Tomás Sánchez (1948) is a Cuban painter and engraver, known for his landscapes. Sánchez is the most expensive living Cuban painter. Usually, critics and curators have linked his work to the experience of meditation.
Sánchez is the eldest of two sons of a middle-class family; his father was a sugar worker and businessman and his mother shared with him the sensibility for painting.
At 16, in 1964, he moved to Havana and began to study painting at the National Academy of Fine Arts San Alejandro. In 1966 he interrupted his studies and later, in 1967, moved to the newly founded National Art School (ENA), where he graduated in 1971. Also in 1971, he was awarded the First Prize of Drawing for Young Artists at the National Exhibition of Arts.
From his graduation until 1976, Sánchez remained in the National Art School as an engraving professor; in 1975 won the First Prize in Painting and the First Prize in Lithography at the National Salon of Professors and Instructors of Art in Havana. From 1976 to 1978, Sánchez worked as a stage designer at the Teatro de Muñecos (Children's Theater) of the Ministry of Culture (Cuba).
In 1980 he won the First Prize at the XIX Edition of the International Prize of Drawing Joan Miró, for his work Desde las aguas blancas, which launched his international career. The following year, he had an exhibition at the Joan Miró Foundation, Centre of Contemporary Art in Barcelona, Spain.
His work has been exhibited in over 30 countries. Among his most significant personal exhibitions include Tomás Sánchez. Retrospective at the National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana, Cuba (1985); Tomás Sánchez. Different Worlds at the Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, (1996). In May 2008, Sánchez celebrated his 60th birthday with a big show at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Monterrey Mexico.
© 2019. All content on this blog is protected by international copyright laws All images are copyrighted © by Tomás Sánchez. Apart from fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, the use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained. All images used for illustrative purposes only
Sánchez is the eldest of two sons of a middle-class family; his father was a sugar worker and businessman and his mother shared with him the sensibility for painting.
At 16, in 1964, he moved to Havana and began to study painting at the National Academy of Fine Arts San Alejandro. In 1966 he interrupted his studies and later, in 1967, moved to the newly founded National Art School (ENA), where he graduated in 1971. Also in 1971, he was awarded the First Prize of Drawing for Young Artists at the National Exhibition of Arts.
From his graduation until 1976, Sánchez remained in the National Art School as an engraving professor; in 1975 won the First Prize in Painting and the First Prize in Lithography at the National Salon of Professors and Instructors of Art in Havana. From 1976 to 1978, Sánchez worked as a stage designer at the Teatro de Muñecos (Children's Theater) of the Ministry of Culture (Cuba).
In 1980 he won the First Prize at the XIX Edition of the International Prize of Drawing Joan Miró, for his work Desde las aguas blancas, which launched his international career. The following year, he had an exhibition at the Joan Miró Foundation, Centre of Contemporary Art in Barcelona, Spain.
His work has been exhibited in over 30 countries. Among his most significant personal exhibitions include Tomás Sánchez. Retrospective at the National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana, Cuba (1985); Tomás Sánchez. Different Worlds at the Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, (1996). In May 2008, Sánchez celebrated his 60th birthday with a big show at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Monterrey Mexico.
© 2019. All content on this blog is protected by international copyright laws All images are copyrighted © by Tomás Sánchez. Apart from fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, the use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained. All images used for illustrative purposes only
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| Mr. Tomás Sánchez |
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| Tomas Sanche"s landscape paintings have launched him up to the highlight of the contemporary arts |
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| 1990, Aguas ocultas en la selva |
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| 1990, Hombre y Arroyo |
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| 1993, Orilla |
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| 1995, Buscador de un Lugar a la Orilla |
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| 1995, La Luz diagonal y el contemplator |
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| 1995, Meditator a las Ocho am |
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| 1995, Retorno al Palmar de la Laguna |
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| 1996, Meditador entre aguas |
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| 1998, Nundación de rio se aquas blancas |
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| 2000, La Espera |
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| 2001, Orilla |
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| 2001, Tree Island |
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| 1994, Orilla |
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| 2005, Buscador de paisajes |
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| 2005, The Cave of the Heart |
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| 2008, Cascada con dos contempladores |
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| 2009, Visión de orilla |
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| 2013, Los Cuatros Elementos |
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| 2015, Contemplador de la cascada |
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| 2016, Orilla |
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| 2016, Untitled |
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| 2017, Thought Cloud |
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| 2018, Meditador, laguna, nube |
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| 2018, Meditador, nube, río |
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| A la Orilla |
sublime
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