José de Martín Simón
Spanish, b. 1940
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Sculptor and painter born in Extremadura but raised in Bilbao, Martín Simón began in the art of the hand of the painter Balenciaga, and received his first teachings at the Trade Union School, with the teacher Solís. In 1957 he made a trip to Rome, where he visited the workshops of Pagliaccio, Berni and Tamburini. At this time he began to hold exhibitions in bars and small galleries in Verona, Padua, Florence and Milan, and in 1961 he met De Chirico. After completing his military service, he settled in Paris, and from there he traveled and exhibited throughout Europe. He returned to Bilbao in 1970, and since then he will hold exhibitions in Spain and Latin America, mainly. Currently installed in Madrid, where he has his own foundry, he is represented in outstanding Spanish and foreign collections.