The work of Jacobo Castellano (Jaén, 1976) refer obsessively to the recovery of recollections stored in his memory and leads to a deep reflection on essential issues of life and death.
Jacobo Castellano
Jacobo Castellano_n. Trace, sign, or vestige left by someone or something
Jacobo Castellano’s collaboration with Benveniste Contemporary extends the dialogue initiated with his 2021 exhibition Retablos, in which the artist reinterpreted devotional structures as sculptural vessels of memory. In that project, wood - aged, worn, and deeply symbolic - served both as material and subject, evoking personal and collective narratives. Castellano continues to expand this approach through printmaking, which he does not treat as a separate discipline, but rather as a tactile extension of his sculptural language. His prints are made using the same reclaimed wood found in his sculptures, inked and pressed directly onto paper. This act of transition becomes a way of marking presence, of registering the past and texture of the object through physical impression.
The title of his new project, n. Trace, sign, or vestige left by someone or something, is drawn from the definition of a mark - an idea that deeply resonates within Castellano’s practice. His prints are not reproductions, but remnants: records of contact and transformation. They preserve the irregularities and embedded histories of the material itself. In this way, printmaking becomes a continuation of his sculptural exploration of absence and memory, where every mark left behind stands as a silent witness to what was once touched, lost, or remembered.
This series was printed by Usama Habil and Elena Alonso in close collaboration with the artist.
Please note that the below mentioned prices do not include taxes and framing.
Jacobo Castellano
Sin Título (Huellas I)
, 2025
Price upon request
ENQUIREPrinted from stapled and linen lined Wengué
Printed on Hahnemühle 350 gr. paper of 240 x 126 cm.
Edition of 7
JC—0040-i
Jacobo Castellano
Sin Título (Huellas II)
, 2025
Price upon request
ENQUIREPrinted from stapled Samán
Printed on Hahnemühle 350 gr. paper of 217 x 126 cm.
Edition of 7
JC—0041-i
Jacobo Castellano
Sin Título (Huellas III)
, 2025
€ 2.000,00
ENQUIREPrinted from stapled and linen lined Iroko
Printed on Hahnemühle 350 gr. paper of 101 x 93,5 cm.
Edition of 7
JC—0042-i
Jacobo Castellano
Sin Título (Huellas IV)
, 2025
€ 2.500,00
ENQUIREPrinted from stapled and linen lined Samán
Printed on Hahnemühle 350 gr. paper of 100,5 x 67 cm.
Edition of 9
JC—0043-i
Jacobo Castellano
Sin Título (Huellas V)
, 2025
Price upon request
ENQUIREPrinted from stapled and linen lined Samán
Printed on Hahnemühle 350 gr. paper of 200 x 126 cm.
Edition of 7
JC—0044-i
Jacobo Castellano
Sin Título (Paisaje I)
, 2025
€ 800,00
ENQUIREDrypoint
2 plates of 20 x 12,5 cm.
Printed on Zerkall-Bütten, 300 gr. paper of 38 x 30,5 cm.
Edition of 9
JC—0045-i
Jacobo Castellano
Sin Título (Paisaje II)
, 2025
€ 800,00
ENQUIREDrypoint
2 plates of 20 x 12,5 cm.
Printed on Zerkall-Bütten, 300 gr. paper of 38 x 30,5 cm.
Edition of 9
JC—0046-i
Jacobo Castellano
Sin Título (Paisaje III)
, 2025
800,00
ENQUIREDrypoint
2 plates of 20 x 12,5 cm.
Printed on Zerkall-Bütten, 300 gr. paper of 38 x 30,5 cm.
Edition of 9
JC—0047-i
Jacobo Castellano
Sin Título (Paisaje IV)
, 2025
€ 900,00
ENQUIREDrypoint
2 plates of 28 x 20 cm.
Printed on Zerkall-Bütten, 300 gr. paper of 48 x 38 cm.
Edition of 9
JC—0048-i
Jacobo Castellano
Sin Título (Paisaje V)
, 2025
€ 900,00
ENQUIREDrypoint
2 plates of 26,5 x 19 cm.
Printed on Zerkall-Bütten, 300 gr. paper of 45 x 38 cm.
Edition of 9
JC—0049-i
Jacobo Castellano
Sin Título (Paisaje VI)
, 2025
€ 1.000,00
ENQUIREDrypoint
2 plates of 33 x 28 cm.
Printed on Zerkall-Bütten, 300 gr. paper of 51,5 x 45,5 cm.
Edition of 9
JC—0050-i
Jacobo Castellano_Retablos
One of the most important works of the National Sculpture Museum of Valladolid is undoubtedly the Main Altarpiece of San Benito El Real. In it we can see the extraordinary display of carvings, polychromes and carnations developed by Alonso Berruguete, one of the most important Spanish sculptors of all time. With an iconography based on the childhood of Christ and the life of Saint Benedict, this altarpiece is presented to us unmounted throughout three rooms of the museum, without losing any of its monumentality and interest. The excellent current layout allows us to observe the rear of this great work, which is where Castellano focused his attention and created the series presented here.
