antonio lópez a genius at the thyssen. one of the most important exhibition of the year, the...

Antonio LópezAntonio LópezA genius at the Thyssen

One of the most important exhibition of the year, the Antonio López´s exhibition, took place in Madrid last summer.

Initially he learnt to paint with his uncle, who was also a painter

Between the realism and the

surrealism: 1953-1965

Carmencita playing

Atocha, 1964

Hiperrealism: from Hiperrealism: from 19651965

• Intimate spaces of the house• The city of Madrid

• The trees• The human figure

Refrigerator, 1968

New refrigerator, 1991-1994

Intimate spaces of the houseIntimate spaces of the house

He identifies the temporality and the deterioration of the material

Sink and mirror, 1967 Toilet and window, 1968-1971

Woman in the bathroom, 1968

The city is the most repeated theme at differents stages of his career.

The city of MadridThe city of Madrid

The artist looks at the city while others are sleeping.

The artist depends on the natural light and its variations. He has to work a certain time each day, for a few weeks a year.

Lucio´s terrace, 1962-1990

He says that: “A work is never finished, it only reaches the limit of the own posibilities”. And “Art doesn´t need explanation, just the sensitivity of the viewer”

The treesThe trees

1961, Quince, 1962

The tree is the other side and the antidote to the city

The human The human

figurefigure

Sculpture has become so important to him as painting, sometimes maybe more, specially the human figure.

María asleep, 1964 Andrés running, 2004

His most recent work is called “Day and night”, and shows the face of one of his granddaughters.

Night, 2008 Day, 2008

Man lying, 2011Female figure (Eve), 2010

The latest works…