Miquel Martorell Bonet

"Art works in such a way that if painting only reflects the obvious, it is boring and ends up not being given any value... Today we are at a time when the story that painting tells us seems to matter to no one... you need to feel the spiritual side of painting, art only works when it excites, not everyone is moved by the same art! in front of a painting or sculpture should elevate us above the material".

Miquel Martorell Bonet 1951, Palma de Mallorca

Among his most outstanding exhibitions are the following:

1977 Pollensa Exhibition

1988 Galleria Bellucci (Milan)

1990 María Blanchard Hall (Santander)

1990 Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Santander)

1990 Collective exhibition Santoña City Council (Cantabria)

1992 Doctor Madrazo Cultural Center (Santander)

1993 "Per Amor al Art", precursor event of the well-known "Nit de l´art" (Palma de Mallorca)

2010 Genesis Project (Palma de Mallorca)

2011 Works with the ZenitArt galleries, Deià Residence Gallery

2016 Nuu Gallery (Palma de Mallorca)

2015 Minas Art (Madrid)

2020

• Gallery Can Boni (Palma de Mallorca)

2022

In the work of Miquel Martorell Bonet, the specific constructive coherence does not show its intrinsic identity until it is completed by figuration, a concrete relief framework.

The idea of the piece, generally displaced to the sides, making the composition appear contrasted. The search of this artist between the limits of painting and sculpture is constant, making use of the most varied resources: classical figuration, symbolism, constructivist expressionism, expressed in a very personal way. It displays its capacity for aesthetic manifestation free from all guidelines.

SALVADOR CARRRETERO REBÉS

Curator of the Museum of Fine Arts of Santander