![]() This work, painted meticulously by him and hung on the wall took, attempted to undermine the power of those letters. He painted the most aggressive letters from his wife's lawyers on backgrounds, which resemble desert or icy landscapes, that, when combined with drawings of his son, attempted to re-contextualize the lawyer's letters, the purpose of which were to damage Cano's reputation in the midst of a contentious divorce. That exhibit, entitled, "This Is Just Business", appropriated its imagery from the letters of his divorce and mixed with drawings of his son. Mexican gallery owner Ramis Barquet saw this exhibition and commissioned his first commercial exhibition. He began to work professionally in 2002, although his first exhibition came in 2004 in Craig Robins’ Private Space, commissioned by Ambra Medda. During his first-year architecture studies he learned to master encaustic with his shape analysis professor, who was a painter. From the age of 10, he attended the Rafael Hidalgo de Caviedes academy, followed by the Artaquio academy, in order to learn how to draw and paint in preparation for an architectural career. José María Cano began drawing at a very young age. Six years later, he conducted the orchestra at Caballé's last concert in Madrid. In 2006, he composed an "Our Father" that was sung by Montserrat Caballé during the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Valencia. In 2002 he composed the anthem for Real Madrid also sung by Plácido Domingo. He composed songs that would become well known in the Spanish-speaking world, such as Hijo de la Luna, Lia, Mujer contra mujer, Me cuesta tanto olvidarte, Aire, Tiempo de vals, Cruz de navajas, Naturaleza muerta, Una rosa es una rosa and several others, which were covered both by Spanish and non-Spanish-speaking singers.Īfter Mecano separated in 1992, he composed an opera, Luna (opera), which was recorded with Plácido Domingo in the leading role. He began to compose for other singers, such as Chayanne, Ana Belén, Amaya Uranga, Sara Montiel, Julio Iglesias, Miguel Bosé, Alaska, Françoise Hardy, Sarah Brightman, Simone, Mario Frangoulis etc. In 1984, José began to play piano and changed his method of composition. Both José and his brother Nacho composed songs for all their albums. Their first album, also called Mecano (1981) and produced with the financial backing of his father, included the hit " Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar". There he met Ana Torroja, who would become the lead singer in their pop band Mecano. José Maria Cano was born in Madrid, and gave his first concerts as a university student there. Since 1998, he works primarily in the visual arts. From 1982 to 1998, he was a member and principal composer of the Spanish pop-rock band Mecano. ![]() ![]() José Cano Andrés (born 21 February 1959) is a Spanish visual artist, musician, composer, and record producer.
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