Antonio Agudo

New collection of watercolours from 2010

leticia — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 08:27:05 +0000

Agudo continues his close connection to México, also, from a few years back, due to family ties, and visits the country every year. On one of those trips, he discovered a new extraordinary destination and new pictorial theme in the Copper Canyon, or rather, canyons, since it’s made up of 20 different natural canyons and crests. Situated in the state of Chihuahua, in the Tarahumara mountains, which are part of the Eastern side of the Sierra Madre mountain range, they are only accessible by train, the famous Chihuahua-Pacific or Chepe. The canyon’s volcanic rock gives the walls a copper-green colour, where the name originates.

From that trip originates a new collection of watercolours, on which he has been working for the last two years. Here is a taste of the collection:

The finished portrait

leticia — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:00:03 +0000

The portrait of the former President of the Spanish Estate Council, Sr. D. José Manuel Romay Becaría, that Agudo started to work on at the end of 2008, was completed and presented in Madrid last November 2009.

The finished portrait

Antonio at work on a current commission

leticia — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:43:45 +0000

The artist started work on an portrait commissioned by the Spanish government in November 2008. The portrait of the former President of the Spanish Estate Council will be ready and unveiled in November 2009.

In the photos, Antonio is hard at work in his studio in Seville last July, finalizing the composition and choice of head and hands for the portrait in its final proportions. Before such process, and particularly for portraits, the artist likes to try different compositions and choices of details in small colour sketches.

Working on the final portrait

Working on the head

One of the small sketches stands on the floor behind him

Detail of the mixing table and brushes

The portrait in its initial stages

“From Cadiz to Venice” New Exhibition in April

leticia — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:07:09 +0000

Cadiz watercolours

15th April - 30th May 2009

Before his solo exhibition in Alcalá de Guadaira in May this year, Agudo will be showing a selection of his Cadiz watercolours in a joint exhibition with his friend and colleague Manuel Arcenegui titled “From Cadiz to Venice”. Arcenegui will be exhibiting a selection of his series of oil paintings of Venice.

The exhibition will be held in the Gallery Abades 47, of the same address, located in Seville’s historic arabic quarter of the Barrio Santa Cruz.

Upcoming Agudo Exhibition in Seville

leticia — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:39:45 +0000

7th May - 7th June 2009

New exhibition of the painter’s landscapes, part of the series Contemporary Andalusian Landscape Artists sponsored by the Foundation Cajasol from Seville. Museum of Alcalá de Guadaíra, Seville, 7th May - 7th June 2009.

Exhibition “Upon the Paper”

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Exhibition: Upon the Paper

June - August 2008

Exhibition “Upon the Paper” in the Casa de la Provincia, Seville. Retrospective exhibition of drawings, watercolours and temperas of landscapes and human figures.

Exhibition “Cadiz against the Light”

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Cadiz against the Light

June - July 2007

Exhibition of large watercolours titled “Cadiz against the light” in the Foundation Cajasol in Cadiz.