ANTONIO MARTINEZ CABALLER
Antonio Martinez Cabal1er was born in the city of Valencia, Spain
in 1955. At the age of six he moved with his family to Godella,
his mother's home town, in the province of Valencia, Godella is
a very artistic town - in nearlyevery family there are either
painters, musicians or sculptors.
In 1965 at the age of 10 Antonio began his first artistic impressions
and two years later he started to learn fan painting with the
well known fan painter Francisco Zamorano. Shortly after this
he became interested in fine arts. At age 16 Antonio began attending
Fine Arts courses at the Academy of Art in Valencia and the School
of Fine Arts, also in Valencia, in drawing and painting. At this
time he was sharing studios with several artists and students
and participating in art competitions, both national and international.
Group exhibitions followed - in Spain and in Paris, France. In
1980 at the age of 25 Antonio set up his first professional studio
in Godella and began painting for several galleries and also working
on murals and stage design for theatre and musical events.
At age 30 Antonio was selected by the Spanish government to come
to Canada to undertake an art tour around the country. He lives
in Vancouver. His works are in collections in Spain, Mexico, Germany,
Holland, France, Sweden, the United States and Canada.
Art Statement
I’ve been an active painter for more than 30 years. I first
drew and painted in an academic style. Over 20 years ago, I began
feeling
inspired by urban landscapes and environmental issues. In response,
I developed a series of structural, circular, and oval freehand
forms.
I use these forms as patterns in all my compositions. When I’m
working on a project, I’m very deep in my forms. Each painting
suggests to me the next composition. I continue until it tells
me to
start a new series. I use media such as drawings, paintings,installations,
and collage.
Art doesn’t represent life, it’s part of life. Art
is love and beauty, sleeping in the soul waiting to perform.
Tony M. Caballer
