Description
Through quick, spontaneous strokes and, on occasions, with an abundant load of material – impasto – are highlighted different chromaticisms and geometries forming a composition, in which the main element acquires a great prominence, wrapped in an enveloping atmosphere.
The titles of the works thus become the best explanation and description of them, where the purpose lies in transmitting emotions to the observer through a lively, direct, abstract painting loaded with great symbolism.
It is, therefore, about pieces carried out by means of a brief brushstroke and without premeditation, but subjectively reflecting an idea located in the depths of the mind.
Biography
Fuentetaja learned the technique of oil painting at an early age of nine years old, in a fine arts academy in Segovia (Spain), his hometown, where he was enrolled for several years. Since then, he has made paintings for family and friends, while developing the technique in a self-taught way through different painting styles.
In November 2019, he decided to make a pictorial series made up of twenty abstract pieces, but always giving each work its own meaning. This series entitled ”los veinte óleos” was exhibited at the Backyard art gallery (Valladolid, Spain) in February 2022, and later in other exhibition halls.
The repercussion of this latest exhibition has been notable, appearing through articles in art magazines of national reference, as well as in chronicles published in local and regional newspapers. As a result, there have been frequent participations in competitions, awards and other exhibitions at a national and international level, to highlight the International Contemporary Art Fairs in Paris (Sep. 2022), Brussels (Nov. 2022) and Monaco (Aug. 2023).
He has had 26 finalist works in national painting competitions (Spain) in the last three years.