Alcañiz, 1951-1990. Enrique Trullenque was selected to participate in the XII National Course of Artistic Orientation in Madrid, in 1969. On the occasion of this trip he met the art critic Carlos Areán and Pablo Serrano , beginning a deep friendship between the three a few years later.
From 1970 onwards, Enrique Trullenque was part of the El Casetón group with other young local artists who were concerned with promoting their work in the Bajo Aragón region. After a naturalist phase, Trullenque embraced an expressionist style—Goya was one of his obsessions—a raw, socially conscious style. As with other artists of his generation, his encounter with American Abstract Expressionism and French painting proved decisive. In Enrique Trullenque's most characteristic paintings, imbued with broad gestural expression, color, generally vibrant, plays a key role. Some canvases can be interpreted purely abstractly. Behind most of the paintings, however, one can discern a lyrically recreated landscape: that of Lower Aragon, where his hometown is located, whose towers and domes also make an appearance. In 1972, Enrique Trullenque was appointed a Member of the Institute for the Conservation of New Art in Oslo, Norway, and a year later he undertook a study trip to Italy thanks to a grant awarded to him in the Third Call for Proposals for the Castellblanch Art Endowment. In 1974, he was awarded the Bronze Medal at the 13th Franco-Spanish Salon in Talence (Bordeaux). In the same year, he created a mural for the new Casino in Alcañiz and began negotiations for the Pablo Serrano Foundation to establish its headquarters in the city. In 1978, he staged a happening with the dancer Renée Johansson in Alcañiz. He also created several panels for the Alcañiz Community and the mural panel for the hospital chapel.
From the 1980s onwards, Enrique Trullenque participated in the editions of the Carpeta,
He designed and laid out the cover for the magazine Andalán , where José Antonio Labordeta and Emilio Gastón, among others, collaborated, and created book illustrations and screen prints. He was appointed a member of the Advisory Committee for Visual Arts of the Government of Aragon and of the Jury for the “IV Aragon Prize”. Enrique Trullenque continued working in the field of design, creating illustrations for the book
coordinated by Roberto Godoy Calatayud and his region, the book by Darío Vidal Seven Aragonese essays and an apocryphal one, that of Francisco Javier Sáenz Guallar and in the Heraldo de Aragón, etc.
In 1989, in his role as Advisor to the Teruel Museum, Enrique Trullenque promoted the development of contemporary art activities and wrote "Painting as One Lives," in the anthology *Painters in Aragon*. In 1991, he was posthumously awarded the Medal for Cultural Merit by the Government of Aragon and the Cross of Saint George by the Provincial Council of Teruel.
WORKS IN MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS
Reina Sofía National Art Centre Museum. Madrid
Teruel Museum
Museum of the High Aragon. Huesca
Municipal Museum of Fine Arts. Santander
Museum of the Resistance "Salvador Allende"
Alcañiz City Council
Zaragoza City Council
Toledo Savings Bank
Rural Savings Bank of Teruel
Bhomans Collection, Stockholm
Cerler Collection, Zaragoza
Johnson Collection, Stockholm
Meisel Collection Bremen, Germany
Official College of Physicians, Zaragoza
Cortes of Aragon, Zaragoza
Teruel Provincial Council
Provincial Council of Zaragoza
Castellblanch Art Collection, Barcelona
Ibercaja, Zaragoza
Institute for the Conservation of New Art, Oslo
Zaragoza Accident Mutual Insurance Company
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1970. Genaro Poza Hall. Huesca
Bayeu Hall, Zaragoza
1971. Genaro Poza Hall. Huesca
1972. Bhomans Gallery. Stockholm, Sweden
Arte Nova/Konst Galeri. Torre del Mar, Málaga
1973. Arte Nova/Konst Galeri. Torre del Mar, Málaga
La Tagura. Zaragoza
1974. Barbasán Hall. Zaragoza
1975. S'Arte Gallery. Huesca
Exhibition Hall of the CIT Caspe, Zaragoza
Campzar Exhibition Hall. Alcañiz
1976. Exhibition Hall of the Lleida City Council
Berdusán Gallery. Zaragoza
Gaudí Room - Gaudifond Art. Barcelona
1978. Val i 30 Gallery. Valencia
1981. Canem Gallery. Castellón
1985. Campzar Exhibition Hall. Valencia
Berruet Gallery. Logroño
