TOMAS CASTANO

Tomás Castaño was born in Santander (Spain) in 1953. Internationally recognized artist, Self-taught, he has forged himself through determination and enthusiasm, opting for a realistic pictorial style, to which addresses by capturing constructed and well-drawn compositions. , worrying about composition and drawing, controls perspective and also the faculties that have led him to achieve a condition of landscaper characterized by his architectural work. His work is characterized by a serene and poetic realism, which translates the artist's delight in the expression of traditional streets, buildings and facades. His paintings capture the magic of the aesthetics of the old and transmit all the warmth and humanization of the environments not transformed by the actual life. He has shown his work in group exhibitions in several countries such as the United States, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Mexico, United Kingdom, Ireland, Romania, Sweden, Germany, Netherlands, France, Portugal, Argentina, Italy and numerous individual and group exhibitions in the Spanish territory. He has represented Cantabria at the Florence Biennial in the 2005 edition. His work is recognized for the peculiar style and atmosphere that it creates in the finish of its series of old taverns. His work appears in collections in Spain, France, Australia, Portugal, Greece, Taiwan, India, United Kingdom, Austria, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States and Costa Rica. In 2012 he was invited by The General Electric Company, USA to participate in the exhibition of Hispanic Heritage Month art. In 2012 he was invited by the Bellarte Seoul-Korea Gallery to participate in the Art Fair Iberoamericana in Seoul 2012 and 2013, showing his work alongside works by prestigious artists such as Fernando Botero, Oswaldo Guayasamín, Rufino Tamayo and Roberto Fabelo. In 2015 it was selected to exhibit at the most important Asia-Pacific event ART REVOLUTION TAIPEI 2016 (Taiwan). Has been selected as a finalist in the Art Revolution Taipei Competition 2017, 2018 and 2019, obtaining the Gallery award in the last edition. In 2022 it will be in this important fair. Again in 2023 he has been a finalist in ART revolution Taipei and also invited to participate in the mentioned fair. His work is permanently exhibited at the Cromática Museum. Toledo, the only museum in the world with painted musical instruments. In February 2023, his work “Brave Bull” is the cover of the new album by the legendary band Chicago rock URGEOVERKILL, famous for the soundtrack of Quentin's film Tarantino PULP FICTION. Two of his works “Toro Bravo” and “Young man running along the Malecón” have been the cover of books “The land we step on” published in the Netherlands and “Fuácata” published in Mexico, in 2023 the work “Escaparate” was the cover of the book “Cuentos Malévolos” Revuelta-Perú publishing house. A series of works dedicated to New York in the 1930s illustrates a new edition of the book of poems “Lorca poet in New York

