Instructions for remaining unseen, 2026
Oil on linen
80 × 80 cm
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Works
17 works in the selection
15 of 17 works
Biography
José Luis Ceña transforms everyday scenes into atmospheric, suggestive and open territories. His painting combines sensitivity, stillness and a subtle strangeness that connects with the personal memory of the viewer.
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In their recent works, children’s figures and animal masks turn the game into a space for exploring identity and what we project on others and on ourselves.
CV and career
Selected highlights
Education
- Fine Arts, Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
- Training in engraving and graphic design at the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre.
Group exhibitions and art fairs
- 2019 · Spanish Contemporary Figuration, Hoki Museum and Municipal Museum of Saga, Japan.
- 2018 · Painting the Figure Now, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, United States.
- 2018 · The Gardens of Sorolla, Museo Sorolla, Madrid.
Exhibitions at Marquesa
1 exhibition
Texts and publications
Texts of the exhibition
Curatorial Text
El eco del otro
Documentary selection
Press and publications
José Luis Ceña, the enigma in the near
Profile and conversation about his beginnings, painting, engraving and observation.
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The gallery talks about childhood, masks and identity in its exhibition.
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