bio
Born in Barcelona and son of fine art painters.
I'm based in two studios, one in Barcelona and one on the island of Menorca.
In 1994 I started painting thanks to Joan Balari, an art dealer who believed in my art since the beginning.
My paintings, oil on canvas, have always been a reflection of my passion for the Mediterranean sea and it’s light.
Balearic islands, Costa Brava, the Italian Riviera and Tuscany, the french Provence and the greek islands were my principal source of inspiration.
I painted landscapes until 2015. In 2012 I was invited to Hong Kong by the Spanish Consulate to present an individual expo and to show the city the beauty of Spain's landscapes.
In 2016, after a long time painting landscapes, I needed to change to keep having motivation, I decided to continue painting themes related to the sea but this time giving to my work a more contemporary style, just painting details of my previous works. Bollards, anchors, ropes, portholes, locks and details of rusted boats gained leadership in my paintings. In this new style you can see a lot more texture and a wider color scale to show the influence of time and salt in metals and other objects.
In the beginning of 2019, coming back from a diving safari at the Andaman Sea (Thailand), I decided again to change my paintings to find the most authentic style until the moment of my career.
I have spent my entire life diving, when I was three I was already snorkeling in my beloved island of Menorca. When I was 23 I got my first diving license (the first of many till get the PADI instructor one). With the thousands of pictures I shoot diving around the world (Egypt, Jordania, Maldives, Cuba, Costa Rica, Zanzibar, Indonesia, Philippines, Mexico, Canary Islands, Malasia, Thailand…) I decided to paint showing a whole different perspective of the sea, my all time inspiration source.
I started painting the huge variety and color explosion of sea wildlife, portraying those wonderful fishes living down there without being aware of the danger our oceans are in.
Solo exhibitions:
(*Group)
2020 Galería Vidrart. Ciutadella. Menorca.
2019 Art Revolution Taipei (TAIWAN)*
Singapore Art Fair (SINGAPORE)*
2018 The Art box Project*. New York. USA
Galería Vidrart. Ciutadella (Menorca)
2017 The Artbox Project*. ART BASEL (Switzerland)
Galería Herráiz. Madrid
2016 Galería Vidrart*. Ciutadella (Menorca)
2015 Galería Herráiz. Madrid
Russell Collection Gallery*. Austin. Texas. USA
Platinum Living Gallery*. Noblesville. Indiana. USA
2014 Marina Club. Hiroshima. Japan
2013 Galería Herráiz. Madrid
Commerce and Industry Chamber. Fujieda. Japan
2012 Galería Jaime III. Palma de Mallorca
Hong Kong Arts Centre. Hong Kong
2011 Sala Rusinyol. Sant Cugat (Barcelona)
State of the Arts Gallery. Hong Kong
2010 Caixa Laietana Foundation*. Mataró (Barcelona)
2009 Galería Herráiz. Madrid
2008 Galería Comas*. Barcelona
2007 Galeria El Claustre. Girona
2006 Galería Herráiz. Madrid
Galeria Schweizer*. Munich (Germany)
2005 Giacomo Gallery. Barcelona
Galería Maria Aguilar*. Cadiz
2004 Boston Fine Art Show*. Boston. USA
2003 Galería El Claustre. Girona
Galerie Interactive*. Toulouse (France)
2002 International Artexpo N.Y.* New York. USA
2001 Galería El Claustre. Girona
Galería Jaime III. Palma de Mallorca
1998 Galería Kroma. Mahón (Menorca)
Galería Andrés Picó. Palma de Mallorca
1997 Galería Kroma. Mahón (Menorca)
Galeria Bruch Art. Barcelona
María Trias Award. Palamós
1996 Galería J. Balari. Barcelona
Artexpo BCN*. Barcelona