Bernardino Sánchez Bayo

Bernardino Sánchez Bayo - Míraveh (back cover of Hora Zulú album)

Technique: Oil painting

Artist Biography: Bernardino Sánchez Bayo (Granada, 1978) is a Spanish artist who has developed a very personal and singular artistic search. His work is characterized by the exploration of the relationship between human beings and nature, as well as by his social commitment and his concern for environmental issues.Throughout his career, Sánchez Bayo has used various media and techniques, such as painting, drawing, sculpture and installation, to convey his message. In his works, one can appreciate elements from nature, such as branches, leaves, stones and sand, which are combined with more artificial materials, such as plastics and waste objects. This fusion of materials aims to create a dialogue between nature and culture, and to reflect on the need for a balance between the two.In addition, in his artistic quest, Bernardino Sánchez Bayo has also worked in collaboration with different groups and organizations, in order to raise awareness of environmental issues and promote awareness. In this sense, his works can also be considered as a tool for activism and social change.

 

Bernardino Sanchez Bayo (Granda, 1978) has a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Granada, where he painted the portraits of the professors of the Drawing Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts. His works have participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions, such as the one held at the Fundación Caja Rural de Granada under the title Inquietudes, miedo y ambiciones (Concerns, fear and ambitions). He was commissioned to paint a series of portraits of the various mayors of Ogíjares, as well as of HM the King, Don Felipe VI, located in the Plenary Hall of the town hall of the municipality. He has been awarded numerous prizes and mentions, being a finalist in the XXXIV Edition of the BMW Painting Prize and in the International Figurative Painting and Sculpture Competition 2019. In recognition of his production and his career, he has the First Prize of Motril, the First Prize in the XVIII National Painting Contest Ciudad de Manzanares de Ciudad Real, and the First Prize of Young Painting of Asturias, among other distinctions. He has also enjoyed several training grants and artistic stays, such as the Landscape Scholarship of the Rodriguez Acosta Foundation of Granada, the Talens Scholarship IX Convocation of Barcelona or the V Convocation Concello de Sansenxo. His works can be found in prestigious public and private collections, such as the University of Granada, the Caja Rural Foundation of Granada, the Antonio López García Collection, Tomelloso (Ciudad Real), the Talens Art Fund in Barcelona, the Ibercaja Contemporary Art Collection in Zaragoza, and the City Councils of Villaviciosa, Gijón and Motril.