Raúl Bajo Ibáñez

EDUCATION

 
  • Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from the Complutense University of Madrid

COURSES AND WORKSHOPS

1997
  • International Congress 'Arte en la Era Electrónica', Contemporary Culture Centre. Barcelona. With the participation of Peter Weibel, Jefrrey Shaw, Antoni Muntadas and José Jiménez, among others
  • 'Arte en Internet'. Directed by Zush and Yoonah Kim, El Escorial Summer Courses, Madrid
1996
  • Art and Multimedia Seminar 'Art y Comunicació Global'. Cultural Centre of la Caixa Foundation. Barcelona
  • Workshop 'Nuevas Tecnologías digitales de la imagen en el arte actual'. Imparted by José Ramón Alcalá. Els Tallers de Miro. Palma de Mallorca
1992
  • Course 'Del guión a la realización cinematográfica'. Directed by Pilar Miró and Antonio Giménez Rico. El Escorial Summer Courses, Madrid
1991
  • Seminar 'Espacio-tiempo, coordenadas del lenguaje cinematográfico' imparted by Miguel Picazo, Pedro del Rey Fernando Arribas, in Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid

AWARDS AND GRANTS

1997
  • Support grant for production of artistic projects. International Electrography Museum, Cuenca
  • Videocreation Selection Prize. Audiovisual Arts Show 97, Youth Institute, Madrid
1996
  • Videocreation Selection Prize. Audiovisual Arts Show 96, Youth Institute, Madrid
1994–1997
  • Pre-doctoral Research Grant, Complutense University of Madrid

OTHER ACTIVITIES

2007 
  • Some of his videos are distributed by the international distribution company Hamaca: www.hamacaonline.net
1997
  • Co-founder of 'Peninsulares' Video Directory on the Web, Organisation dedicated to promoting activities and initiatives surrounding video and the web page www.peninsulares.org
1994-5
  • Director of the videocreation section of the magazine ' La Hora Feliz', Co-ordinator of the special monographic ' La Imagen Precaria: vídeo de creación en España (aquí y ahora)'

 

FESTIVALS AND EXHIBITIONS

2007
  • Minima 2007, Gandia, Valencia
  • Selected in Intervenciones TV 2007, Rodríguez Foundation, presentation in the Montehermoso Cultural Centre, Vitoria
  • The one minute Belgian open. Ghent, Belgium
  • One minute film & video Festival, Aarau, Switzerland
  • Zemos 98. 9th Edition. Fuera de control, San Clemente Monastery, Seville
  • Included in the Hamaca catalogue, media & videoart distribution from Spain, Barcelona, www.hamacaonline.net
  • Majadahonda Audiovisual Creation Festival, Madrid
2005
  • Videoformes. Manifestation Internationale Dárt Vidéo et Nouveaux Médias, Clermont-Ferrand
2004
  • 9th Cabra National Audiovisual Creation Contest. Córdoba
  • Audiovisual Injuve 1998-2002, Sala Aamadís, Madrid
  • Invideo, Spazio Oberdan, Milan, Italy
  • Visual 04, Cultural Centre Carmen Conde, Majadahonda, Madrid
  • Los ojos cercanos Cartografías, relatos y ficciones en torno a las imágenes como documento. La Casa Encendida, Madrid
  • 19th Vitoria Gastei Audiovisual Festival. Montehermoso Cultural Centre, Vitoria
  • 1º Finalist in Minima 2004, Theatre del Raval, Gandia, Valencia
  • Viper 2004, Basel, Switzerland
  • 26th Montpellier International Mediterranean Film Festival, France.
2003
  • Mínima 2003 vídeocurt, Theatre del Raval, Gandia, Valencia
  • 18th Vitoria-Gasteiz Audiovisual Festival 2003, Montehermoso Cultural Centre, Vitoria
  • 8th Cabra National Audiovisual Creation Contest 2003, Municipal Film Studio of Cabra, Cordoba
  • 25th Montpellier International Mediterranean Film Festival, France
2002
  • Navarra International Audiovisual Creation Festival. Planetario de Pamplona
2000
  • Pre-selection of work presented at the Youth Institute's Audiovisual Arts Show. Madrid
1999
  • Presentation Peninsulares, Gallery Idearte, Madrid
  • Espacio de Videocreación. Feria Arte+Sur. Granada
  • Luces intermitentes. Situaciones. Faculty of Fine Arts, Cuenca
1998
  • Itinerary of the 97 Audiovisual Arts Show, Argentina, Paraguay; Chile, Peru, Cuba, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic
  • Encuentros de Vídeo, Faculty of Fine Arts, Salamanca
  • Gallery Artenet. Estampa 98 Art Fair, Madrid
1997
  • Navarra Video Festival, Planetario de Pamplona
  • Audiovisual Arts Show, Youth Institute, Spanish Museum of Contemporary Art, Madrid
  • 'En Construció, Panorama del Vídeo de Creació als Anys Noranta'. Santa Mónica Art Centre, Barcelona
  • Jove 97 Video Festival, Valencia Youth Institute, Valencia
  • XII Vitoria Video Festival, Palacio de Villasuso, Vitoria
  • Video à la carte of the 4th Barcelona Independent Video Show, Contemporary Culture Centre, Barcelona
  • 'Videodegradables', Video Exhibition. Sala Rekalde, Bilbao
  • 'Eurovídeo 97' 1st Unicaja Video Contest. Aula de Cultura de Unicaja, Málaga
1996
  • Video à la carte of the 3rd Barcelona Independent Video Show, Contemporary Culture Centre, Barcelona
  • Cinema Jove 96 Video Festival, Valencia Youth Institute, Valencia
  • Elche Independent Film and Video Festival, Hort del Xocolater, Alicante
  • Lorca 96 Video Festival, Popular University, Theatre Guerra, Murcia
  • Audiovisual Arts Show, Youth Institute, Spanish Contemporary Art Museum, Madrid
1995
  • Navarra Video Festival, Planetario de Pamplona
  • X Vitoria Music Video Festival, Palacio de Villasuso, Vitoria
  • Video à la carte of the 6th Vigo International Video Festival, Auditorium Cultural Centre Caixa Vigo, Pontevedra
1994
  • Cinema Jove 94 Video Festival, Valencia Youth Institute, Valencia
  • IX Vitoria Music Video Festival, Palacio de Villasuso, Vitoria
1993
  • II Navarra Video Show, Planetario de Pamplona

ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS

 
  • Imágenes de los límites, in VV.AA, Tèchne, Editorial Complutense, Madrid, 1998
  • Electrografía e Identidad: Aproximaciones a la auto(re)presentación del cuerpo, boletín. 'Teodosio 5' No. 41, Sevilla,1998
  • Desarrollando estrategias: Transgresión, reflexión e independencia. Magazine 'La Hora Feliz', No.4 special monographic edition on videocreation, Madrid, 1994
  • El cine como arte o la mirada cándida del cine. Magazine 'Imagen en movimiento' No.1. Faculty of Fine Arts, Madrid, 1992

BIBLIOGRAPHY

 
  • Omar Kahm, 'La pandilla catódica', article in El País de las Tentaciones, August, 1997
  • Eugeni Bonet, 'Señales de video', catalogue of the Itinerant exhibition Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía. Ministry of Culture, Madrid, 1995