JORDI TEIXIDOR, (Valencia, 1941).Untitled, 1974.Silkscreen, P.A. copy.Signed, dated and numbered in pencil.Measurements: 50 x 65 cm .Awarded the National Prize for Plastic Arts in 2014 and, since 2002, a member of the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Jordi Teixidor is considered one of the leading representatives of Spanish abstraction, close to critical thought and modern tradition. He began his artistic career in 1966, working at the Museo de Arte Abstracto de Cuenca together with Jose María Yturralde, and assimilating the aesthetics of the Cuenca School, mainly the works of Gustavo Torner and Fernando Zóbel. In the same year he joined the group Nueva Generación, promoted by the critic Juan Antonio Aguirre. In 1979 he received a grant from the Juan March Foundation and settled in New York until 1981. At that time he was selected by Margit Rowell to participate in the exhibition New Images from Spain, at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.His first works focused on the geometrical field, making graphs on combinatorics, making macles that referenced fluorite and studies on the symmetry planes of the hexahedron, thus showing his interest in gemology and mineralogy. In this way, he formulated the representation of the nine planes of symmetry in their respective cubes, allowing for combinatorial variants in the structure. The impulse to create a refined and clear painting would lead Teixidor to the field of colour, to the North American colour field, to large monochrome surfaces, smooth or vibrant, based on the superimposition of chromatic layers or subtle lines and graphics, mimicking the minimalism of Barnett Newman, the precursor of minimalism, and an artist for whom the Valencian artist feels great admiration. His creations can be found in institutions such as the Museo Nacional de Arte Reina Sofía, the Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno, or in private collections such as that of the Banco Sabadell.