Chelin

"CHELIN", JOSE EDUARDO MARTÍNEZ GONZÁLEZ (A Coruña, 1945-2016).
"Menina", 2007.
Oil on táblex.
Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Measurements: 35 x 27 cm; 54 x 46 cm (frame).

Chelín studies at the School of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid, where he will study BBAA. For the preparation of the entrance he has passed through the Circulo de Bellas Artes and the Museo de Reproducciones Artísticas. He studied at the San Fernando School with his friends from A Coruña, Zapata and Jun Vasco. Together they travel to Paris where they discover new artistic expressions. An unfortunate car accident ends the lives of these two friends, a fact that deeply marks the painter. He participates in the foundation of the groups A Carón and Galga, towards the end of the seventies, in which we find artists such as Correa Corredoira, Mon Vasco, Fermín Encinar, Alberto Carpo, Pepe Galán, Cesar Otero and others. The activity of these groups, basically collective exhibitions, lasted until the early eighties. Chelín is a consummate draftsman who brings with his painting his particular representation of the world from his point of view, mainly with an abstract style and a refined technique. Winner of the Isaac Díaz Pardo Prize in 1999 and 2000, Chelín has exhibited his work both individually and collectively in Coruña, Santiago, Vigo, Madrid, Salamanca... Caracas, Nantes... His work can be found in: ONCE Foundation Collection.Carlos Maside Museum. O Castro, Sada. Bello Piñeiro Museum, Ferrol.Mendoza Foundation. Mendoza Foundation, Caracas, Venezuela. Museum of Modern Art, Leon. Collection of the City Council of A Coruña, Collection of the City Council of Oleiros, Collection of the Banco Exterior de España, Collection of the Greslin Art Center, Nantes, Spain, Collection of the Banco Exterior de España, Collection of the Greslin Art Center, Nantes, Spain. Nantes, France. National Bank of Ireland. Ceiling mural of the Sanatorio Marítimo de Oza. Casino del Atlantico Fund. A Coruña County Council, Galician Architects Association. Fadesa Collection.Hotel Barcelo Aranjuez.Hotel Barcelo A Coruña.Hotel Barcelo Barcelona.Hotel Golf Barcelo Marbella.Mª Jose Jove Foundation Collection. Jose Manuel Cortizo Collection, as well as in important institutional and private collections.