228 - ANTÓN GARCÍA PATIÑO (A Coruña, 1932–2010).

ANTÓN GARCÍA PATIÑO (A Coruña, 1932–2010). "To the Sea." Mixed media (acrylic and wax) on paper. Signed in the lower right corner. Dimensions: 21 x 18.5 cm; 45 x 45 cm (frame). The work presented here continues Patiño’s artistic language, situated halfway between figuration and expressionism. His works, a visual testament to today’s world, are characterized by the distinct outlines that define them, as well as by the strident and distorted forms of his figures. It is also worth noting his general exuberance and chromatic originality, as well as the expressive texture of his impasto, all within a vital abundance embodied in his characters—the protagonists of a body of work that seeks, above all, subjective purity. A visual artist and writer described by the American critic D. Kuspit as a “conceptual expressionist,” Antón Patiño made his solo debut in 1974, the year in which he held two solo exhibitions: at the Ceibe Gallery in A Coruña and at the Centro Lucense in Buenos Aires. Since then, he has held solo exhibitions in galleries and museums in Spain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Portugal, the United States, France, Sweden, and Germany, at prominent galleries such as Buades in Madrid, Diem & Partner in Zurich, Aline Vidal in Paris, Bruno Fachetty in New York, and Clauss & Palacios in Stuttgart. He has also participated in major group exhibitions and art fairs held in other European countries, Latin America, and Asia. He has published the books *Xeometría líquida* (1992), *Mapa ingrávido* (1992), and *Caosmos* (2007), among others, and in 1999, together with Xavier Seoane, he co-authored the manifesto “Hai suficiente infinito.” He has also created comic works (“Esquizoide,” 1978) and graphic works (“Haikús da Costa da Morte,” together with Alfonso Amada). He has several works in public spaces, including the murals at the Faculty of Philology in Santiago de Compostela and the Sargadelos factory in Monforte de Lemos, the sculptural intervention in the project to reorganize Lugo’s urban waterfront, and the painting he created at the Museo do Mar de Galicia in Alcabre. Patiño’s work is represented in the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Centro Gallego de Arte Contemporáneo, the MEIAC in Badajoz, the MACBA in Barcelona, the Artium in Vitoria, the Dobe Collection in Zurich and the Thomas Collection in Munich, the Castrelos Museum in Vigo, the Fine Arts Museums in Oviedo, Álava, and Santander, the National Library and the Municipal Museum in Madrid, and other public and private collections.