Francisco Mayor Maestre
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Francisco Mayor Maestre (Madrid, 1990) The childhood and adolescence of Francisco Mayor Maestre in Rivas-vaciamadrid was marked by daily trips to the capital in which he observed the changes in the landscape and the margins of the city. Faced with the excessive urbanization and real estate speculation, Mayor Maestre is attracted by the contrast between […]
José María Mellado
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José María Mellado (Almería, 1966) Throughout his career, Mellado has positioned himself as one of the most prominent Spanish photographers and his landscapes, the fruit of a tireless and personal search for beauty in the apparently vulgar, bland or decadent, enjoy great international recognition. His intimate gaze, poetic atmospheres and mastery of light, which he […]
Eva Poyato
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Eva Poyato (Cartagena, 1972) With a degree in Fine Arts from the University of San Carlos and a Masters in Graphic Art, Eva Poyato likes to use her hands to create and her studio table is always full of papers, fabrics, sheets, wood, branches, wires, hooks, seeds, and an endless number of small objects that […]
Iván Quesada
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Iván Quesada (Oviedo, 1975) Self-taught artist Ivan Quesada is considered one of the best national portraitists and creator of contemporary figuration for his mastery of drawing, color and anatomy. His work is characterized for his creative ambition and continuous exploration of new forms and formulas. Quesada’s work is divided in three categories among which the […]
Mico Rabuñal
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Mico Rabuñal (Arteixo, A Coruña, Spain, 1979) The works of Mico Rabuñal stand out for their technical mastery and Pop influences. In the words of the sculptor himself, “I am inspired above all by the importance of emotional memory, sculpting in marble, granite and limestone a series of sculptures based on objects or “things” made […]
Eugenio Recuenco
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Eugenio Recuenco (Madrid, 1968) Eugenio Recuenco was born in Madrid in May 1968, amidst the student protests that had spread from Paris. As he himself will say: “I, who heard all that commotion, was in a hurry to be born and see what was happening.” He studied Fine Arts at the Complutense University of Madrid […]
Salustiano
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Salustiano (Seville, 1965) “Beautiful, disturbing and profound. Such is the painting of this Spaniard that circulates in galleries and art fairs around the world, giving a twist to the tradition of portraiture with images in red that fuse Renaissance perfection with mathematical rigor”. This is how the American journalist Sandra Lodos defines Salustiano’s work. The […]
Carol Solar
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Carol Solar (Santiago de Chile, 1975) Influenced by cartoons, comics, fashion, children’s stories and music videos, Carol Solar’s own imagery exudes humor and irony while exploring the concepts of identity, relationships, personal space and the passage of time. Through attractive colors, simple lines and numerous references to mass culture, Solar depicts seemingly happy and naive […]
Martín Chirino
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Martín Chirino (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 1925 – Madrid, 2019) Martín Chirino was one of the most prominent Spanish sculptors of recent decades. In 1958 he joined the “El Paso” group, founded by Antonio Saura, Manolo Millares and Rafael Canogar among others. At that time Chirino encountered what would become his leitmotif and allegorical reason […]
Colita
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Isabel Esteva: Colita, (Barcelona, 1940) Colita owes her name to her father, who told her that she was born under a cabbage plant (Col in Spanish), as did so many children of her time. Feisty woman, Colita has followed her city’s trace in addition to the trace of those who have made it what it has become: her […]