José Quero

JOSÉ QUERO (Jaén, 1932 - Valencia, 2008).
"Affiermative head", 1985.
Acrylic on canvas.
Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Signed, dated and titled on the back.
Measurements: 46 x 38 cm, 48,50 x 38,50 cm (frame).
Member of the group Arte Actual, José Quero was an ophthalmologist by profession, which led him to be interested in shapes and colors. He settled in Valencia when he was very young, and from the beginning he combined his work as a doctor with music and painting, artistic work that earned him national and international awards such as the grand prize at the XII International Biennial of Alexandria (Egypt), the first prize at the IV International Exhibition of Medical Art in Turin (Italy), the Oscar of Painting at the XI International Festival of Cagnes-sur-Mer (France), the first prize for painting at the IV International Art Biennial of Valparaiso (Chile) or the mention at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts in 1971. Integrated since the sixties in the Valencian cultural scene, José Quero developed a totally personal language, which combines figurative elements with an abstract plastic, in a unique symbiosis. In his first stage, entitled "Abstract Spaces and Structures", he developed a language halfway between the real and the abstract that derived towards 1980 in his series "Closed Doors", with markedly scenographic dyes. Between 1986 and 1996 he developed his "Figuras" period, when new signs and gestures were incorporated into his work. Later, in his last stages, he will incorporate collage to his paintings. José Quero is currently represented in the Museum of Fine Arts of Valencia, as well as in various private collections.