Damian Montes

Damián Montes Martínez is a Spanish painter and sculptor, born in La Rápita, Spain, in 1956. His initial work had a strong political component, based on the defense of the human rights and the social movements during the last years of the Spanish dictatorship. At the age of 25, he moved to Barcelona, where his work became more philosophical, through the mixture of techniques and textures, influenced by expressionism.

His work is inspired by daily life objects, and landscapes around him, particularly in the Ebro Delta region, where he is from. Damián continues creating sculptures of iron and wood, engravings and mixed media paintings. Using recycled materials, he creates pieces with new meaning, by combining textures and colours.

He holds a BA in Philosophy and a BA in Fine Arts from the University of Barcelona. He has worked as a professor of Aesthetics at the Theater Institute of Barcelona and as an art professor at Consell de Cent Institute, in Barcelona, where he was the director during 10 years. Damián has also designed stage sets, posters and jewelry, as well as numerous didactic proposals for teaching the arts and philosophy.

BA in Fine Arts at Barcelona University
BA in Philosophy at Barcelona University

Individual exhibitions
2021 Khoros - Centre Cívic Casal de Sarrià, Barcelona, Spain
2016 La sirga de la vida - Ca Don Joan, Vinebre, Spain
2016 La sirga de la vida - Fundación Hervás Amezcua, Gavà, Spain
1988 Pintura i Escultura - Galeria Bar Xampany, La Ràpita, Spain
1982 Materialitat Carnal - Cercle Artístic, Tortosa, Spain
1982 Art Viu - Galeria Bar Xampany, La Ràpita, Spain
1980 Materialitat - Club Universitari, Tortosa, Spain
1978 Pictorical exhibition - Museu Castellarnau, Tarragona, Spain
1977 Mostra pictòrica - Universitat Laboral, Tarragona, Spain
1977 Realidad dialéctica - La Plaça del Pallol, Tarragona, Spain
1976 Happening - Plaça Catedral, Tarragona, Spain

Collective exhibitions
2021 Saló Internacional de les Arts Visuals SIDAV - Castell de Montesquiu, Spain
2021 Colectiva contemporánea - Abartium, Vic, Spain
2019 Un Aixovar, un Viatge - Museu de Viladecans, Spain
2018 Onatge en moviment - Ajuntament, Viladecans, Spain
2018 Un Aixovar, un Viatge - Museu de Gavà, Spain
2017 Exposició d'Ex-libris i Superlibris - Fundació Hervás Amezcua, Gavà, Spain
2017 Onatge en moviment - Museu de Gavà, Spain
2016 Noucentisme - Fundació Hervás Amezcua, Gavà, Spain
2015 La Cuina de l’Art - Museu de Gavà, Barcelon...