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Friday, July 10, 2009

Fernando Viciente: Beauty is only skin deep.

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FERNANDO VICIENTE IS A MADRID ARTIST who is far more versatile than the series of paintings shown here. Though this series of paintings caught my eye, I am just as impressed with his paintings of celebrities, maps and magazine illustration.

These paintings, with their turquoise ground, appears to take fashion illustration to a new, macabre place. Surreal and anatomically grotesque, these paintings make a statement about beauty.

Do yourself a favor and look here, and you’ll see what I mean about this talented artists’ versatility.

4 comments:

  1. WOW! These are amazing. I especially like the second to last one.

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  2. Where do you find these amazing things? These are wonderful... remind me of those medieval tableaux that show the futility of beauty.

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  3. Juancala-- I love it! I wish I had named the post "The Futility of Beauty."

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  4. reblogged: http://savevsdeath.blogspot.com/2009/07/illustrator-fernando-vicente.html

    thanks for sharing yet again!

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