Antonio Colmeiro Toms, son of the aviator and painter Alejandro Colmeiro, naciel February 19, 1932 in Barcelona, ??married to Victoria Vega and father of nine children. Enter the Military Academy in 1950 with the 9 promotion. After having been stationed throughout his military career in various units, Melilla, Cartagena, Barcelona, ??Vigo, Madrid, pass the temporary reserves in the year 1986 as a Colonel of artillery. His vocation as a painter comes from childhood by the hand of his first teacher, his father. (Escuela de Bellas Artes - Valencia) In its first few selections Illustrated draftsman work where the best team formparte cartoonists Europa.Una abandoned its stage time has been dedicated artist to paint with only exception of the magazine "Army", whose cover ilustrdurante ten aiios. Today it is credited with more than 25,000 drawings, 2,000 illustrations YMS of 1000 frames to read. The artist says of her work: "Always face of man dominates my work. Because only a man in his infinite dimension is the inner light that gives life to matter. So I'm interested in faces and hands, because they are the only window to the infinite. "Charmed and enchanted by the landscape and the people of the Rif, as a result of their stay in Melilla, has managed to capture this diverse world and translate it into their canvasses, as captured the depth of the soul Galician, the color of the Mediterranean, and the "eternal feminine." His works have been exhibited in various galleries and shows and foreign nationals among its cadres deserve mention: "Man happy "(Silver Medal International Exhibition of Brussels 1976)," The Soul remendn, "" Merchant of dreams, "" Ultima ratio regis "(Army Award 1981)," The soldier apprentice "" Mural Berenguela Doa (Alcazar of Toledo), "Defense of Zaragoza" Sentinels of Peace - (DA) - "If you want defindela Peace" (National Company SB) etc. Are boxes large size. The best Spanish language poets have honorable his his work with his poems .- Luis López Anglada - Angel Garcia López - Leopoldo de Luis - Aleixandre - Miguel Fernandez. As a sculptor, bronze using the lost wax method, include the bronze bust of Santa Cruz de Marcenado (1987), an award that annually delivers Majesty the King, Ascom of nine large bronze sculptures (3m.), representing Hern n Cortes, Don Pelayo, a Almogvar, El Cid, Francisco Pizarro, the Great Captain, a soldier of Thirds s.XVI, Agustina de Aragny an actual soldier, located in the Palacio de Buenavista Madrid-Cibeles (1988-2003) .- Bas-relief of May 2, Bust of Francisco de Miranda as this twinning of the city of Melilla to the Venezuelan Nacin and quantity of new works. The poet and writer Luis Hernandez del Pozo has written a book about his life and his work entitled "A. Colmeiro, poet of the brush." ??Presented by Espasa Calpe
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