from the Community of Madrid (2008); and the 4th Iniciarte Prize from the Ministry of Culture of the Regional Government of Andalusia (2009). The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, New York (2002-2003); Plastic Arts Scholarship from the Marcelino Botín Foundation of Santander (2008-2009) and 7th CAM Collection Plastic Arts Scholarship, Alicante (2009/2010) and VI Ibero-American Cortes de Cádiz Award for Contemporary Artistic Creation 'Juan Luis Vasallo' 2012. Cádiz City Council. They have been present in important international exhibitions and events such as the Lyon Biennial, Seville Biennial, Cervantes Institute in Beijing, Andalusian Center for Contemporary Art (Seville), DA2 (Salamanca), MOT ART Museum (Tokyo), MUSAC (León), La Panera Center (Lleida), National Museum of
Fine Arts of Buenos Aires, Riihimäki Art Museum (Finland), Casal Solleric (Palma de Mallorca).

They are currently developing the "Working Body" project, thanks to the Leonardo Grant for Researchers and Cultural Creators awarded by the BBVA Foundation for 2017/2018.
Her work is featured in public and private collections such as the Andalusian Center for Contemporary Art, Seville; La Panera Art Center, Lleida; FIL Collection, Lisbon, Portugal; Deutsche Bank, London; Ellipse Foundation, Cascais, Portugal; Coca-Cola Foundation; Pilar and Joan Miró Foundation, Mallorca; MUSAC, Museum of Contemporary Art, Castile and León; Unión Fenosa, La Coruña; Patio Herreriano Museum, Valladolid; Domus Artium; DA2, Salamanca; Dos de Mayo Art Center, Móstoles, Madrid, Spain; La Caixa Collection, Barcelona; Fnac – National Fund for Contemporary Art, France; Marcelino Botín Foundation, Santander; New Pilar Citoler Collection / Caja de Extremadura Foundation, Plasencia, Cáceres.

San Fernando, Cádiz, Spain, 1971.

Miguel Pablo and Manuel Pedro Rosado live and work in Seville. They are twin brothers who work under the name MP & MP Rosado. They have studied Fine Arts at the University of Seville and the School of Fine Arts in Athens. They received a doctorate in Fine Arts from the University of Seville where today they work as associate professors. Since the mid-90s, MP & MP Rosado have developed a work based on the constituent mechanisms of individual speech of the subject and their environment. Their paradoxical condition as twins has allowed them to explore the notions of duality and alter ego, and the construction of the individual and collective self; “like a huge mirror in which we recognize ourselves.” Perhaps for this reason, the presence of the double is constantly reoccurring in their work, simulating there sulting ambiguity of duplication, reflection and repetition. Other pieces explore themes surrounding the relationship between form and surface language, meaning, emotion and subjective choice.
In doing so the artists have created a refined conceptual universe of references.

They received the Pilar Juncosa & Sotheby's and Fundació Pilar Joan Miró scholarships in Mallorca (2014-2015). They exhibited at the ISCP International Studio & Curatorial Program, New York (2007) and were awarded the V Premio ARCO Comunidad de Madrid (2008) and the IV Premio Iniciarte (2009) of the Ministry of Culture of the Regional Government of Andalusia. Their work is also represented within institutions including the Pollock-Krasne Foundation Scholarship, New York (2002-2003); The artists have also been present in important exhibitions and international events such as the Seville Biennial 2006,
Sydney Biennale 2004, Instituto Cervantes of Beijing, Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo (Seville), DA2 (Salamanca), MOT ART Museum (Tokyo), MUSAC (León), Centro La Panera (Lleida), Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Buenos Aires, Riihimäki Art Museum (Finland) and the Casal Solleric (Palma de Mallorca). Currently they are developing the project “Body of work”, thanks to the Leonardo Scholarship for Researchers and Cultural Creators granted by the BBVA Foundation 2017/2018.
Their pieces are integrated into recognized collections such as the Andalusian Center of Contemporary Art (Seville); La Panera Art Center (Lleida); FIL Collection (Lisbon, Portugal); Deutsche Bank (London); Ellipse Foundation (Cascais, Portugal); Coca-Cola Foundation; Pilar and Joan Miró Foundation (Mallorca); Museum of Contemporary Art (Castile and León); Unión Fenosa (A Coruña); Patio Herreriano Museum (Valladolid); DomusArtium; DA2 (Salamanca); Dos de Mayo Art Center (Madrid); La Caixa Collection (Barcelona); Fnac – Fond national d'artcontemporain (France); Marcelino Botín Foundation (Santander) and CAM Contemporary Art Collection (Alicante). Marcelino Botín Foundation. Santander; New Pilar Citoler Collection. Cordova. / Caja de Extremadura Foundation. Plasencia. Cáceres.