Aurelio Suárez

Aurelio Suárez (14 January 1910 Gijón - 10 April de 2003 Gijón) was a Spanish painter. He developed an extensive body of work using various styles of painting.

Biography

He was born in Gijón, where he held his first exhibition when he was 19 years old at the Escuela Superior de Comerio. He mixed his surrelistic imagination with images of his life: the city, people and self-portraits. He also worked for magazines drawing comics strips or even designing for dishes and ceramics. In 1934, he had an exhibition in the Modern Art Museum of Madrid (currently Museo Reina Sofía).

Further reading

• "Escritores y artistas asturianos", Constantino Suárez. Ed. IDEA 1959
• "Historia de las Artes Plásticas Asturianas", Jesus Villa Pastur. Ayalga Ediciones 1977.
• "El surrealismo en la posguerra de España Museo de Teruel", VV. AA. Ciudad de ceniza. Museo de Teruel 1992.
• Exhibition at ARCO

External links

• Asturias Museum of Beaux Arts
• Casa Natal of Jovellanos Museum (Gijón)
• Posthumous Catalogue of the exhibition at Guillermo de Osma Gallery with several images.