Fabian Perez, 1967 | Figurative painter

For Fabian Perez, the purpose of art is to perpetuate beauty: "That is what I am always striving for. God created the world and embellished it with the wonders of nature.

I think it is the artist’s job to embellish it with his work.

I am constantly fighting for a more romantic world, one where the woman and the man have defined roles and power isn’t always the goal.

I would like to say that it is not important what you have, but how you enjoy it".

Fabian Perez, 1967 | Male painting

Growing up in Argentina, Fabian Perez developed a fondness for art through his parents, who possessed strong creative sides but were never professional artists.

His mother drew, and it rubbed off on Perez, who excelled in art classes and painted murals on the walls of his school at his teachers' requests.

Fabian Perez, 1967 | Flamenco Dancers

Growing up in Argentina, Fabian Perez developed a fondness for art through his parents, who possessed strong creative sides but were never professional artists.

His mother drew, and it rubbed off on Perez, who excelled in art classes and painted murals on the walls of his school at his teachers' requests.

Ricardo Celma, 1975 | Magical realism painter

Ricardo Celma is considered one of the greatest references of contemporary realism.

His work has a mix of influences, are present the elements of Baroque, Flemish painting, Magical realism and hyperrealism.

Ricardo Celma was born in Buenos Aires.

His artistic vocation showed up at the early age of 5 when he started attending to an art workshop and he continued to do so for 20 years.

Francesca (Fanny) Carlini | Fruttivendolo veneziano

Francesca (Fanny) Carlini (Venezia, 1859-1944), figlia del ritrattista Giulio Carlini (Venezia, 1826-1887), segue con buon successo la strada del padre.

E’ una delle prime donne a diplomarsi all’Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, intraprendendo poi una carriera che la vedrà vincitrice nel 1884 della Medaglia d’argento del Crystal Palace a Londra.

Pope Francis: "Dear Poets, help us Dream"

Below is the letter Pope Francis wrote for the book 'Verses to God: An Anthology of Religious Poetry (italian).

Dear poets,

I know that you hunger for meaning, and that is why you reflect on how faith questions life.

This "meaning" cannot be reduced to a concept. No, it is a comprehensive meaning that encompasses poetry, symbols, and feelings.

The true meaning is not found in the dictionary - that's the meaning of words, and words are merely tools to express everything within us.

Juan Brufal, 1973 | Digital painter

Juan Carlos Brufal is a digital artist who has born in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Based in Mar del Plata, Argentina, Brufal is self-taught who has been practicing art for 10 years.

Among Brufal's notable influences are masters such as Picasso, Dalì, Van Gogh, Michelangelo, Andy Warhol, Man Ray and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Their work has left a profound mark on his artistic vision and contributed to the uniqueness and evocative narrative of Brufal's artworks.

Hermann Hesse / Fabian Perez | Così vanno le stelle..

Così per la lor via vanno le stelle,

incomprese, immutabili!

Tu, mentre noi ci dibattiamo in vincoli,

di luce in luce ascendi.

Tu, la cui vita è tutta di splendore!

E se dalle mie tenebre

devo tendere a te braccia nostalgiche

sorridi e non m'intendi.

Pedro Salinas | Ciò che tu sei.. / Lo que eres.. / What you are..

Ciò che tu sei

mi distrae da ciò che tu dici.

Lanci parole veloci

inghirlandate di risa,

e m’inviti ad andare

dove mi vorranno condurre.

Fabian Perez

Fabian Perez, 1967 | Neo-emotionalism painter

"Neo-Emotionalism starts in the moment I decide to go to my studio, that's the prelude to that sublime, almost magical moment.

I go with determination, always alone.

I choose the canvas I will paint on.

I study a bit where to start, since I am not methodical.

I choose the colors I will use, and once I put them on my palette I start "not thinking" or concentrating on what I'm doing, and I start painting from that state of mind that deepens as I go on" - Fabian Perez.

Benito Quinquela Martín (1890-1977)

Argentine painter Benito Quinquela Martín is considered the port painter-par-excellence and one of the most popular Argentine painters. His paintings of port scenes show the activity, vigor and roughness of the daily life in the port of La Boca.