LIST OF RECENT EXHIBITIONS 2024 Feb-Mar- FLECHA Madrid 2024. C.C. Arturo Soria-Madrid Art Fair. 2023 Nov-Dec. Solo exhibition- Gran Casino del Sardinero- Santander Oct- SUPERFINE ART FAIR – Los Angeles Represented for Teravarna Gallery Sep- Gallery Ring BEST IN SHOW in RED. May-Jun Golden Duck Gallery- Budapest Exhibition finalist ARTbias May- Art Revolution Taipei- Taiwan Apr-Jun – Solo exhibition in Casa del Parque de los Arribes-Fermoselle (Zamora) Mar-apr- Solo exhibition SILO Art in Hortaleza-Madrid Jan. Talent Prize Award- Animals Category - ART SHOW INTERNATIONAL GALLERY - Los Angeles 2022 Nov. Talent Prize award -Urbanlandscapes Category - ART SHOW INTERNATIONAL GALLERY. -The Angels Sep.- Expo SILO 1- Sanchinarro- Madrid Jun-Aug XVI Valdepeñas Spring Salon "For the Lands of Castilla La Mancha" Jul-Oct. Kontraste Galerie- Erwitte Horm- Germany August- ART REVOLUTION TAIPEI 2021 Nov.- The other art Fair- Presented By Saatchi Art May – ART REVOLUTION TAIPEI- Mar-Apr GET ART MUSEUM- Taipei 2020 Oct.- XIII Art Route – Castelló de Empuries 2019 Dec.- Eastern Gallery- Santander Christmas Collective Oct- Only exhibition “El Corte Inglés”-Santander Aug.- East Gallery- Santander Summer Collective Apr.- Exhibition Finalist Work ART REVOLUTION TAIPEI-Taiwan 2018 May.- Exhibition Finalist Work ART REVOLUTION TAIPEI-Taiwan Jan 22- Feb 14 – BRUNO ALONSO FOUNDATION - Solo exhibition 2017 X-POWER GALLERY OF TAIPEI (TAIWAN)-FINALIST ART REVOLUTION TAIPEI Jul-Sep- LETHES ART PONTE DE LIMA-PORTUGAL 4 -20 Feb.-"GET ART MUSEUM" Taipei – Taiwan Feb 11- Mar 3 – Memory of the Cities- Individual Exp. in Espacio Garcilaso- Torrelavega (Cantabria) 4-17 Apr. – ART REVOLUTION TAIPEI- Taiwan 2016 Aug 6- Sep 4 Beer Romantics- Sharon Art Gallery- León 4Mar-15Apr.-"GET ART MUSEUM" Taipei -Taiwan 21-25 Apr. - ART REVOLUTION TAIPEI-Taiwan 2015 October 9 to 12- 8th Art Route- Castelló d’Empuries-Girona Oct 1 to 15 - NauART Space – Barcelona (Collective) Sep 8-Oct 9- Cincomonos Gallery-Barcelona (Individual) June 8 to 14 “LAOTRA Gallery” Cl. José Palafox 11-ZARAGOZA May 2015 “The last decade” LA EPIRAL GALLERY- JEREZ DE LOS CABALLEROS (Badajoz) 20 April - 16 May 2015 International Exhibition: 'Landscape and Memory'.JOHNSTON FARNHAM GALLERY Cavan town (Ireland) April 4 to May 28 1st INTERNATIONAL SPRING ART EXHIBITION 2015 - ALBONS (FIGUERES) 2014 September 19 to 27-Project Berlin 2014 (Selected work) August 19 to September 19 "SPANISH ART" Ploiesti Art Museum-Romania June-July Selected work XXI Cangas No Morrazo Biennial- Pontevedra April 4 to 30- Fiarte V Edition- Churriana de la Vega- Granada April 4 to 30- RRM Room- Madrid March 28 to April 12- International Fair. From Art of Granada Feb 12 to Mar 1 – Galeria Montsequi- Madrid January 20 to 26.CARAVAN STATION –Santander 2013 December 12 to January 15 – RRM Room – Madrid Oct 30 to Nov 3, 2013- Ibero-American Art Fair - Hamgaram Art Museum - SEOUL-KOREA Sep-Nov. 3 PORTO Show 2013  EX-POSITION 2013 -Maia- PORTO (Portugal). ADOLFO DOMÍNGUEZ Foundation - “The City” collective - Madrid, Spain. DEARTE – Medinacelli – Soria, Spain. Plural Out Project - Vila Nova de Cerveira (Portugal). Vivearte 2013 – Art Gallery María Nieves Martín-Villafranca de los Barros-Badajoz, Spain.Ibero American Contemporary Art-Ara Art- Seoul-Korea. 2012 Ibero-American Art Fair - Hamgaram Art Museum - Seoul, Korea. EMMA Art Gallery -“Urban Landscapes”   Tomás Castaño and Emilio Sotomayor, Madrid, Spain. V Route of l'ART - Castelló d'Empuries (Girona) Spain. 19ème Salon des Arts Visuels de Poitiers – France. GE's 2012 Hispanic Heritage Month Art Exhibition. Fairfield, CT (USA). KONTRASTE Art Gallery - Westfalia (Erwitte-Horn)-Germany. Collective "Welcome" - Goyart Art Gallery – Madrid, Spain. Colorful Gallery – Lisbon, Portugal. Este Art Gallery – Santander, Spain. 2nd Porto Mostra, Porto – Portugal. Second International D'Art Festival of "Hauts Du Val de Saône" France. ARTERIA Gallery-Monzón, Huesca, Spain. FIARTE-Granada, Spain. Cultural ADOLFO DOMINGUEZ Zaragoza, Spain. Goyart Art Gallery Madrid, Spain.

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