124 - ANTONIO DE FELIPE (Valencia, 1965).

ANTONIO DE FELIPE (Valencia, 1965). “Marilyn on a Red Background.” Acrylic on canvas. Signed in the lower right corner. Measurements: 130 x 130 cm. In this composition, Marilyn Monroe takes center stage against an intense red background, emphasizing the graphic, immediate, and advertising-like nature of the image. The choice of Marilyn—one of the great symbols of 20th-century mass culture—connects directly with the Pop Art tradition and with the fascination with celebrity, advertising, and the reproduced image, pioneered by Andy Warhol. With a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of San Carlos in Valencia, Antonio de Felipe began his career working as a creative director at an advertising agency—an experience that would undoubtedly shape his future painterly style. He is considered a Pop artist—or more specifically, part of the “Les noveaux Pop” movement— alongside other international artists linked to the world of Pop—in the broadest sense of the word—developing his extensive body of work across various series (Logotipos, Vacas, Cinemaspop, Popsport, among others), always maintaining a purely plastic and visual aesthetic that is clear and accessible to the general public. Color is fundamental—garish and provocative—as is the subject matter, which is very simple and direct. His creative side has led him to collaborate with Pedro Almodóvar on the film “Carne Trémula,” as well as to create transition sequences for Telemadrid and design tableware for the Santa Clara brand. He has contributed to posters, album covers, and major publications such as ByN Dominical (ABC’s Sunday magazine), El País, El Magazine (published by El Mundo), Marie Claire, ELLE, Qué leer, and Rolling Stone magazine, among others. Over the course of his more than twenty-year career, he has held over ninety solo exhibitions, both in Spain and abroad, as well as numerous group exhibitions. Her work is currently represented in the Reina Sofía Museum, the IVAM, the Sidney Besthoff Foundation in New Orleans, the Testimoni Collections of La Caixa, the Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, the Kneip Collection in Luxembourg, and the Montblanc Cultural Foundation, among other public and private collections in Spain and abroad. In addition to this national and international presence, he has participated in art fairs such as ARCO, ART COLOGNE, ART PARIS, ART BRUSSELS, ST-ART Strasbourg, and KIAF (Korea International Art Fair)—key venues for discovering the latest artistic trends.