A favourite artist  

      This time I', going to write about my favourite artist, but more than that I would like do a posthumous homage to great artist: José Balmes. 

     Balmes was a Spaniard painter but since childhood he has made her home in Chile. He died in august of this year in Santiago, Chile. 

      He arrived to Chile like refugee for the Spain civil war, made her studies in the School of Arts in the University of Chile, and then he was a teacher of this institution (our institution). Also he was designated director of this career and dean still 1973, because this year he had that left this country and be exiled. In 1985 he came back to Chile. 

      Her work like painter is a testimonial vision and gossip of the human actions understanding the painting like memory, in her paintings he occupies various elements like periodic paper, plastics and deciduous tree for this reason her work is very expressive and original. 

      Today I wanted to write about this artist because I think that he was a great contribution to the history of art in our country and a great contribution to our School of Art too. I admire her work and her form that he expressed her opinion in her paintings.