Antonio de Felipe

ANTONIO DE FELIPE (Valencia, 1965).
"Sorolla sailing", 2008.
Acrylic on canvas.
Signed and dated in the lower left corner.
Measurements: 200 x 200 cm.
Interpretation made by Antonio de Felipe from the famous painting "They still say that fish is expensive! Coexisting with the characters of Hanna Barberá, such as Yogi Bear, Scooby Doo or Fred Flintstone. Faithful to his characteristic language, Antonio de Felipe transforms the intensity of Joaquín Sorolla's original work into a hybrid scenario where art history, television imaginary and advertising aesthetics coexist. Sorolla's original painting, presented in 1894, dealt with the harshness of seafaring work and the living conditions of Valencian fishermen with enormous drama. Antonio de Felipe preserved the compositional structure and certain recognizable elements of the scene, but replaced the emotional tone of the original with a visual operation charged with humor, nostalgia and cultural criticism.
Antonio de Felipe, a graduate in Fine Arts from the University of San Carlos de Valencia, began his career as an advertising creative, an experience that decisively influenced his pictorial style. Considered a Pop artist, linked to the movement "Les nouveaux Pop", he develops his work in series such as Logotipos, Vacas or Cinemaspop, characterized by a clear, direct and visual aesthetic, with intense colors and simple themes oriented to the general public.
He has collaborated with Pedro Almodóvar in Carne Trémula, worked for television and design, and participated in posters, covers and publications such as ABC, El País, El Mundo, Marie Claire or Rolling Stone. With more than ninety solo exhibitions in Spain and abroad, his work is part of collections such as the Reina Sofia Museum, the IVAM or the Montblanc Foundation, and has been present in international fairs such as ARCO, ART COLOGNE or KIAF.