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Carlos Leon

Carlos Leon (Born 1948) is active/lives in Spain.  Carlos Leon is known for Abstract painting.

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Carlos Leon was born in Ceuta, Spain in 1948.  After studying in Paris and in New York (Triangle Workshop) he moved back to Spain in 2002.
 
His abstract compositions are recreations of gardens, landscapes, flesh, pain and pleasure. León finds in the abstract movement the key to his art; he doesn’t pretend to reproduce reality but transmit feelings and convert them into art.  As the artist says:  “abstraction is destined to suggest while the mission of the painter is to paint the effect produced by the subject

His work combines the colors of details evidenced in classical art with abstract expressionism.

His works are part of the most important private and public collections as well as museums such as:
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid
Citibank Collection
Helga de Alvear Foundation
Norman Foster and Elena Ochoa Collection
Center of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Portland Museum
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1 Book References for Carlos Leon
Year Author Title Pages Color
2001 Wilkin, Karen and Bruce Guenther Clement Greenburg: A Critic's Collection Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon
(Exhibition catalog)
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