Andrew Salgado – Canadian Art Junkie https://canadianartjunkie.com Visual Arts from Canada & Around the World Mon, 29 Apr 2024 13:44:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/canadianartjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-enchanted-owl-1.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Andrew Salgado – Canadian Art Junkie https://canadianartjunkie.com 32 32 25387756 Andrew Salgado https://canadianartjunkie.com/2024/04/29/andrew-salgado/ https://canadianartjunkie.com/2024/04/29/andrew-salgado/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2024 13:44:08 +0000 https://canadianartjunkie.com/?p=51074

Andrew Salgado’s vibrantly saturated paintings depict fantastical settings inhabited by nude figures dramatically posing alongside symbolic objects and shapes.

Annotated Nabokov, oil and oil pastel on linen, 2023, 240 x 200 cm via Beers London

The Canadian artist, based in Britain, is regarded as one of his generation’s leading figurative painters.

PRINCE MOMBI. 300x210cm / 120×80” via Instagram

Inspired by a wide range of literary and art historical references, Salgado continuously experiments with various media — including oil, pastels, spray paint, and collage.

Only Fools and Horses, oil and oil pastel on linen, 2023, 240 x 200 cm via Artsy

“While Salgado’s works are strongly characterized by their playful theatricality, they are also deeply introspective, presenting poetic musings on masculinity, identity, and emotional vulnerability,” his gallery says.

Bonjour Tristesse , 2023, oil and oil pastel on linen, 240x200cm via Beers London

Salgado received a BFA from University of British Columbia in 2005 and a Master of Fine Art (Hons). Chelsea College of Art. London, England in 2009).

Installation view, Tomorrow I’ll be Perfect exhibition, Saatchi Gallery

He has exhibited worldwide, with solo shows including London, New York, Tokyo, Miami, Toronto, Cape Town, Sydney, and throughout Europe. In 2017, Salgado was the youngest artist ever to receive a survey exhibition at The Canadian High Commission in London.

Image at top of post: The Rites (2023), oil & oil pastel on linen, 300x400cm.

Andrew Salgado website, here.

His Instagram, here.

Beers London, which represents him, here.

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