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