Fabian Perez

About

Fabian Perez, who has won countless prestigious awards for his work and was one of the official artists to the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games, will tour Clarendon Fine Art and Whitewall Galleries around the UK, beginning on April 10 at the Whitewall Galleries in London’s exclusive Westbourne Grove.

Now Based in LA, but originally from Argentina, Perez has painted many of the world’s most famous faces including footballer Lionel Messi, Pope Francis, Rihanna, Sugar Ray Leonard and UK comedy genius John Bishop and is one of the world’s most collected artists. In the past two years he has received an extraordinary five major awards: Most recently he received the International Dante Alighieri art critics’ award 2017, the International Francisco Goya curators’ award 2017 and the Art Tour International Magazine Master of Contemporary Art Award 2017.

In describing his new art collection Intimos Momentos, he says: “A quiet conversation, a pause for reflection, a passionate embrace on the dance floor…these are the intimate moments that inspire my work, that offer a fleeting glimpse of another life.”

That ‘other life’ that Perez refers to has been well-documented over the years, and all the hours he spent in the underground bars and nightclubs of Buenos Aires in his youth, which had an immense impact on his oeuvre.

His work often represents experiences and memories from his youth, portraying an interesting cast of characters ranging from seductive and beautiful women to the enigmatic man in the dark suit based on his own father, who ran nightclubs, tango clubs and bordellos.

Says Clarendon and Whitewall CEO Helen Swaby: “This spellbinding new collection of limited editions from Fabian is characterized by a passionate, narrative style and an intoxicating atmosphere. The tempo and cadence of the human figure is brought to life as his figures dance an intimate tango, while in the lone studies, there is always a beautifully conveyed sense of latent energy. We are hugely excited to welcome Fabian back to the UK to showcase his fabulous portraits and sculptures.”

UK Spring Tour Dates 2019

Whitewall Galleries:
Westbourne Grove, April 10th, 6pm-8pm
Bournemouth, April 11, 6.30pm-8.30pm
Winchester, April 12, 7pm-9pm
Chichester, April 13, 11am-1pm
Oxford, April 13, 7pm-9pm
Leamington Spa, Sunday, April 14, 11am-1pm
Cheltenham, April 14, 3pm-5pm

Clarendon Fine Art:
Marlow, April13 3.30pm-5.30pm