11 highlights of JustMad21

Artworks selected

For the artist Alejandra Glez (Havana, Cuba, 1996) photography has been the vehicle that has allowed her to express herself freely. Throughout her career as an artist, her work has revolved around a fundamental axis: the female nude. 

In 2016, he studied photography in collaboration with National Geographic. Between 2017 and 2018, she was in Madrid as an intern in the studio of photographer José María Mellado. Recently, she has been recognized with the IV Premio de Fotografía Joven Fundación Enaire, connected with the annual PhotoEspaña exhibition.

Carlos Martínez (Alicante, Spain, 1982), has a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Barcelona, specialising in sculpture, and has been awarded numerous prizes such as the 1st Prize for Design and New Forms in Ceramics, La Rambla, Córdoba; 1st Prize in the NACE ceramics competition. Navarrete, La Rioja. He has also participated in several symposiums such as the International Ceramics Symposium in Tunis, or the International Snow Carving Symposium "Harbin", China.

Federico Granell (Alicante, Spain, 1974), has a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Salamanca, specializing in Design and Audiovisuals and increasing his further training in Milan and Rome. He began his professional career more than a decade ago and although painting has been his most common means of expression, he has also worked in other fields such as sculpture, photography, drawing, Print or video installation. Granell has exhibited in numerous Spanish galleries in Europe and South America, as well as in relevant fairs and competitions.

Marc Quintana (Tarragona, Spain, 1975) captures in his works a subjective representation of today's society and how the very evolution of the human being is leading to the loss of values, identity and the dehumanisation of the individual. Marc Quintana has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions. His work forms part of important public and private collections. 

The pictorial work of Oliver Roura (Barcelona, Spain, 1978) takes shape through constant technical experimentation. Metaphorically speaking, we could say that in his work the pictorial exercise develops and takes place within the painting itself; it is as if it were inside the painting where actions, gestures and details come to life. His way of working with painting "from the inside" generates forms that seem to bring out the internal structure of the painting itself. His work can be found in collections such as Sho House Hotel, Hotel de Crillon Paris, Cámara de la Propiedad Urbana in Barcelona among others.

The painter Sabine Finkenauer (Germany, 1961) explores in her works the abstract potential of the essential forms and gestures that have been part of her imaginary from the beginning. The motivations that lead her to create this type of work come from the world of childhood, creating geometric structures of mental or architectural space.

The artist Paula Vincenti (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1969) is a multifaceted creator with a consolidated career. Her work stands out for its marked personal style, where through photography, painting and collage she portrays the feminine universe with a fresh aesthetic full of irony and self-criticism. She has presented her work at the CAC Málaga, Museo Joaquín Peinado, and is represented in important private and institutional collections such as the Unicaja Foundation and the Benetton Foundation.

The artist Cesc Abad (Barcelona, Spain, 1973) is an artist trained in ceramics, photography and painting. His work allows him to observe the landscape in a different way, both figuratively and conceptually. His work belongs to the Collection Fundación MER, Madrid; Stefan Simchowintz, Los Angeles; Fundació Vila Casas, Barcelona; Banca Mora, Andorra; Centro de Arte Mutuo, Barcelona; Encinar Collection, Madrid; Albert Madaula Collection, Barcelona; Antoni Morell Collection, Andorra; Carles Barrera Collection, Viella; Josep Soler Collection, Barcelona; Cernuda Collection, Barcelona, among others.

Rafael Jiménez Reyes (Córdoba, Spain, 1989) graduated in Fine Arts, specializing in Print and Design from the University of Seville in 2012. His artistic discourse revolves around memory, history, trace and subjective vision. He is 1st Prize in VI SADUS Sculpture Contest (Seville, 2011) and 1st Prize in Painting in the contest "Mírate", (Seville) in 2011. He has received grants from the X Week of Contemporary Art of Asturias Alnorte (2011), the Foundation for Young Artists Antonio Gala (2012-2013) and the XIV Contemporary Art Exhibition D-MENCIA (Cordoba, 2013).

The paintings of Francisco Mayor Maestre (Madrid, Spain, 1990) attempt to explore the limits between urbanism and nature, between buildings and the people who live inside them, space and matter in an environment but also in his painting, leading him to profound reflections on the meaning of life, society, art and the passage of time. The artist has been awarded the Pilar and Joan Miró Foundation Scholarship in Mallorca, the Art Engraver Scholarship of the Coin Department of the National Mint and Stamps and the first prize of the Rivas-Vaciamadrid National Painting Competition (2019), among others.

The work of Sergio Femar (Pontevedra, Spain, 1990) is characterised by a desire to connect with the present times, with the outside: his painting attempts to represent the present moment, everyday images that intersect, objects that he encounters and transforms. This is where Sergio's work moulds itself to the environment and complements it as a way of connecting us with the constantly changing world in which we live.