Charris facts for kids
Ángel Mateo Charris, often called Charris, is a famous Spanish painter. He was born in 1962 in Cartagena, a city in the Murcia region of Spain. Charris is known for his unique style of painting. It is part of a group of art called "neometaphysical" art. Other artists like Gonzalo Sicre and Joel Mestre also belong to this group.
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Biography
Charris was born on May 10, 1962. He studied art at the San Carlos Fine Arts College in Valencia, graduating in 1985. In the 1980s, he showed his art in many group exhibitions.
In 1988, Charris traveled to New York. There, he saw the paintings of Edward Hopper and artists from the Hudson River School. These artists greatly influenced his work. In 1989, he won the Young Photographers National Competition. This award was from the Spanish Youth Institute.
In 1997, Charris worked with Gonzalo Sicre to create a book. It was called "In the Footsteps of Hopper." In 1999, the IVAM held a big exhibition of his work. It took place at their Centro del Carmen.
Works
Charris's art style is special. It gets ideas from many places. These include comics, pop art, and the look of comic books. He also gets ideas from noir cinema (dark detective movies). A very important artist for him is Edward Hopper.
In his paintings, you can often see hints of art history. He also connects his work to different books and stories. Charris's art often refers to other artists like Spilliaert, Ruscha, Rothko, Morandi, and De Chirico. He really enjoys travel literature, and this shows in his art too.
His paintings are found in many important art collections. Some of these include the Fundación Argentaria and the Coca-Cola Foundation. His work is also in the Bancaixa Collection and the Collection Testimoni La Caixa. You can also see his art at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia. Other places include the IVAM and Artium of Vitoria.
Major exhibitions
Here are some of the most important solo exhibitions of Charris's work:
- 'Who's afraid of the Turner Prize'. T20 Gallery. Murcia. May 2010.
See also
In Spanish: Ángel Mateo Charris para niños