Printed by Elena Alonso, Usama Habil and Dan Benveniste.
Please consult dossier for details on prices.
Jacobo Castellano
Sin Título (Retablo I)
, 2021
€ 5.500,00
ENQUIREPrinted from stapled Hickory and Wenge
Printed on Hahnemühle 350 gr. of 180 x 124 cm.
Edition of 5
JC—0030-i
Jacobo Castellano
Sin Título (Retablo II)
, 2021
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ENQUIREPrinted from stapled and linen lined Sapele and Oak
Printed on Hahnemühle 350 gr. of 180 x 124 cm.
Edition of 5
JC—0031-i
Jacobo Castellano
Sin Título (Retablo III)
, 2021
Sold
ENQUIREPrinted from stapled and linen lined Sapele and Oak
Printed on Hahnemühle 350 gr. of 180 x 124 cm.
Unique
JC—0032-i
Jacobo Castellano
Sin Título (Retablo IV)
, 2021
€ 7.000,00
ENQUIREPrinted from stapled, nailed and linen lined Sapele
Printed on Hahnemühle 350 gr. of 180 x 124 cm.
Edition of 5
JC—0033-i
Jacobo Castellano
Sin Título (Retablo V)
, 2021
€ 1.800,00
ENQUIREPrinted from stapled and linen lined Sapele
Printed on Hahnemühle 350 gr. of 63 x 55 cm.
Edition of 9
JC—0034-i
Jacobo Castellano_Un acto en seco
Using Samuel Beckett's The Unnamable (1953) as a starting point, Jacobo Castellano constructs, through different objects, the diffuse space in which the reflections and ramblings of Malone, the main character in the novel, take place. The impossibility of recognising himself and with an added existentialist anguish is a perfect scenario for Castellano: It gives him the possibility of creating an uninhabited space where human presence is only suggested through violated everyday objects; cement walls and fictional landscapes that seem to oppose any connection with the real world.
Jacobo Castellano
Criba ciega,
2013
Price upon request
ENQUIREDiptych, monotype and emboss, mounted on phenolic wood with ph-protected barrier
210 x 140 cm. each
Printed bled on Somerset Satin, 350 g. paper
Unique
JC—0028-i
Jacobo Castellano
Sic
, 2013
Price upon request -
ENQUIREWoodcut and chine collé mounted on phenolic wood with ph-protected barrier_set of 5
202 x 81 cm. each panel
Printed on Somerset Satin, 410 g. paper
Unique
JC—0027-s
Jacobo Castellano
Criba
, 2013
€ 1.000,00
ENQUIREAquatint and drypoint on hand-cut copper
Printed on Zerkall-Bütten, 450 g. paper of 49 x 58.5 cm.
Edition of 5
JC—0026-i
Jacobo Castellano
Un acto en seco
, 2013
€ 800,00
ENQUIREPhotogravure
Printed on Somerset Satin, 410 g. paper of 45 x 53.5 cm.
Edition of 5
JC—0025-i
Jacobo Castellano
Pasatiempo
, 2013
€ 2.000,00
ENQUIREPhotogravure
1 plate of 76 x 70 cm
Printed on Zerkall-Bütten, 300 g. paper of 108 x 78 cm.
Edition of 5
JC—0024-i
Jacobo Castellano
Untitled,
2013
€ 3.000,00
ENQUIREDrypoint
Printed bled on Somerset, 410 g. paper. of 140 x 100 cm.
Edition of 9
JC—0022-i
Jacobo Castellano
Untitled, 2
013-16
€ 3.000,00
ENQUIREWoodcut
Printed on Somerset Satin, 300 g. paper de 129 x 79 cm.
Edition of 7
JC—0029-i
Jacobo Castellano_Sin Vistas
In Sin Vistas, Jacobo Castellano make use of the multiple possibilities within the graphic media to create a group of work based on past experiences of the artists’ own existence and memories. This series consists of a suite of nine black/white dry point etchings as well as a large format polyptych created in photogravure and intaglio etching. In the suite of dry point etchings, the viewer discovers a variation of elements such as wheels, coffins, wire fences and curtains, combined with religious and television media iconography. There is a suggestion of certain structures, which appear to be on the edge of collapse. The dark, semi-transparent curtains appear to point towards a place where to hide, a place where to protect oneself from this intuitive but eminent collapse.
Jacobo Castellano
Resto
, 2008
€ 3.000,00
ENQUIREPhotogravure and etching_set of 7
2 plates of 27.5 x 20 cm.
Printed on Hahnemühle 350 g. paper of 29.5 x 22 cm.
Edition of 9
JC—0002_08-i
Jacobo Castellano
Resto I
, 2008
€ 500,00
ENQUIREPhotogravure and etching
2 plates of 27.5 x 20 cm.
Printed on Hahnemühle 350 g. paper of 29.5 x 22 cm.
Edition of 9
JC—0002-i
Jacobo Castellano
Resto II
, 2008
€ 500,00
ENQUIREPhotogravure and etching
2 plates of 20 x 27.5 cm.
