Madrid, Spain, 1942.

José Luis was a plastic artist, one of the most important on the Spanish and European scene in the 1970s. He studied painting and engraving at the Escuela Superior de Madrid. In his works we can find both engravings and painting, and also sculpture. Considered ahead of his time, his works combined art with technology.

At the end of the sixties, Alexanco participated in a program at the Complutense University of Madrid, where the IBM company also collaborated. This company gave the University a set of equipment, one of them being a computer (IBM 360) for the development of a calculation center. In this center, together with the help of the mathematician José Barberá, who was also part of this project, and in the hours that he was not dedicated to the actual work of the calculation center, he developed a software (MOUVNT) designed to generate automatic forms that later turned into three-dimensional sculptures of different materials and shapes. Considered ahead of his time, his works combined art with technology. His MOUVNT sculptures are a precursor of 3D printing and Net-art.

His works can be seen in important collections such as: MACBA, Barcelona; Juan March Foundation, Madrid; The Chase Manhattan Bank of New York; MUSAC; CAAC; LODZ, among others.

Throughout his career he received numerous awards, including: the National Engraving Award (which he received when he was only 23 years old) or the prize of the First Biennial of Engraving in Krakow. He passed away at the age of 79.