Saturday 14 September 2013

Bodies Below


Eerie yet intricately lovely, Spanish artist Antonio Santin has created this series of oil paintings on canvas of ornate carpets covering what appears to be bodies. A little morbid i must admit, first thought would be "is he alive?" But then again we shouldn't be surprised as Santin's work often evokes a haunting sense. The New York-based artist describes his work as inviting, and a reminder to viewers that these are paintings, with a choice to believe whatever they want. He calls it "High-class entertainment"





Let's forget the bodies below these carpets for a minute, and take a look at the details in the patterns, almost realistic. I don't have any idea what there exact sizes are, but the artist paints all his work in large format for the purpose of showing off the great detail in the subject.








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