Miguel Torner de Semir

MIGUEL TORNER DE SEMIR (Santa Pau, Girona, 1938)
"Still life".
Oil on canvas.
Without signature.
Measurements: 65 x 82 cm.

In this "Still life", Torner de Semir offers a free and expressive interpretation of the classic genre, articulating the elements -fruits, jars and curtains- by means of a rhythmic game of planes and chromatic hallmarks. The composition is built through broad masses of color and a decisive stroke, where vibrant tones and dense textures convey great visual energy. This work, of powerful formal synthesis, reflects the mastery of color and the artist's ability to transform the everyday into a plastic experience of great poetic intensity.

Trained in Barcelona and Madrid, Miguel Torner de Semir began his career within a Mediterranean-rooted figuration, marked by the light and chromatic vitality typical of this pictorial tradition. Throughout his career, his language evolved towards abstraction to later return to a modern concept of figuration, in which he combines formal synthesis with an intense colorful lyricism. His painting is distinguished by firm and precise silhouettes, and by the use of pure and vibrant colors that transmit a strong emotional charge. Since his first solo exhibition in 1968, he has presented his work in galleries and competitions in Europe, America and Japan.