UPCOMING SHOWUp u 20 wor*s on sbowSept. 12-Ocl 5,2A07Plus Orc Gallery89-91 Pimlico RoadItador, UKswlw 8PH(020nno-7656

Cssan SaxTANDER

toys. Artracted ro rhe form and shape ofthe Betry Boop to1,s he found, rhe series

narurally evolved from rhere."I enjoy looking for Bery Boop

figurines in souvenir shops all aroundNew York," sa1,s Santander. "Norv, I makemore of the props thar I use u,ith thecharacter to enhance the painting. Thepainring Personal Values I was suggestedby a toy mirror rhat seemed to go with aMagritte paindng which was used in thebackground. PersonalValues II puts BetryBoop into Magrirte's surrealistic room."

til/irh rhe tin boxes, Santander 6ndsthat scratches, dents and other remindersof age give the objecm a certain characrerand aesrhetic that makes rhem moredesirable.

"The old tin boxes are a rich andoriginal subject," Sanrander explairu."I choose tins based on the color, rhe

Vintage beauty

combination of whimsy andnostalgia drives Cesar Sanrandero creare his new photorealist

paintings that are focused on rwo distinctseries: one thar deals with old BetryBoop souvenirs found in shops aroundNew York and anorher based on richlyillusrrared anrique dn boxes from hishome in London.

"I like rvorking in a series because itallows me to explore a sub.iecr much morefully rhan a single painring does," says

Santander. "I discovered old tin boxes inantique stores while looking for unusualchina cups, which were an early subjecrof mine. Old objects with brighr colors,scratches, unusua.l prindng and rusr areinteresring ro paint."

The Bern. Boop paintings startedmore than 20 ,vears ago rvhen Santanderfirst srarted doing paintings of vintage

illusrrarion and the wear and tear patternon the surface. The more scratchesand marlis, the better. I find boxes atflea markets, antique shops and on theinrernet."

Santander finds that these rwodistinct series involve objects he can claimand make uniquely his own. Both objectsallow him ro creare a cerrain look and srylethat is completely original in the genre ofphotorealism.

"Coliectors like rhe fact that I am theonly painter doing many of these subjeos,"says Santander. "The photographic technique,rhe bright colors and rhe level of detail are also

very seductive ro t}re collecors. lVith these

new painrings, I have also tried ro infi.rse themwith a greater originality and a more powerfiriscale. There's humor in rhe Betty Boops andelegance in the dn boxes."

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The Gallery Says,..'Photorealist painter

Cesar Santa ndert creations

are ones of eye-popping

vibrancy and intensity,

full of enticing nostalgia

and original composition.

This show focuses on the

iconic images of Betty Boop

and antique tins."

- Maggie Boellart, DirectonPlus One Gallery

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in this new London erhibition include

)aintings of Disney characters, cravons

rnd diner still lifes. Sanrander is just

;tarting work on a new series of images

ihat he is equallt'excited about.'I am particularll, interested in tovs

iuperimposed on images of old postcards,"

:a\,s Santander. "The new image creates a

stor)i rvhich is much richer than anv of the

original parts. For all my u,ork, I used tou,ork in acrylic airbrush combined u,ith

brushed acr14ic, Noui i also brush oiipaint at the end to pror.ide an extra laver

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Price Range IndicatorOut at-a-glance Price Rnnge Indicatorshous wltat yon ct n er?ect to pay fortltis artist's worh,

Small $8,000-510,000

Medium $15,000-$18,000

Large $24,000-530,000