A Chronicler of Urban Solitude: The World of José Manuel Ballester Tascon José Manuel Ballester Tascon, born in Madrid in 1960, is an artist whose work quietly yet powerfully captures the essence of modern urban life—its contradictions, its fleeting moments of beauty, and the pervasive sense of solitude that often underlies it. While formally trained as a painter, Ballester’s most compelling explorations reside within the realm of pho…