José Moñú - "Invisible"
Press release
José Moñú (Zaragoza, 1981) presents his latest works at 3 Punts Galeria, Barcelona. Entitled "Invisible", the exhibition hosts fifteen medium and large format paintings on canvas.The creative work of this young artist, initially included within the new figuration, has led to an increasingly abstract impressionism, with some allusion to the language of pop art in the use of color and the integration of certain popular icons. With an absolutely personal style, unfocused characters emerge from the generous paint he uses on his canvases, and they seem to move into a continuous zigzag or centrifugal movement. This creates an optical illusion which at times allows us to see the characters or, as the title of the exhibition suggests, allow them to become invisible so that the abstraction predominates in the composition and moves to the foreground.
CV - Biography:
José Moñú
(Zaragoza, 1981)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016
“Invisible”, 3 Punts Galeria, Barcelona.
Cristina Marín Gallery, Zaragoza.
2014
“Detective público” Kafell Gallery, Zaragoza.
2012
“Danke Schön” Fuenlabrada Museum, Madrid.
“Moñumental” Fernando Latorre Gallery. Madrid.
2011
“Dientes de Leche” CAI Luzán, Zaragoza.
2010
“Carne Cruda” 3 Punts Gallery, Barcelona.
“Testigo Ocular” Fernando Latorre Gallery, Madrid.
2009
“Golpe Nº1” Cristina Marín Gallery, Zaragoza.
Ibercaja Torrenueva, Zaragoza
2008
CAI Huesca
2007
“Canibal-Ismo” Fernando Latorre Gallery, Madrid.
CAI Mariano Barbasán, Zaragoza.
“Paseando a mi Abuela” Cristina Marín Gallery, Zaragoza.
2006
“Texturas Cárnicas” Zaragoza School of Arts
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2015
Art Madrid, Fernando Latorre Gallery
“Stamina” Hans & Fritz Contemporary, Barcelona.
2014
"Mudanza" CAI Joaquín Roncal, Zaragoza.
“Antropomorfo” Centro de Historias. Zaragoza.
Art-Madrid. Fernando Latorre Gallery. Madrid.
2013
Art Madrid. Fernando Latorre Gallery. Madrid.
2012
Art Madrid, Fernando Latorre Gallery
Sástago Palace “Santa Isabel de Aragón, Reina de Portugal”.
CEART Collection 2005-2012 Fuenlabrada Museum, Madrid.
2011
Art Madrid, Fernando Latorre Gallery
IX Painting Prize, Government Delegation of Aragón, Camón Aznar Museum, Zaragoza.
2010
Fernando Latorre Gallery, Madrid. “Mis amigos y yo...¡Va por vosotros”.
IX Painting Prize, Government Delegation of Aragón, Huesca.
IX Painting Prize, Government Delegation of Aragón, Alcañiz, Teruel.
Berlinister Art Fair (Germany) 3 Punts Gallery.
Hot Art Fair (Switzerland) Fernando Latorre Gallery.
2009
“Por si las moscas” Fernando Latorre Gallery, Madrid.
Fourth Space XXIII Painting Prize, “Santa Isabel de Aragón, Reina de Portugal”.
Los Habitantes de la Ribera, Zaragoza.
“Psicótico” Fernando Latorre Gallery, Madrid.
Art Madrid, Fernando Latorre Gallery.
2008
VII Painting Prize, Government Delegation of Aragón, Alcañiz, Teruel.
Cristina Marín Gallery, Zaragoza.
Pilar Ginés Gallery, Zaragoza.
Cristina Marín Gallery, Zaragoza.
2006
V Painting Prize “Government Delegation of Aragon”, Camón Aznar Museum, Zaragoza.
V Plastic Expression Prize, Ramón J Sender Foundation, Uned Barbastro, Huesca.
V Utebo Painting Prize, Orús Museum, Zaragoza.
XX “Isabel de Aragón y Reina de Portugal” Competition, Sástago Palace, Zaragoza.
Ocuparte “Diseños Vivos”, Huesca.
Artistic Creation Prizes 2006. V Plastic Arts Competiton. Paraninfo Building, Zaragoza.
IV Painting Prize, Government Delegation of Aragon, Alcañiz, Teruel.
2005
IV Painting Prize “Government Delegation of Aragon”, Camón Aznar Museum, Zaragoza.
IV Utebo Painting Prize, Orús Museum, Zaragoza.
XXIII Villa Herencia National Painting Competition. Agustín Úbeda, Ciudad Real.
PRIZES AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2009
Honourable Mention in the XXIII Painting Competiton “Isabel de Aragón y Reina de Portugal”.
2008
Scholarship granted by the Government of Aragón “Young Creators in the Plastic Arts”.
2007 Scholarship granted by the Government of Aragón “Young Creators in the Plastic Arts”.
2006
Prize in the XIX Francisco Padilla Painting Competiton.
Scholarship granted by the Government of Aragón “Young Creators in the Plastic Arts”.
WORK IN COLLECTIONS
JAPS COLLECTION (Juan Antonio Pérez Simón) MÉXICO D.F. (México)
CIRCA XX (Pilar Citoler, Madrid)
IAAC Pablo Serrano museum, Zaragoza.
Provincial Council of Zaragoza.
CAI (Caja de Ahorros de la Inmaculada, Zaragoza)
Villanueva de Gallego City Council, Zaragoza.
Fuenlabrada Museum, Madrid.