Joan Bennàssar nace en 1950 en Pollensa (Mallorca), pueblo con cierta tradición artística.

Desde muy pequeño quiso dedicarse a la pintura, dibujando diariamente lo que veía a su alrededor. Después de hacer el bachillerato en Palma de Mallorca se traslada a Barcelona a estudiar bellas artes en la Universidad, en un momento de cambio en España (década de los 70) que marcarían su vida y su obra los años posteriores. En esta época su pintura es de talante informalista, influída por los expresionistas abstractos norteamericanos. De hecho lo que realmente le interesa es la política de oposición franquista, donde se introduce de lleno y de forma activa, tanto desde Barcelona como desde Mallorca. Después de hacer la mili en 1975 pierde el interés y vuelve a la pintura, pasando temporadas en Inglaterra y Pollensa, hasta que se instala definitivamente en Barcelona. En la década de los 80 vuelve a la figuración de aire expresionista con la que irá experimentando. El año 1985 reside unos meses en México, estancia que influye su pintura en cuanto a los colores y lo aleja de la figura humana, centrándose en las cosas y objetos que le rodean. Desde entonces alterna la presencia y ausencia de la figura en su obra. Actualmente vive y trabaja en Pollensa.

Ha expuesto entre otros países en España, Alemania, Suiza, Francia, Inglaterra, Costa Rica y Japón. También es abundante su producción escultórica y cerámica.

Joan Bennassar was born in 1950 in Pollensa (Mallorca), a town with a strong artistic tradition.

He wanted to be a painter from a very young age, spending his days drawing what he saw around him. After completing his baccalaureate studies in Palma de Mallorca, he moved to Barcelona to study fine art at the university there. The changes that Spain was undergoing at that time - the 1970s - would mark his life and work in later years. During this period, his painting had an informalist edge, due to the influence of American abstract expressionists. His real interest lay in the opposition to the Franco regime, and he threw himself into this activity both in Barcelona and in Mallorca. After his military service in 1975, he lost interest and returned to his painting. He spent time in England and Pollensa before finally moving to Barcelona. During the 1980s, he returned to the expressionist mode with which he would continue to experiment. In 1985, he lived for a number of months in Mexico; this stay influenced the use of colour in his painting and distanced him from the human figure, as he turned to focusing on other objects that surrounded him. From this point onwards, he alternated between the presence and absence of figures in his work. He now lives and works in Pollensa.

He has exhibited extensively in Spain, Germany, Switzerland, France, England, Costa Rica and Japan. He also has a substantial production of sculpture and pottery.

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