20^th Century Spanish

Influenced by his father, Baixeras began to study architecture, though he soon dropped out and enrolled instead in Fine Arts. In 1978 he started teaching Drawing and Art Critique at the School of Arts and Crafts in Segovia and from 1981 to 1982 he received a research scholarship from the Ministry of Culture.

His work has gone through different phases: from the 1970s onwards, he shifted from Expressionism to a more gestural practice, and from 1983, after joining the Atlántica group, he moved to a chromatic expressionist style connected with American , thus merging in his work the tradition of his native Galicia and what was happening at the time both in Europe and in the United States.

Baixeras’ painting is conceptual in nature, although tinged with a patent lyricism. It is grounded in colour and line, further undergirded by the geometry implicit in his neutral ranges of colour that gradually become warmer and more vibrant throughout his career.