José-María Cano

He began to work professionally in 2002, although his first exhibition came in 2004 in Craig Robins' Private Space, commissioned by Ambra Medda. Mexican gallery owner Ramis Barquet saw this exhibition and commissioned his first commercial exhibition. From then on he has had numerous exhibitions in different cities around the world in some of the most distinguished commercial galleries and museums.

Cristina Gimenez says: "At a time when almost no artists draw, he converts this discipline into the central tenet of his work: black lines on a white background: With ink on paper or encaustic on canvas (an ancient technique using wax as a pigment binder) his production is impeccable and the effects are spectacular." Based on images, which are originally newspaper cut-outs or photographs, his work aims to navigate the space between reality and truth. His favourite saying is by the painter Torres García, who said, "Reality has three dimensions, whilst truth has only two."