About the painter and sculptor Alan Maymo

It all started with a friend who brought him a box of oil paints received as a Christmas gift. The friend didn't use the paints, so Alan decided to try them out.

He created a small painting “to try it out” and enjoyed it so much that he began painting every day. Soon, he transitioned to acrylic paint because of its convenience.

Alan painted on various media: canvas, wood, vases, walls, river stones, paper, and more.

He started taking some classes and continued his training until he opened his own Workshop-School in Strasbourg.

In 1995, Alan moved 100 kilometers south to the Swiss border near Basel and began working with Werner Paulick, an abstract artist. They had an exhibition and collaborated for a while.

Alan explored various artistic paths, starting with a classic realist base and then mixing figurative elements with geometric figures. He experimented with different media, including colored Chinese ink, watercolor, Sumi (Chinese ink stick), pen, and constructed pieces with painted wood.

In the 90s, he delved into the surrealist world, inspired by Salvador Dalí. This period led to the creation of what he initially called FUN ART, which broke the rules of classical drawing, emphasizing colors and blending figurative realism with symbolism and geometric abstraction.

In 2001, Alan moved to Evian, France, and entered the world of wood sculpture, taking several months of classes with a teacher-sculptor who created life-size wooden statues of people. He loved this new medium.

After some time, Alan took a break from the fine arts to focus on other pursuits, which he plans to discuss in another section. In 2013, he met Tracy, his ex-wife, whose encouragement and support reignited his artistic passion.

In 2016, Alan moved to Arizona, where he fully developed what is now known as Alan Maymó Art. Returning to his homeland, Catalonia, Spain, in 2021, he continues on the path of artistic creation as a painter and a sculptor.

Artistic Formation

• Classical drawing at the School of Fine Arts in Mulhouse, France with the renowned French artist Jacky Chevaux.
• Artistic drawing with artist-professor Christiane Halbeisen in Mulhouse.
• Classical drawing, watercolor, oil, acrylic painting, pedagogical training, and teaching methodology at the Serafini Academy in Basel, Switzerland.
• Opened his own school where he taught classical drawing, watercolor, ink, oil, and acrylic painting in Strasbourg, France.
• Wood sculpture in Evian, France.

Alan's work has been exhibited in various cities including Paris, Strasbourg, Mulhouse, Illkirch, and Huningue in France; Basel in Switzerland; Cerdanyola del Valles in Spain; and Tucson, Phoenix, New York, and Daytona Beach in the United States.