His palette is subtle, and his degree of observation is uncanny. Antonio lopez s innate attraction to fashion led the puerto ricanborn, harlemraised artist to pursue what would become a legendary career as a fashion illustrator. Find more works of this artist at best visual art database. Antonio lopez garcia paints cityscapes, landscapes, protraits, still lifes, and large canvases that include some surreal elements. An excellent overview of antonio lopez garcia drawings with beautiful reproductions and a refreshingly down to earth and rare essay by antonio lopez himself. Apr 02, 20 palabras a media noche 010420 antonio lopez, pintor y escultor. Serraller and edward j noel watson security forces with dogs hold back a crowd. It is a comprehensive, career spanning exhibition that features over 100 works, including oil paintings, drawings and sculptures. Spanish artist antonio lopez garcia gets his due in this excellent art book catalogue that accompanied a farranging exhibit of his work at the boston museum of fine arts in 2008. Antonio s girls antonio lopez pb book 1st edition 1982 grace jones jessica lange.
The paintings are inspiring and the drawings even more so. Maria standing, 1964, polychromed wood, 30 x 11 x 12 the header of this page is a detail of sleeping woman the dream, 196364, polychromed wood. A leader in art, architecture, design, photography, fashion, gastronomy, and pop culture publishing. Antonio lopezs first museum exhibition in spain in nearly 20 years opened on june 27, 2011 at the museo thyssenbornemisza. First time i saw antonio lopez garcia, 2008 by anelecia brooks on curiator, the worlds biggest collaborative art collection.
The spanish artist antonio lopez garcia is revered worldwide no. Hernandez, antonio lopezgarcia, francisco lopez, luis marsans, maria moreno, isabel quintanilla, eduardo verdasco, may 21june 28, 1986, claude bernard gallery, new york jan 1, 1986. Written by roger padilha and mauricio padilha, contribution by bill cunningham, epilogue by anna sui, introduction by andre leon talley his book, antonios people, is a wonderful tribute to his friend and if you ever get a chance to pick up a copy you. Fresno ca, 93705, fresno ca 93710, santa ana ca 92706 possible relatives. Antonio lopez garcia hardcover october 15, 1990 by rizzoli author 4. Several books collecting his illustrations have been published. Antonio lopez garcia by francisco calvo serraller, edward j. From publishers weekly spanish realist paintersculptor antonio lopez garcia, born in 1936, taps the secrets latent in everyday scenes or objectsa backyard, a subway, a woman in a bathtub, a factory. Antonio lopez was the most renowned fashion illustrator of the 1970s and 80s.
Rebecca, i hope that you can upload the interview on that second disk. If only someone would represent this artist in the americas. Skira, flammarion, and marsilio are distributed in america by rizzoli international publications. Water slim colmean and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The drawings and paintings of antonio lopez garcia.
The best resource on antonio lopez garcia is still the outofprint 1990 rizzoli monograph. Until then, do what you can to obtain any book about his work. Kaws 2010 art book skira rizzoli 256pages with autograph isbn 9780874834341. Join facebook to connect with antonio lopez garcia and others you may know. Nieve, francisco, antonio lopez garcia, rizzoli international, 1986. This book is the first to present all of his known work, and offers the most complete examination of his achievement to date. View the profiles of people named antonio garcia lopez. The spirit of the quince tree artnews v29 november 1993, pp 101 102. It first appeared that antonio would continue in the family tradition as a farmer, but an early facility for drawing caught the attention of his uncle antonio lopez torres, a local painter of landscapes, who gave him his first lessons. Antonio lopez garcia first edition by rizzoli books large book measures. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Antonio lopez garcia first edrizzoli rare art book. This book is by far the best book out there on lopez garcia in english or spanish.
Antonio lopez garcia forthcoming, in stock, and outofprint title information on museum exhibition catalogs, art monographs, and international books from the artbook d. Antonio lopez garcia by francisco calvo serraller, rizzoli. With a biography, exhibition history and bibliography. The drawings and paintings of antonio lopez garcia by. Antonio lopez garcia francisco calvo serraller, author, rizzoli, author, edward j. The book includes many large images and closeups of lopezs drawings, paintings, and sculpture. Lopez eduardo garcia, age 50, fresno, ca 93705 view full report.
