David Moraton
Born in Alicante, Spain, in 1974
Based in London
Education
Fine Arts Graduate (Painting & Media), 2000 – 2004
Fachhochschule Hannover, Germany
Fine Arts Graduate (Drawing & Painting), 1995 – 2000
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain
Computer Science Engineering, 1992 – 1995
Universidad de Alicante, Spain
Group Exhibitions
2016 Thistle Hall, Wellington, New Zealand
2016 The Whitworth Gallery, Manchester, UK
2016 Caerphilly Castle, Wales, UK
2016 Canary Wharf Winter Lights Festival, London, UK
2015 NYIT Auditorium on Broadway, New York City, NY, USA
2015 Jin Space & Gallery, Shanghai, China
2015 “Explorers”, Video-mapping, #TRIBE15 Art Festival, London, UK
2006 “Satori”, Videoarte, I Bienal de Arte, Paisaje y Arquitectura de Canarias
2005 “Encaja”, Videoarte, Cajacanarias, La Laguna
2001 “Die Grenze Überschreiten”, Bonn, Alemania
Solo Exhibitions
2004 “Fantasia y Sinestesia” – Pintura, 2004, Sala de Arte de los Lavaderos, Tenerife
2003 “Der Sprung” – Pintura, Fachhochschule Hannover
2003 “Painting”, Consulado General de España en Hannover, Alemania
Awards
Lumen Prize (Videoart) 2015. Shortlisted for finalists
Residencies
Arteles Art Residency “Meditation, Awareness, Silence” in Finland, January 2016
Lectures
2016 “Drawing Music”, Steam Symposium, The Big Draw, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, UK
2016 University of Architecture and Design, Wellington
2015 Lumen Prize Winners Gala
Press Articles
2004 “Wenn Koerper Sprechen” , Hannover Zeitung, Hannover
2004 “Painter David Moraton exhibits his phantasies in the art space Los Lavaderos”, Diario de Avisos, Tenerife
2004 “David Moraton shows in the capital his painting visions”, La Opinion, Tenerife
2004 “David Moraton reflects in his works the sounds he sees sorrounded by colours”, Diario de Avisos, Tenerife
2004 “Visual sensations at music’s rhythm”, El Dia, Tenerife
2005 “Only grows the one that dears to travel into unknown paths”, Interview, El Dia, Tenerife
2005 “Moraton projects in “Encaja” his synaesthetic vision with his animated paintings”, La Opinion
2006 “I Biennial of Architecture, Landscape and Art” La opinion, Tenerife
2006 “Moraton, Yanagi and Mora reflect in La Gomera the soul of the Art Biennial”, La Opinion
2006 I Biennial of Art, Architecture and Landscape of Canary Islands (Catalogue)
2015 “Better than the real thing”, Interview at Chrom-Art. http://www.chrom-art.org/2015/09/03/better-than-the-real-thing-meet-david-moraton/
2016 Catalogue at Arteles, p. 49 http://www.arteles.org/artists_projects.html
Music Critic Reviews Publications (2006-2007, “El Dia”, Tenerife)
“Victor Pablo se despide de la OST con una apoteosis wagneriana”
“Beethoven, prometeic hero”
“War Requiem”
“Superb finale of the OST Beethovenian Cycle”
“Destiny knocks at Auditorium Door”
“Thielemann, demiurg of Brucknerian soul”
“Vitalism against Rationality”
“A voice of krimson colour”
“A Polichoral Mantra”
“Gurrelieder”
“Romantic feeling and symphonic gigantism”
“Also sprach Zaratustra”
“Beethoven, Chopin, Ravel, Nose and the Public”
“Ellegance, pathetism and midnight sun”
“Love Death”
“Mist and Fire”
“Music and Feeling”
“Multicolor Contrapunto”
“Monstserrat Cabelle in Tenerife”
“Bruckner’s Fifth”
“Unforgettable goodbye of 23 Festival Music of Tenerife with Berlin’s Symphonic Orchestra”
Visual Effects for Movies
At Weta Digital
Valerian and the Thousand Planets
Spectral
Avatar
At Double Negative Visual Effects (London, UK) (2011-2015)
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015) Terminator: Genisys (2015) Exodus (2015) Jupiter Ascending (2015) Interstellar (2014) Thor, The Dark World (2013)Man of Steel (2013)
Rush (2013)
Total Recall (2012)
John Carter (2012)
At EA Electronic Arts · Brightlight Studio (Guildford, UK) (2009-2011)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows videogame part 1 and 2At Dygra Films, (La coruña, Spain), 2008
Holy Night! (Animation Film)