"Every man is an artist". (Joseph Beuys)
About Cristobal Sanchez-Lopez
I was born in Barcelona, Spain in 1966. Early in my childhood, I used the white walls of my parent’s house as a big canvas and being white it gave me the opportunity to personalize them. Noticing an interest on the arts and weary of seeing me drawing everywhere, my parents decided to send me to children’s art school at age 8. There I started to do my first oils on canvas and learned different techniques, making my first art sales to neighbors and relatives.
After graduating from high school I continued my studies of the beaux arts at Pau Gargallo University in Barcelona for 9 years where I was awarded two BA degrees in Graphic Design and in Artistic Illustration and Painting. During this period I learned to be comfortable with different techniques while consecutively studying Photography and Set Design for television and stage, dedicating the time between painting and graphic design. Subsequently I had my first exhibitions at several galleries in Barcelona. During the 1992 Olympic Games I participated in the preparation of graphic designs for the Olympic Ceremonies in the same city.
With my cultural background and my exposure to the works of the European masters I have channeled my expressions through my preferred means of artistic expression such as oil, pastel, watercolor and acrylic. During the last decade, my work has been exhibited in numerous galleries in Europe and the United States. I have resided in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for the past 10 years.
Solo Exhibits
2005 -now Independent artist, New artwork posted every month here in my website.
2005 Sobre la Vida, Annta Gallery, Madrid, Spain
2004 Recent Work, Art Expressions Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2003 Classical Renaissance of Modern Times, Coral Gables International Art Center,
Atlanta, Georgia.
2002 Angels, Coral Gables International Art Center, Miami, Florida.
2000 Being Human, Being Angel, Gateway Hilton, Newark, New Jersey.
2000 En lo Mas Profundo, Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto Rico y del Caribe.
1999 Angeles y Arcangeles, Le Vintage Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Group Exhibits
2010 Gallery XO, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2007-2010 Art Frenzie, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2007-2010 Art Expressions, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2005-2006 Annta Gallery, Madrid, Spain
2005 Patou Fine art, (DCOTA) Dania Beach, FL
2005 Museo Nacional de la Havana, Cuba. (one painting in the permanent collection)
2005 Certamen Internacional de las Artes "Alicia Alonso", Madrid, Spain
2004 Encuentro, Centro de Bellas Artes, Guaynabo, PR
2002-2005 Adrian Howard Galleries, St. Petersburg. FL
2003 Gallery 421, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2002-2003 Coral Gables International Art Center, Miami, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia.
2002-2003 Adrian Howard Galleries, St. Petersburg, Florida.
2001-2002 Palm Avenue Gallery, Sarasota, Florida.
2001 Contrast, Barcelo Fine Art, Miami, Florida.
2001 Second International Art Festival, Latin American Art Museum, Miami, Florida.
2000 Latin American Roots, Latin American Art Museum, Miami, Florida.
1999 6 ante el 2000, Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto Rico y del Caribe.
1999 Obras por una Esperanza, R-G Financial Corporation, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
1998-1999 Le Vintage Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
1998-1999 Galeria Duey, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
1997-1998 Galeria del Parque, San Juan, Puerto rico.
1995 Fotomontatjes, Museu d'Art de Premia de Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
1989 Dissenys Textils, Museu Textil i de l'Estampacio, Barcelona, Spain.
1988 Art Jove, Centre Cultural "La Caixa" Badalona, Barcelona, Spain.
About Artist and Retrospective
Angels
Early works retrospective
Human Figure
Fascinated for years of classical art and illustration studies I play easily and comfortably with the male form in a variety of techniques: acrylic, watercolor, charcoal and digital. I “speak” every technique like a different language the laws of light and shadow with a contemporary reminiscence of the old masters.
My artwork is not sexual, rather intimate and comforting. It conveys the pleasure of being alone naked by ourselves. Nudity for me is that intimate moment where there is nothing to hide when we are alone with our own vulnerability.
