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RICARDO ASENSIO
Lives and work in Valencia, Spain
https://www.mostreinitalia.it/

He was born in Valencia (Spain) in 1949 and since childhood he An artist of solid academic training, Ricardo Asensio during his not
reveals innate artistic skills: his first self-portrait dates back to his short career has traveled multiple territories of painting. In 1989 the
thirteen years, while he studies the old masters - Velazquez in anthological exhibition at the “La Cupola” gallery in Valencia - Spain,
particular - and the Impressionists. A brief attendance at the Faculty replicated in Italy and Germany, will give a complete and exhaustive
of Architecture of Valencia is followed by the definitive decision to overview of his work which in the meantime from the portrait
dedicate himself to painting: they are the 70s that see him active (famous portraits of characters such as Nobel Prize winner Camilo
between Barcelona and Zaragoza with a decidedly naturalistic José Cela, writer playwright Antonio Buero Vallejo, Princess Beatrice
figurative style. A short stay in Madrid is the prelude to the transfer d’Orleans, Marisa di Borbon, actresses Kim Novak, Faye Dunaway,
to the Spanish Academy of Fine Arts in Rome: from that moment Brooke Shields, Virna Lisi and Dalila Di Lazzaro, to name a few),
his relationship with Italy will be continuous and intense. He landscape and still life had extended to abstract experimentation, in
begins a series of exhibitions and in 1982 he takes up residence in particular with the cycle of “Cosmos”. Dozens and dozens of awards
Rome. Artistically he trained working in the city of Rome, obtaining and recognitions, together with participation in numerous artistic
numerous awards in important and prestigious International painting academies testify to an intense life spent for and with art. His works
competitions, collective and personal exhibitions. He travels to are visible in museums of contemporary art, private and public
Florence and Venice and continues the series of exhibitions that collections in Spain, France, Germany and the rest of Europe as well
receive unanimous acclaim from the public and critics. as in the United States and South America.

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