Juan Asensio was born in Cuenca in 1959. Asensio's initial works were anatomy studies and portraits in clay later reproduced in wood or marble. He started by displaying his artwork in different collective exhibitions. Soon, however, he abandoned this formative stage to move into a more influential environment at the Museum of Abstract Art in Cuenca. There, he worked in some more abstract pieces with reference to artists such as Oteiza and Brancusi. In 1987, Asensio moved to Madrid where he started to contact gallerists and critics of the Spanish capital. There, he worked alone at the same time that he collaborated with other artists including Oteiza, Manolo Valdes and Martin Chirino. Among his early exhibitions in Madrid were those Biography from Galeria Elvira Gonzalez...