In the pictorial art scene in Spain, one of the most prominent names today is that of Alfredo Montaña, an artist who has not ceased to amaze with his works since his first exhibition in 1968, when he discovered that painting represented his true vocation.
Today, his paintings are part of important collections and art centres in the country, such as Lanzarote ART Gallery, a contemporary art gallery based in the Canary Islands that also allows you to buy art online. It has an extensive collection of paintings by Alfredo Montaña, with more than 50 major works by the artist.
Bold colours and impeccable composition
A qualified art historian from the University of Salamanca, Alfredo Montaña is a painter by vocation, who tries to relate reality with dreams in his paintings. The subjects of his paintings range from still lifes and bullfighting scenes to the seasons and musical elements. All of them share as a distinctive feature a powerful and unmistakable pictorial style, whose bold colours never fail to cause a stir among art lovers.
His profound compositional rigour is one of the key elements in Montaña’s paintings, which, despite their dissociative style, ultimately integrate all the objects and people in the painting into a tight cohesive structure. This results in a lucid arrangement of all the elements in the painting, which leads to an overwhelming aesthetic harmony in his works.
His qualities have allowed him to reach several important galleries and exhibitions in the country, and have brought him wide recognition from various critics and artists, such as the poet Antonio Hernández. He describes Montaña as a “magician who brings out a strident rainbow” with his paintings. Likewise, the art critic Javier Villán points out that, with his works, this artist seeks to “transubstantiate in painting the impulses of the spirit”.
Where to discover Montaña’s work and that of other renowned artists
One of the places where Montaña’s work can be fully appreciated is Lanzarote ART Gallery, a gallery that works with renowned national and international artists, while at the same time supporting young emerging talents.
Its presence in the world of painting, sculpture and contemporary art is widely visible, as it participates in several of the most renowned exhibitions in this field, as well as organising art exhibition events in museums, art fairs and various other prestigious venues.
Also, in this gallery, Montaña’s works share the stage with the work of great artists from countries such as Holland, Italy, United Kingdom and even from the other side of the Atlantic, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. This makes Lanzarote ART Gallery a multicultural gallery, where visitors can acquire some of the best pieces of the work of all these painters. It also allows the purchase of works online from various artists, through its platform.