Early years

His birthday could not be determined precisely as he was abandoned on March 20, 1890 at an orphanage with a note that stated "This kid has been baptized, and his name is Benito Juan Martín". From his physical appearance, the nuns who found him deduced that he should be around twenty days old; thus March 1 is regarded as his birthday.

Luis Cohen Fusé (1944-2019) | Figurative painter

Cohen Fusé born in Buenos Aires (Argentina). Studied Ceramics at the School of Fine Arts - Mar del Plata (Argentina). Graduated in Architecture at the Buenos Aires State University.

Studied engraving and lithography at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona.

In 1988 he signed a contract with the Vorpal Gallery of New York. Participates in exhibitions in the USA: New York and San Francisco, and also in Canada..

Martin Llamedo, 1980 | Figurative painter

Martin Llamedo was born in Argentina, where he currently lives and paints. At a young age he studied ceramic and sculpture with Hector Alves.

During his time at the university he was taught by Domingo Florio, Carlos Carmona, Alfredo Portillos, Julio Flores, Salvador Constanzo, and art theory by Castillo, Magaz, Dragosky and Laurenzi.

Leonard Cohen / Fabian Perez | The Stranger Song

It's true that all the men you knew were dealers

Who said they were through with dealing

Every time you gave them shelter

I know that kind of man.

It's hard to hold the hand of anyone

Who is reaching for the sky just to surrender.

Marco Ortolan, 1973

Marco Ortolan - "Drawing is the fundamental basis of my painting, it is what keeps it afloat. I pay particular attention to composition and light. Our role as an artist is to awaken the spirit and sensitivity of the viewer as art is linked to the spirit".

Marco Ortolan was born in Arquitecto, Argentina.

Since 1985 he trained in the plastic arts at the Miguel Perez Macias Academy where he developed Drawing and Painting with references to the Italian Renaissance and French Impressionism.

Leonor Fini | Surrealist painter

Léonor Fini, original name Eleonora Fini (born August 30, 1907, Buenos Aires, Argentina-died January 18, 1996, Paris, France), Argentine-born Surrealist artist known for her Gothic paintings that explore female identity.

The use of symbolic, mythological imagery, in particular that of a sphinx (a creature with a lion’s body and a human head), became the trademark of her work.

Fini’s parents separated when she was a baby, and she was raised by her mother in Trieste, Italy.

As a child, she was fascinated by death and decay and visited the Trieste morgue to make anatomy sketches of the cadavers.

Vito Campanella | Surrealist / Metaphysics painter

Vito Campanella (1932-2014)🎨 was an Argentine painter of Italian origin born in Monopoli, Bari, Italy.

Before establishing himself in Buenos Aires in 1955, Campanella studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Brera in Milan and in cultural centers of important European artists.

After more than 50 years devoted to painting, Vito Campanella is a universal artist, a renowned painter called Master by the prestigious Swiss dictionary "Art Leaders of the World".

Argentine Art History and Sitemap

Argentina has a rich history of different types of art.

Throughout the centuries it has changed, and finally became what it is today.

An Argentine painting refers to all the pictorial production done in the country of Argentina throughout the centuries.

Fabian Perez, 1967

Diego Dayer, 1978 | Figurative painter

Argentine painter Diego Dayer was born in Rafaela, Provincia de Santa Fé.

He began his art in Marcela Grosso´s workshop, plastic artist in his natal City. Afterwards he began to study painting in the “Escuela de Arte de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba”. He has participated in numerous group shows in Cordoba, Rafaela y Capital Federal, in Argentina. In 2002, he made his solo debut in “Cerrito Gallery” Cordoba.

The work of this talented and young artist has a promising future. His creations, figures with different levels of reality, reflect the mystery and experiences from his own past. The mastery and clarity of his painting seldom is seen in such a young artist.

Vito Campanella | Surrealist / Metaphysics painter

Although Vito Campanella (1932-2014) started to paint at the age of 14 in his native Monopoli, his love for visual arts began much earlier.

He was born in 1932 and endured the sorrow, agony and shortage that surrounded World War II.

In the aftermath of the armed conflict, daily life in Southern Italy changed forever.

Allied planes crisscrossing the sky and ceaseless bombings left indelible memories he later translated into works of art.