| Rafael Canales | ||
| Rafael Canales was born Seville 1937. Auto-didact painter he starts working as engraver in the studio of E. Maté in Madrid. His works are represented in the Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo and the Calcografía Nacional, as well as in the colections of the Fundación ADA, Fundación BBVA, Ayuntamiento de Vigo, Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores and Governo Autónomo de Madrid, and in several private collections throughout Europe. | ||
| "Another artist seeking permanence and continuity in his work is Rafael Canales. Canales is a self-taught painter, although he trained in printmaking in the E. Maté studio. His paintings definitely deserve a place in Spain's strong abstract tradition, established decades earlier by Tàpies, Miró, Saura and others. Free of specific images, these mixed-media works on canvas are rich in texture and subtle in color, with an ever-present washed-out glow characteristic of the houses and countryside that rest beneath Southern Spain's fierce sunlight. These are soothing paintings. Their freshness and silence encourage you to breathe deep and let the light in." | ||
| ONE MAN SHOW | ||
2004 Galería Vale do Lobo. |
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| GROUP EXHIBITIONS | ||
2003 - Estampa. XI Salón Internacional del 2002 - III Trienal de Arte Gráfico. Calcografía 2001 - Torino. Internazionale D’ARTE 2000 - Valencia. Art al Hotel. Galerias Astarté e 1999 - Turín. Feria Internacional de Arte Moderno 1994-99 - ARCO. Galería Estiarte. 1993 - ARCO. Galería Seiquer. Galería Estiarte. 1991 - Madrid. Galería Afinsa. |
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Artist: Rafael Canales Title: Negro 1 Technique: Gravura Dimensions: 80 x 120 cm Year: s/n |