Antonio Santin - Pod tepihom

Hiperealistični crteži ljudi pod tepisima.

www.antoniosantin.com/

spanish artist antonio santin's hyper-realistic paintings depict haunting imagery of human bodies hidden under highly ornamented tapestries. the almost tactile figures are carved through chiaroscuro, and the resulting forms appear to physically respond to the silken textiles and materials. the concealed silhouettes protrude from beneath the detailed, intricate fibers that surface the decorated carpets, revealing eerie compositions that both attract and unsettle the audience. the still-life images originate from his own composed photographs, which he projects onto a wall and manipulates their size and proportion. santin is currently exhibiting at marc straus gallery, new york.




'fiebre amarilla'
243 cm, oil on canvas



'san martin'
180 x 290 cm, oil on canvas
all images courtesy of antonio santin



'volver'
200 x 290 cm, oil on canvas



'nubes o nieblas'
200 x 220 cm, oil on canvas
private collection, philadelphia



'we rot'
370 x 220 cm, oil on canvas
private collection, new york



'agatha'
200 x 300 cm, oil and acrylic on canvas



'media veronica'
305 x 198 cm, oil on canvas
private collection, hong kong

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m.a.p. 300 x 2200 cm, oil on canvas private collection hong kong

magma 180 x 250 cm, oil on canvas

okerstrasse 251 x 119 cm, oil and acrylic on canvas

sofia 230 x 106 cm, oil and acrylic on canvas

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INTERVIEWS

 

 

	MODERN PAINTERS magazine May 2013 "" pages 11-31
	CASA VOGUE Magazine, BRAZIL Dec 2012 "o trabalho do espanhol antonio santin, que já é conhecido pelas pinturas hiper-realistas de corpos sob tapetes, como na foto acima (textura e detalhes revelam um artista extremamente virtuoso)" page 36
	FLATT magazine May 2012 "The new work is really convincing. You don't get here without several years of painting and really hard work" pages 51-61
	BERLIN ART LINK APRIL 2012 "A young Spanish painter takes over the Lower East Side"
	SOCIETE PERRIER APRIL 2012 "Artist Antonio Santin Offers Light, Darkness and Edge"
	ARTE INFORMADO MARCH 2012 "Jaume Plensa, Alicia Framis, Xavier González y Antonio Santín inauguran en el exterior"
	BABYLON Magazine October 2011 pages 70-75
	Freunde von Freunden Studio Visit. September 2011
	HI FRUCTOSE Magazine January 2011 pages 52-59
	MODERN ART FOR SALE, Die bedeutendsten Kunstmessen der Welt November 2010 FEYMEDIA ARTBOOKS pages 114-116
	EL PAIS "Aqui había una estatua" 10 November 2010
	TAGESPIEGEL 9 Oktober 2010 "Tatort. In der Koje der Berliner Wilde Gallery Hängt das Gemälde "Schönleinstrasse" von Antonio Santín" page 24
	ARTSLANT Show review Oktober 2010
	ART.ES Nº 39/40 October 2010 "What's going on in... Berlin? A city which promises something new everyday..." page 153
	EXCELSIOR MX // EL PAIS. CR Septiembre 2010 "Antonio Santín se hace un nombre en la escena berlinesa..." Deutsche presse-agentur (read more)
	FILE DVD MAGAZINE April 2010 "...The cover for this issue features a painting by the very talented Spanish born artist Antonio Santin followed by an interview as well as a beautiful selection of his work..." "Antonio Santin" pages 28-41
	DARE MAGAZINE . April 2009 (read more) "...als außenstehender Betrachter von Schönheit in einigen seiner Werke, als malender Chirurg in anderen, nähert sich Antonio Santin vorsichtig dem Mysteriosum des fleischlichen, wandelbaren Seins" Stephanie Weber
	ABCD mayo 2008 "carne eres" (read more) "...expone cabezas de animales y cuerpos desollados como si fueran retratos humanos, y rostros humanos y desnudos femeninos presentados con la rudeza y la rotundidad fría y objetiva de quien retrata un pedazo de carne" Miguel Cereceda.
	MU mayo 2008 "Desde dentro " (read more) "...Pinturas que demuestran cuán próximos están en el arte, confundiéndose entre sí, los extremos de la fealdad sangrante y de la belleza superior" José Marín-Medina
	Calle 20. Madrid. mayo 2008 "La serie con la que Santin ha inaugurado su primera individual en madrid es repugnante y bella, bestia y reflexiva al mismo tiempo." Maria de Chai
	LIFT STUTTGART Oktober 2007"Antonio Santín schokt mit Naturaleza Muerta" "…weil die Sclachhoft-Gemälde des Kunstlers Antonio Santin schockierend und wunderschön zugleich sind"
	ZÜRIBERG. Zurich. September 2007 "Berliner Maler Antonio Santin stellt bei Widmer+Theodoridis aus "... beruft sich auf eine Malerei, die Energie und Dynamik aus der schöpferischen Krakft im Wissen um Tod und Leidenschaft zieht. "
	SZENE Zurich. September 2007. Werner Widmer und Jordan Theodoridis interviewed
	LA OPINIÓN. Murcia March 2007 "... como si te pudieras meter dentro, todo lo que queda delante de tus ojos es pintura"