September 8 - October 16, 2018

Antonio Santín was born in Madrid, Spain in 1978. He received his Degree in Fine Arts from Universidad Complutense de Madrid in 2005. He has exhibited internationally and is represented in the collections of Centre national des arts plastiques, Paris and numerous private collections worldwide. Public installations include a permanent sculpture commissioned by the city of Madrid in 2003. Antonio Santín lives and works in New York.
Santín constructs eerie, arresting compositions that simultaneously attract and unsettle in their evocative depictions of sublimated desire. He orchestrates elaborate still-lifes, manipulating both objects and the human form to construct a space he describes as “more real than reality itself.” He creates a visceral tension between surface and space with a range of techniques that incorporate both the technical foundations of classical painting and unexpected alterations to the qualities of oil paint to re-assemble the sensory experiences of everyday life. Deeply rooted in the tradition of Spanish Tenebrism as well as his own training as a sculptor, Santín juxtaposes flattened planes with tangible forms carved by light and shadow to create a continuous perceptual dialogue in each work. The rug series evolved from his ongoing interest in the opacity of fabric as a device to obscure with abstract patterns and textures. Each of these works brings the background into the foreground while a discernible shape hovers beneath the surface.
Selected Works

Música Ligera
2020
Oil on canvas
35.4 x 45.3 inches (90 x 115 cm)

Gaslighting Minuet
2020
Oil on canvas
84.6 x 59.1 inches (250 x 150 cm)

Toast to Ashes
2020
Oil on canvas
59 x 84.6 inches (150 x 215 cm)

El Arbol de la Vidilla
2020
Oil on canvas
49 x 79 inches (124.5 x 200.7 cm)

Elevator Pitch
2019
Oil on canvas
60 x 78.8 inches (152.4 x 200.2 cm)

Pet Insurance
2019
Oil on canvas
51.2 x 70.9 inches (130 x 180 cm)

Coral Greed
2018
Oil on Canvas
70.8 x 78.7 inches (180 x 200 cm)

Cajón Desastre
2018
Oil on Canvas
70.8 x 78.7 inches (180 x 200 cm)

Apaña
2018
Oil on Canvas
70.8 x 78.7 inches (180 x 200 cm)

Inappropriate Predictions
2017
Oil on Canvas
67 x 71 inches (170 x 180 cm)

Win Win Way Out
2017
Oil on Canvas
50 x 89 inches (127 x 226 cm)

Yes To Octopus
2017
Oil on Canvas
47 x 86 inches (119.4 x 218 cm)

Honeymoon
2017
Oil on Canvas
71.5 inches (182 cm) diameter

Honeymoon, 2017 (Detail)

Tinder Trap
2016
Oil on Canvas
66 x 97 inches (167.6 x 246.3 cm)

Horror Vacui
2016
Oil on Canvas
59 x 98 inches (149.9 x 248.9 cm)

Been There Done That
2015
Oil on Canvas
59 x 98.5 inches (149.9 x 250.2 cm)

Wuhao
2014
Oil on canvas
67 x 99 inches (170 x 251 cm )