FERRÁN SORIANO RIVERO, (Barcelona, 1944).Untitled, 1972.Etching on paper. Copy 178/200.Signed and justified in pencil.Size: 49 x 31 cm (print), 70,5 x 53 cm (paper).Soriano began his training in Barcelona and then completed his studies in Rome, where he settled thanks to a scholarship in 1975. He has been exhibiting individually since 1970, and to date has held more than a hundred solo exhibitions, the main ones in various places in Spain, Rome, Paris, New York, Perpignan, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Amsterdam, Colliure (France), Izegem (Belgium) and Chicago. He trained in Rome, where he travelled in 1975 thanks to a scholarship. His work, which has gone through different stages and encompasses both sculpture and painting, currently moves in a symbolism where abstraction emerges from the figure. The human figure is the central theme of his sculptures, made of iron, steel, sheet metal and bronze. His work can be found in collections and public spaces in Spain, New York, Perpignan, L'Aquila, Macerata and Ripe San Ginesio (Italy) and Colliure.