Luis Medina

Born in Santander, Spain. La Vidriera Art School of Cantabria. For me art is the expression of colour through minimalist compositions, where the principal element is colour, the main principal in my work, I try to do "more with less". My work is an expression of feelings and sensations.

Sometime with the paper and acrylic, this combination gives a special texture and aspect that I am seeking for in these compositions. I try layering acrylic to a final colour that then predominates in the composition. Other times with acrylic on canvas, is the interest for the expansion of the hard-edge surface, like characteristic of my minimal art. Flirting with the metaphor of an optical game that suggests places, urban areas or light bright-colored landscapes, thus overcoming the tautology of the painting as a representation of himself

Recent:
2021. Finalist II National Painting Prize Club Rotary Barcelona
2020. Selected National Painting Contest Casimiro Sainz 2020 Reinosa
2019. Finalist for the Painting Prize Tat Vila Barcelona 2019
2017. Finalist XVI International Award painting "Miquel Viladrich" Lleida
2017. Selected International Award painting "Focus" Sevilla
2016. Finalist XLVIIl City of Alcalá Visual Arts Award Alcalá de Henares (Madrid)
2016. Selected XXIV International Award painting "Telax" Reus Tarragona
2016. Selected Painting Prize Welcome Donostia Donostia
2015. Finalist XXXIII International Painting Prize Eugenio Hermoso Badajoz
2015. Selected Painting Prize “XXV aniversary of IES Painter Luis Sáez” Burgos
2013. Finalist XI International Biennial "Painter Laxeiro" Lalin Pontevedra
2013. Selected Prize contemporary art "City of Torremolinos" (Málaga)

Recent solo exhibitions:
2020. Espiral Gallery "Spaces and forms" Noja (Cantabria)
2018. Ormolú Gallery "Retornos" Pamplona
2017. Angel Cantero Gallery "Contrastes" León
2017. Garcilaso Space Gallery "Sensations" Torrelavega (Cantabria)
2016. Ormolú Gallery "Transformas" Pamplona
2015. Marita Segovia Gallery "Color transformation" Madrid
2015. Visol Gallery "Reformas" Orense
2014. Parliament of Cantabria “Compendium” Santander
2014. Angel Cantero Gallery "The form of color" León
2014. Exhibition Hall of BBVA “Formas” Oviedo
2013. Marita Segovia Gallery "Figuraciones" Madrid

Recent Last group exhibitions:
2021. Montpellier Art Fair with Espiral Gallery Montpellier (France)
2021. ART MADRID Art Fair, with Espiral Gallery Madrid
2020. ART MADRID Art Fair, with Espiral Gallery Madrid
2020. IX FIG Bilbao Art on Paper Fair with the Espiral Gallery Bilbao
2019. SIANOJA XIX International Symposium of Artists Noja (Cantabria)
2016. BATTERSEA Decorative Fair, with Marita Segovia Gallery London
2015. ALMONEDA Art and Antiques Fair, with Marita Segovia Gallery Madrid
2014. ART MADRID Art Fair, with Marita Segovia Gallery Madrid
2014. ALMONEDA Art and Antiques Fair, with Marita Segovia Gallery Madrid
2013. CASA//ARTE Art Fair, with Marita Segovia Gallery Madrid
2014. Angel Cantero Gallery "Format C" León
2013. "Portas Abertas" Forum Eugenio de Almeida Evora (Portugal)
2013. Artists against the war Basauri, Munguia, Zarauz (Euskadi)
2013. Finalists XI International Biennial "Painter Laxeiro" Lalin (Pontevedra)
2012. "Il corpo, la carne, e l'anima" Milán, Padua, Brescia, Vicenza (Italy)
2012. "Ontmoetingen II" (Encounters II) Rosmolen Zeddam (Holland) )
2011. "Ontmoetingen" (Encounters) Driekoningenkapel Doetinchem (Holland)

abstract, geometric, acrylic, color, paper, minimalism