Bio
Alexander Jarque began his painting career in 1993 at the Casa de Cultura in Pinto (Madrid). He later continued at the Aranda Academy of Fine Arts and the Rodrigo Alemán Academy of Fine Arts, where he attended until 2002. He then continued his career at the School of Arts in Salamanca, and later at the Faculty of Fine Arts in the same city. He studied his third year at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan, and his fourth at the Complutense University of Madrid, where he began his academic specialization in the field of painting. He completed his degree in 2009 at the prestigious Faculty of Fine Arts in Salamanca. In 2010, he went to Italy thanks to a Leonardo da Vinci scholarship to work as an artistic director in Parma, where he founded two drawing and painting studios. After completing a Master's degree in Visual and Audiovisual Communication in Bologna, he began working in Milan as an industrial and architectural designer.
In 2017, he founded POLIÉDRICO Design Studio in Spain.
Jarque has held several solo exhibitions in Italy, specifically in Milan, Bari, and Emilia-Romagna, and numerous group exhibitions in several Spanish cities such as Salamanca, Plasencia, Malaga, and Madrid, as well as international exhibitions such as the BAF (Bergamo Arte Fiera) and the Museum of the Americas in Miami. Despite the artist's youth, Alexander Jarque's work is marked by a mature career. From the beginning, he has explored the use of space and time in painting through architectural structures, developing concepts and evolving toward striking imagery. Over the years, his work has matured and evolved significantly in concept and technique, becoming a highly distinguished artist. His latest works explore themes that concern the artist, such as the speed of this new era and the constant advancement of technology and computers, all within an eclectic vision. To convey these ideas, he has used a wide variety of materials along with quick, decisive brushstrokes to depict contemporary life. According to the artist, his latest works “simulate the enriching nature of today’s way of life, the dual reality, “the interface” within a strict framework of multiple perspectives”.
EXPO – Group exhibitions-selection:
-2020:
- Multipurpose room, Cabezabellosa (Cáceres)
-2018:
- Multipurpose room, Cabezabellosa (Cáceres)
-2012:
- Galleria Maison Olivier, Parma (Italy)
-2010:
- Veleia (Italy) Voci dal tempo
- MOA (Museum of the Americas) Doral, Miami, Florida (U.S.A) “25 International Contemporary Artists”.
- Galeria Javier Roman, Málaga.
- (BAF 2010) Bergamo Arte Fiera. From January 16th to 18th at the Bergamo Fair (Milan) with the Javier Román Gallery.
- Pig-Art Languirano, Parma (Italy) Charity art auction.
-2009:
-Exhibition at the “el Cubo” Gallery, organized by the “Tierno Galvan” Cultural Association in Santa Marta del Tormes (Salamanca)from February 2nd to 12th.
-Exhibition at the “la Salina” Gallery (Salamanca), works from the 13th San Marcos. Organized by the Faculty of Fine Arts of Salamanca. From May 14th to 31st,
-2008:
- Exhibition at the Exhibition Hall of the Complutense University of Madrid, organized by the faculty, on the occasion: best of the promotion “do not touch” from March 7th to 18th.
- Exhibition at the Exhibition Hall of the Complutense University of Madrid from November 20th to December 12th.
- XI Painting Competition of the UNED Plasencia.
- 2007:
- X Painting Competition of the UNED Plasencia.
- 2006:
-Collective exhibition at the Faculty of Philology of Salamanca, on the occasion of the “first meeting of young creators” organized by the Humanidarte collective.
- 2004:
- Exhibition in the call proposed by the Van Dyck Cinemas of Salamanca.
- Exhibition in the competition organized (on the occasion “construction materials”) by the School of Art of Salamanca.
- 2003
- Exhibition in the competition organized (with motif “the box”) by the School of Art of Salamanca.
-2001:-
IV Painting Competition of the UNED Plasencia.-Exhibition at the School of B.B.A.A. “Rodrigo Alemán”.
-Exhibition “Friends on the Move” at the Caja Duero in Plasencia.
-2000:
-III Painting Competition of the UNED Plasencia.-Exhibition at the School of B.B.A.A. “Rodrigo Aleman”.
-1998:
-Aranda Art Collective at the House of Culture of Plasencia.
-1997:
-I PARTICIPA JOVEN Contest at the Local Youth Council of Plasencia.
-1996:
-Municipal Culture Center of Pinto.
-1995:
-Municipal Culture Center of Pinto.
-1994:
-Cultural Association “Tierno Galvan”.
-Cultural Association “Tierno Galvan”.
-1993:
-Municipal Culture Center of Pinto.
-Individual exhibitions:
-Exhibition at Skipintro Lounge bar and Shop, via Donatello no 2 (Milan), from February 12 to March 25, 2007.
-Exhibition at Cultural Association SUD, Naviglio grande, via Corsico no 5 (Milan) from March 11 to 21, 2007.
-Exhibition at Association Cultural Cicco Simonetta, No16 Via CiccoSimonetta (Milan) from May 3 to June 1, 2007.
-Exhibition in July 2007, in Noci (Bari), at the Albalumen Cultural Association.
PUBLICATIONS AND ARTICLES:
-Yearbook "100 International Contemporary Artists" bookbase, Barcelona-Miami, 2010.
-Exhibition of drawings, photographs, and paintings in the magazine "up arte" of the Salamanca School of Art in 2003.
-Cover of the magazine "la voz juvenil" in December 2001, in Plasencia (Caceres).
-Interview with the Extremadura Newspaper: Alexander Jarque. ARTIST: "Caceres has the reddish color of a sunset." 09/14/2008 R. CANTERO
WORKS IN:
Some of his work has been acquired by public and private collections in Spain, Italy, Poland, Romania, Denmark, the USA, Germany, Portugal, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Slovenia, and more.