'Fernando Vicente. Universos' is a journey - along nearly 200 of his best works - which began in the 80s with his album covers, mythic copies of magazines like Madriz or La Luna de Madrid and posters, as well as some of his iconic portraits, which have marked the visual history of our country.
Fernando Vicente (Madrid, 1963) is distinguished by the stories each of his drawings tell. These are full of elegance, sometimes glamorous, but fundamentally beautiful. Vicente is first and foremost a storyteller able to penetrate the soul of the character portrayed. His drawings include realism, but also the feelings and psychology of the main figure in the picture.
Generosity with the details is something always present in his work. He achieves this with large formats. He always works standing up in front of a large easel and limiting computer use only to the final stage of completion of the work. He uses acrylic for illustrations on paper as well as paintings on canvas. As a painter, the human figure is constantly present in his work combined with other elements which Vicente has collected throughout his life, such as maps, mechanical workshop sheets or anatomical plates.
After more than 50 exhibitions, the show now held at Museo ABC is a compilation of some of his greatest works. A tour through over three decades of work of one of the key figures of the current creative scene.
Composed by two hundred original works, property of the artist, the exhibition includes a large number of portraits of famous figures and illustrations for classic books (Kafka, Jane Austen, Arthur Conan Doyle...).
The tour begins with a look at the 80's. Fernando Vicente's beginnings. There we find posters of that period, album covers and samples of Madriz and La Luna de Madrid magazines. It continues with his work for cultural and opinion press, and is followed by magazines and covers, both national and foreign.
In the section about books, the exhibition includes front pages for adult publications but also children's books and some illustrated albums.
Vincent also has a close relationship with the world of fashion. This is shown in the display through many illustrations made for major fashion magazines from our country, for both male and female fashion.
His passion for the Pin-Up world led him to work in several books, poker cards and collaborations with other general publications. This exhibition will also feature several portraits of famous people, mainly writers.
Venue.- Museo ABC. Amaniel St. number 29 - 31. 28015 - Madrid, Spain.
Date.- From 17th of March to 10th of May of 2015.