Printed on Hahnemühle 350 g. paper of 22 x 29.5 cm.
Edition of 9
JC—0003-i
Jacobo Castellano
Resto III
, 2008
€ 500,00
ENQUIREPhotogravure and etching
2 plates of 27.5 x 20 cm.
Printed on Hahnemühle 350 g. paper of 29.5 x 22 cm.
Edition of 9
JC—0004-i
Jacobo Castellano
Resto IV
, 2008
€ 500,00
ENQUIREPhotogravure and etching
2 plates of 20 x 27.5 cm.
Printed on Hahnemühle 350 g. paper of 22 x 29.5 cm.
Edition of 9
JC—0005-i
Jacobo Castellano
Resto V
, 2008
€ 500,00
ENQUIREPhotogravure and etching
2 plates of 27.5 x 22 cm.
Printed on Hahnemühle 350 g. paper of 29.5 x 22 cm.
Edition of 9
JC—0006-i
Jacobo Castellano
Resto VI
, 2008
€ 500,00
ENQUIREPhotogravure and etching
2 plates of 27.5 x 20 cm.
Printed on Hahnemühle 350 g. paper of 29.5 x 22 cm.
Edition of 9
JC—0007-i
Jacobo Castellano
Resto VII
, 2008
€ 500,00
ENQUIREPhotogravure and etching
2 plates of 27.5 x 20 cm.
Printed on Hahnemühle 350 g. paper of 29.5 x 22 cm.
Edition of 9
JC—0008-i
Jacobo Castellano
Untitled
, 2010
€ 6.000,00
ENQUIREDrypoint_set of 9
1 plate of 32 x 27 cm. (each)
Printed on Zerkall-Bütten, 450 g. paper of 55 x 48 cm. (each)
Edition of 11
JC—0009_17-i
Jacobo Castellano
Untitled
, 2010
€ 800,00
ENQUIREDrypoint
1 plate of 32 x 27 cm.
Printed on Zerkall-Bütten, 450 g. paper of 55 x 48 cm.
Edition of 11
JC—0009-i
Jacobo Castellano
Untitled
, 2010
€ 800,00
ENQUIREDrypoint
1 plate of 32 x 27 cm.
Printed on Zerkall-Bütten, 450 g. paper of 55 x 48 cm.
Edition of 11
JC—0010-i
Jacobo Castellano
Untitled
, 2010
€ 800,00
ENQUIREDrypoint
1 plate of 32 x 27 cm.
Printed on Zerkall-Bütten, 450 g. paper of 55 x 48 cm.
Edition of 11
JC—0011-i
Jacobo Castellano
Untitled
, 2010
€ 800,00
ENQUIREDrypoint
1 plate of 32 x 27 cm.
Printed on Zerkall-Bütten, 450 g. paper of 55 x 48 cm.
Edition of 11
JC—0012-i
Jacobo Castellano
Untitled
, 2010
€ 800,00
ENQUIREDrypoint
1 plate of 32 x 27 cm.
Printed on Zerkall-Bütten, 450 g. paper of 55 x 48 cm.
Edition of 11
JC—0013-i
Jacobo Castellano
Untitled
, 2010
€ 800,00
ENQUIREDrypoint
1 plate of 32 x 27 cm.
Printed on Zerkall-Bütten, 450 g. paper of 55 x 48 cm.
Edition of 11
JC—0014-i
Jacobo Castellano
Untitled
, 2010
€ 800,00
ENQUIREDrypoint
1 plate of 32 x 27 cm.
Printed on Zerkall-Bütten, 450 g. paper of 55 x 48 cm.
Edition of 11
JC—0015-i
Jacobo Castellano
Untitled
, 2010
€ 800,00
ENQUIREDrypoint
1 plate of 32 x 27 cm.
Printed on Zerkall-Bütten, 450 g. paper of 55 x 48 cm.
Edition of 11
JC—0016-i
Jacobo Castellano
Untitled
, 2010
€ 800,00
ENQUIREDrypoint
1 plate of 32 x 27 cm.
Printed on Zerkall-Bütten, 450 g. paper of 55 x 48 cm.
Edition of 11
JC—0017-i
Jacobo Castellano
Torno
, 2010
€ 7.500,00
ENQUIREPhotogravure and etching
9 polymer and 4 copper plates of 50 x 70 cm.
Printed bled on Somerset Satin, 410 g. paper of 50 x 70 cm. | Total size 150 x 210 cm.
Edition of 9
JC—0018-i
Jacobo Castellano
Untitled
, 2010
Unavailable
ENQUIREDrypoint
1 plate of 35 x 50 cm.
Printed on Hahnemühle, 350 g. paper of 53 x 78 cm.
Edition of 9
JC—0019-i
Jacobo Castellano
Untitled
, 2010
Unavailable
ENQUIREDrypoint
1 plate of 35 x 50 cm.
Printed on Hahnemühle, 350 g. paper of 53 x 78 cm.
Edition of 9
JC—0020-i
