Ceesepe

"CEESEPE"; CARLOS SÁNCHEZ PÉREZ (Madrid, 1958 - 2018).
Untitled, 1982.
Acrylic on canvas.
Signed and dated on the bottom.
Measurements: 50 x 66 cm; 56 x 72 cm (frame).

In this painting, Ceesepe opts for a limited color palette, in the manner of contrasting grisaille on a black background with a white checkered background reminiscent of a chessboard. The composition shows naked figures intertwined, a convoluted orgy in which expressions of ecstasy mingle with bewilderment, and sharp elements suggest tension or conflict.

The characteristic style of Ceesepe, a key figure of the Spanish counterculture of the eighties (Movida Madrileña) is translated here into a drawing that draws from comics and is based on the stylization of figures and extreme postures, seeking maximum visual impact.

Painter, illustrator and cartoonist, Ceesepe was one of the protagonists of the Movida Madrileña, and began his career in the world of underground comics in the mid-seventies in Barcelona, in contact with Max, Nazario and Mariscal, among others. He published comics in the magazines "Star" and "Bésame mucho", and in 1980 he made the poster for Almodóvar's "Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón". In 1982 an exhibition was dedicated to him at the Menéndez Pelayo University, and two years later he became one of the best-selling authors at ARCO. Some time later he left the comic and focused on painting, exhibiting his work in Madrid, Amsterdam, Paris, Geneva and New York, among other cities. His work has been collected in books such as "El difícil arte de mentir", "París-Madrid", "Libro blanco" or "El arte de morir", and in 2011 the Spanish Council of Ministers awarded him the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts. Ceesepe is currently represented in several private collections, as well as in the Museum of Contemporary Art of Madrid, the Ateneo of the same city, etc.