An artist with great sensitivity towards pictorial matter, his work is full of vitality. Although he moves in the fields of geometric abstraction, the forms and objects, more than just being present, seem to throb on the canvas. His works offer compositions that are almost musical, full of lyricism and imagination, to turn each of them into a visual poem.
Geometry has always been present in his art, in his last works, his geometry is warmed by the impulse of color, the temperature of the material and above all by Balagueró’s constant thirst and hunger to paint and draw.
Biography
The long artistic career of the Aragonese artist, José Luis Balagueró, spans decades of tireless creative work. He lived and worked in France, Switzerland, the United States and Spain.
His works are part of Collections and Museums such as; Juan March Foundation, Madrid, Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art, Madrid. Museum of Abstract Art, Cuenca. The Garage Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Tehran Museum, Iran. Municipal Museum, Zaragoza. City of Madrid. Madrid. National Library, Madrid. Evanston Art Center, Chicago. Amos Cahan Collection, New York, Madrid. Santillana Foundation. Chateau Citran Foundation, Bordeaux. Ministry of Labor, Madrid. Courts of Aragon, Zaragoza. Provincial Council of Aragon, Zaragoza. ICO Foundation, Madrid. Salvador Allende Museum, Chile. Cultural Center, Conde Duque. Madrid. Congress Palace, Madrid. Art Institute, Chicago. Ibercaja Foundation, Zaragoza. Ankares Foundation. Madrid.
Latest Exhibitions:
Balagueró exhibited his works in numerous galleries as well as in Spanish and international institutions. In 1992 he received the Ibero-American Capital Cities Award and the Goya Award from the City of Madrid. His latest solo exhibitions include “Last Works” Camón Aznar Museum, Zaragoza 2010. “Solitaries” Kreisler Gallery, Madrid 2014, “When to go is Flying” Aspa Contemporary Gallery, Madrid 2016. Balagueró participated in numerous group exhibitions and international art fairs contemporary like FIAC, Paris. Arco, Madrid and lately JUSTMad 2019.
