January 16, 2011 at 9:27 am posted in news
New collection of watercolours from 2010
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:
January 6, 2010 at 8:00 pm posted in commissions, news
The finished portrait
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
September 19, 2009 at 7:43 pm posted in commissions, news
Antonio at work on a current commission
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
March 15, 2009 at 9:07 pm posted in exhibitions, news
“From Cadiz to Venice” New Exhibition in April
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.
November 9, 2008 at 6:39 pm posted in exhibitions
Upcoming Agudo Exhibition in Seville
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.
June 1, 2008 at 7:39 pm posted in exhibitions
Exhibition “Upon the Paper”
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.
June 2, 2007 at 7:44 pm posted in exhibitions
Exhibition “Cadiz against the Light”
Cadiz against the Light
June - July 2007
Exhibition of large watercolours titled “Cadiz against the light” in the Foundation Cajasol in Cadiz.