Sullivan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Known primarily to atists and art historians in this country, antonio lopez garcia is a painter who deserves world acclaim. In his book, roh put forth his vision for the new magischer realismus. Exploring the work of antonio lopez garcia learning mojo. Antonio lopezs retrospective exhibition opens at the museo. Hernandez, antonio lopezgarcia, francisco lopez, luis marsans, maria moreno, isabel quintanilla, eduardo verdasco, may 21june. Antonio lopez garcia was born in 1936, a remarkable figure of spanish magic realism and contemporary realism. Sep 01, 2012 antonio lopez, fashions foremost illustrator, burned brightand then faded away. Get the best deals on antonio lopez when you shop the.
Throughout his career, spanish realist artist antonio lopez garcia painted a imperfections, dirt and decay. Lopez garcia was born on 6 january 1936 in tomelloso, ciudad real, a few months before the beginning of the spanish civil war. Antonio lopez garcia art monographs and museum exhibition. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the. The hardcover of the antonio lopez garcia by francisco calvo serraller, rizzoli, edward j. This book gives a very good analysis of his life and his art. Fashion, art, sex, and disco collects some of his finest work, along with many of the photographs he made and worked from.
The spanish artist antonio lopez garcia is revered worldwide not only for the extreme realism he brings to his paintings and drawings, but because he conveys through this extreme realism a wonderful sensitivity to light, color and space, enabling each to breathe with a tranquility that allows for the encroachments of everyday life. Antonio lopez garcia is one of spains most revered contemporary artists. My insistence on painting quince trees is due to the fact that just by looking at them, they convey the beauty of life to me. There are 160 pages of wellchosen examples of his drawings, paintings and sculpture in this book. Antonio lopez, fashions foremost illustrator, burned brightand then faded away. In his obituary, the new york times called him a major fashion illustrator.
However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Antonio lopez garcia such a sad painting, with the little girl hiding within. Its not oversized as the rizzoli book, printed in spanish, with same number of pages as the rizzoli book. Antonio lopez 1979 coty award lithograph geoffrey beene for. And complexity, notably how we, as a global civilization, deal with science fiction, taste, social media, the cities we live in, aesthetics, powerpoint, burkas, big tech, fullcontact sports, and other thorny topics. A forerunner of the realist movement centered in madrid, antonio lopez garcia s work is among the most personal and intense to have appeared in postwar spain. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Antonio lopez garcia is one of spains most revered contemporar. Ediciones poligrafa has published a volume titled antonio lopez as part of a series on 20th century artists.
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The best resource on antonio lopez garcia is the outofprint rizzoli monograph. He was using them to compose his forthcoming book, antonio lopez garcia. View the profiles of people named antonio lopez garcia. Antonio lopez garcia born 6 january 1936 is a spanish painter and sculptor, known for his.
Join facebook to connect with antonio garcia lopez and others you may know. Francisco calvo serraller, author, rizzoli, author, edward j. Many of the ideas he includes are transferable to lopez s realist paintings. Discover book depositorys huge selection of antonio lopez garcia books online. Interiors by antonio lopez garcia art uk is the online home for every public collection in the uk. The price is also very reasonable for a book of this quality. Unfollow rizzoli books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Lopez garcia, strange and intensely detailed images. Please note that the binding has come unglued please see pictures for details and needing careful handling. Get the best deals on antonio lopez when you shop the largest online selection at. Lopez garcia had printouts of works, such as sinforoso and josefa, 1955, hanging throughout his studio. I was very interested to learn who this artist was who seemed to have influenced so many european painters. Roberto rosenman realism has been a problematic style in the 20th century.
An artist of many moods and styles, he depicts photorealistic street scenes that thrust the viewer into their sweeping perspectives. Bloomberg news a new book pays homage to a fashion illustrator who redrew history. Buy antonio lopez garcia book online at low prices in. May, 2008 entrevista al pintor antonio lopez garcia antonio lopez garcia interview duration. All the information that lopez garcia accessed on contemporary art was derived from library books at the school. A book on the career of antonio lopez, antonio lopez. Rizzoli book chicos a love story clothing fashion design. Universe and skira rizzoli are imprints of rizzoli. She cautions me that her translation might not be perfect but i think its good enough to share.
Francisco calvo serrallers essay discusses themes in lopezs magical realism. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Interview by michael brenson with antonio lopez garcia, in antonio lopez garcia, ed. Fashion, art, sex, and disco, just came out this week. Edward sullivans essay focuses on lopez s realist sculpture. A must have for those who are fans of the work of the greatest living realist. Antonio lopez february 11, 1943 march 17, 1987 was a fashion illustrator whose work appeared in such publications as vogue, harpers bazaar, elle, interview and the new york times.
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