Manu Muñoz

Manu Muñoz - The floating world

Técnica: Oil

Biografía del Artista: During the early nineties, Manu Muñoz (Cabo de Gata, Almería, 1977) began, in a completely accidental way, his relationship with the plastic arts through graffiti: three years dedicated exclusively to the creation of murals and interventions of all kinds. In 1993 he was invited to participate in a charity collective exhibition, an event that would mark a turning point in his career. In the latter half of the nineties he decided to devote himself almost entirely to painting, leaving graffiti in the background to work and experiment with new media and materials. It was during this period that he held his first exhibition in an art gallery in the Huertas neighbourhood of Madrid. From that moment on, he participated in various collective exhibitions both inside and outside Spain and his creative work became the artist's lifeblood. In 2000, his series “Relative Humidity” opened the doors to the Blanca Soto Gallery, where he held several exhibitions. At the same time, the receipt of several awards and mentions placed his work on the national artistic map. After a brief and necessary lethargy during the years 2005 and 2006, he moved to London, a city that produced a strong change in the artist and his work. There, in the Chelsea neighborhood, his exhibition “Psychotourism” revealed an unexpected turn towards figuration that remains in his work to this day. His work, spread across more than a hundred exhibitions, has been seen in several countries both inside and outside Europe: Japan, the United States, Germany, Belgium and England. After his period in London, he returned to Cabo de Gata, Almería, where he currently lives and works.

Manu Muñoz began his creative work in the world of graffiti in 1991. Two years later, after participating in a collective exhibition with other local artists, he decided to devote himself entirely to art. Since then he has held numerous collective and individual exhibitions in Spain and abroad. Japan, Belgium, the United States, Germany and England are the countries where his work has been seen. He has been awarded several local and national prizes such as the Competition for Young Creators of the Mediterranean Countries, the Andalusian Young Prize for Plastic Arts or the Pedro Gilabert Competition. His workplace, except for his stay in London during 2009 and 2010, has always been Cabo de Gata. Graphic design and occasional collaborations for fashion complement his work.