Andrés Gil: "Huellas Dominicanas"

Andres Gil is an artist with a large professional carrier. He was born on July 29, 1949 and started to paint in 1966. He registered the “Artium” Academy and finished his drawing and painting studies at the Circle of Fine Arts in Madrid.

In 1982, Andres was given Silver Medal at the Printmps d’Arles, France. He worked as an illustrator for some magazines such as Campaña, Sur Express, Gran Reserva.

During 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989 y 1991, Gil attended Los Talleres de Arte Actual (The current art workshops) and he was selected by painters Juan Hernández Pijoán, Eduardo Arroyo, José Luís Alexanco, José Guerrero, Lucio Muñoz and Elena Asins.

In 1988, Gil created Grupo Triángulo (The triangle group) along with painters Jordana Jimeno and Victor Ceprián Cortés.

Throughout these years, Gil participated in many collective exhibitions and he carried put individual exhibitions in Sapin, France, Italy, Rumany, Mexico and Cuba.

About the exhibition taking place at the Dominican Republic to France, the artist says:

I have selected a series of works for this exhibition that can be included within the title Huellas and that form two groups very different providing different treatments on the same theme.

From one part, we have a series of huellas (recalls) that have left in my memory as result of my frequent travels to Dominican Republic. A country which vegetation, light, and colors have determined my colors palette. These paintings are my modest tribute to Dominican Republic.

There is another series, huellas or marks created due to nature or by the human beings in the environment or our daily environment.

These pictures show an abstract appearance but they are totally realist sine they reproduce fragments coexisting with us, and we can see them in walls of monuments, walls of buildings or even being part of architectonic things that can provide us a different vision regarding to its conventional aspect, even showing a shocking ugliness but not lack of artistic attractive.

At least to me, some of these huellas are worth to be shown in canvas.

This group of works, which are created with technique combining photography, digital treatment and painting show my most recent work.

Collections:

The Andrés Gil’s work is in diverse private collections and institutions, such as:
Caja de Ahorros de Burgos, Spain
Ayuntamiento de Pedraza, Segovia, Spain
M.I.D.A.C. Museum Macerata, Italy
National Library. Madrid, Spain
Jaén Provincial Museum, Spain
Museum of San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid, Spain.