Paco Yuste

Paco Martínez Yuste was born in Valencia in 1958. From his childhood he felt great predilection for the drawing. In fact drawing was his favourite pastime. When hi was 12 years old his parents move to Brussels, and he joins an internal college where his artistic interests for the drawing and for the music wakes up. In this period hi passes most of his free time drawing. At the age of 17 years he is employed at his parents’ shop. His artistic interests persists and to satisfy them the same year joins the Academy of Fine Arts, where he starts studying by night illustration. Since he was undecided between the drawing and the music, after studying one year fine arts, he begins to study music. After studying music four years he returns to the Academy of Fine Arts to study illustration and design. In 1988 he returns to Spain. Two years later he begins to work as freelance illustrator and graphic designer. Later he specializes itself in doing murals of great format (18m. x 5m.). Also he paints portraits. Though the oil painting had used it in the beginning, when he was student, he principally used acrylics, inks and liquid water-colours. Nevertheless from 1998 he begins to paint with a mixed technique which consists of painting the base with acrylic of quick drying and to end the painting in oil. This technique has certain advantages, since initially it is not necessary to wait until the painting dries; in addition it is a good base for the oil painting. His works include topics as flowers, crystals, still life and figure. Many of his works are in private collections in Spain, England, Belgium, France, Russia, China and The United States.