1986. Manuela Vilches Gallery. Marbella, Málaga
Gallery 11. Alicante
Banacazón Palace. Toledo
1987. Arco '87, Manuela Vilches Gallery. Madrid
Municipal Museum of Fine Arts. Santander
Provincial Museum. Teruel
1988. Cánem Gallery. Castellón
1989. Spanish Kulturinstitut. Munich, Germany
Graf Zeppelin Haus. Frankfurt, Main. Germany
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1968. XX September Salon. “Cuartelillo” School Group. Alcañiz
1969. First Art Salon. Trade Union House, Alcañiz
21st September Exhibition. “Cuartelillo” School Group. Alcañiz
2nd Amateur Painting Exhibition. Casino Turolense. Teruel
First October Salon. Cretas, Teruel
First Open-Air Painting Competition. Bayeu Hall, Zaragoza
1970. Ángela Andreu and Enrique Trullenque. Alcañiz
“El Casetón” Calanda Town Hall
Provincial Palace, Zaragoza
2nd Open-Air Painting Competition. Zaragoza
22nd September Salon. “Cardenal Ram” High School. Alcañiz
XXVI National Exhibition of Art for Education and Recreation. Casa de las Conchas. Salamanca
1971. “Four painters during Holy Week in Calanda” Calanda Town Hall
Arte Nova/Konst Galeri. Torre del Mar, Málaga
1973. “Panorama of Young European Figuration” Kremel Gallery. Uppsala, Sweden
“IV San Jorge Painting Prize” Exhibition Hall of the Provincial Palace. Zaragoza
5th National Painting and Drawing Competition and Exhibition. Zaragoza
1974. Fifth San Jorge Painting Prize. Exhibition Hall of the Provincial Palace. Zaragoza
Arans. Palace of the Vicereina. Barcelona
“40 Aragonese Painters” Zaragoza
La Taguara. Zaragoza
XIII Franco Salon – Espagnol. Palais des Fêtes de Talence. Talence, Bordeaux, France
1975. International Exhibition. Garches, France
“Aragonese Painters participating in the XIII Salon Franco – Espagnol
"of Bordeaux" Exhibition Hall of the Provincial Palace.
Saragossa
“Aragonese Artists of Recent Decades” Itxaso Gallery. Zaragoza
1976. III Teruel National Painting Competition. Provincial Council, Teruel
“40 Years of Painting in Aragon” Berdusán Gallery. Zaragoza
1977. “Aragonese Drawings of Today” Antón Pitaco Gallery. Zaragoza
“Painters of Aragon” Argensola Palace. Barbastro, Huesca
International Museum of the Resistance “Salvador Allende” Zaragoza
1978.
“Current images of painting in the Region. An approach to what
We call it art in traveling exhibitions. The significance of the
abstract or simplified forms.” Touring exhibition in Aragon, Guadalajara and
Logroño
“Teruel. Contemporary Painting and Sculpture” Exhibition Hall. Teruel
1980. “Petit format works” Cánem Gallery. Castellon
1981. “Exhibition of Young Artists Grant Recipients 1980” Spanish Museum of Contemporary Art. Madrid
"The necessary bread" Municipal Palace and Market Hall. Alcañiz
“Serigraphs of 9 Aragonese painters” Costa Gallery – 3. Zaragoza
1982. “Great petit format works” Cánem Gallery. Castellon
“Drawing of 34 painters” Calligram – Pata Gallo. Zaragoza
1983. Museum of Fine Arts. Valencia
“Collective Painting Exhibition” Alonso Berruguete Hall. Valladolid
“Fine Arts – 83: Teruel” Provincial Palace. Teruel
1984. “Fine Arts – 83: Teruel” Municipal Palace. Alcañiz
“Visual Artists of Lower Aragon” Municipal Palace. Tortosa, Tarragona
1985. “Ideas for the Pignatelli” Pignatekki Room of the DGA Zaragoza
“Current panorama of abstract art in Zaragoza (II)” Official College of Architects of Aragon.
“Situazione Contemporanea Spagnola” Biella, Ivrea, Casale, Milano. Italy
“Great works of petit format” Cánem Gallery. Castellon
1986. “Artists from Alcañiz in the street” Alcañiz
“Contemporary Spanish Situation” Berruet Gallery. Logroño
Aragonese Center. Palma de Mallorca
1987. IV Cultural Days for Housewives. Municipal Theatre. Alcañiz
“The Postcard of Summer” Rafael Ortiz Gallery. Seville
“Painting, Diduix and Graphic Work of the 20th century” Monjó Museum. Vilassar de Mar, Barcelona
“Contemporary Aragonese Painting at the School” Mixed Room – 4. Zaragoza
“Small Formats. Painting-Sculpture” Sala Libros. Zaragoza
1989. “Acquisitions '88 of the Zaragoza City Council” Pignatelli Space. Zaragoza
“The Aragonese Landscape in Contemporary Painting” Sástago Palace. Zaragoza
“One Hundred Years of Painting in Alcañiz” Alcañiz Exchange
“Contemporary Aragonese Painting” Ibercaja. Zaragoza
1990. “An Approach to the Aragonese Landscape” Provincial Museum of Fine Arts. Zaragoza
