Discover the contemporary work of Carlos Medrano Bernal

Carlos Medrano Bernal was born on August 5, 1971 in Cartagena. At the age of 17, an awakening takes place in him, which leads him to search intensely for what his hometown does not provide him.

In the 90s, Madrid was the city to which he ventured. loaded with dreams, with his twin brother as an inseparable companion, with whom he shares artistic vocations, experience and learning.

With the innate skill and talent for drawing, he spends these years making caricatures and studies in the places that he considers most transgressive and stimulating for his artistic development. For example, the Reina Sofía Museum of Modern Art or the Centro Kaleidoscopio de Móstoles, where under the direction of Ana Agudo, she delves into conceptual art and painting.

He shared This stage of his life with highly prestigious artists, recognized for their influence during the last stage of the Movida Madrileña, within the existentialist and expressionist movement. In this period, he shared experiences and collaborated in numerous projects and exhibitions.

Paris, Lisbon, Tenerife and Barcelona are other places where he continued. his incessant search for references, the discovery of new artistic currents and trends, in short, his personal and self-taught growth.

In this sample it essentially reflects, from the awakening of consciousness, a mature stage, far from the existentialist side that had set the pace in its previous phases.
Terms like" anguish"," loneliness" or "empty" They are no longer as recurrent as they were at certain times in the past.

His role as a father also helps him forge a new vision regarding the art of living life.

This is the vision that he offers with his heart in his hand, which he now shares with the viewer sensitive to the wounds of the years.