I found it. I love it: Antonio Saura

By Mark Kaufman

Spain. Madrid. Barcelona. Of course you go to the amazing museums. Of course you go to pay homage to Picasso, Miró, Tapies, Velázquez, Goya, Rubens, and Rafael, and on and on and on. But the best part of travel is to see and experience artists that you don’t know, or to see new works that move and inspire you. For me on my first trip to Spain I encountered many artists that I sadly did not know about. The first of this lot is the Spanish artist Antonio Saura. My god! It is downright thrilling to discover something new, at least new to me, even if it is something or someone that I should have known all along. I will happily be taking a new journey and seek out Saura’s work and life. As near as I can figure he hasn’t shown very much in America, and that is a shame. His works is diverse, painting, collage, drawing, illustration, and that is merely scratching the surface. The work itself, what little I have seen, is vibrant, bold, fun, with a vigorous and emotional line.I am just glad to have discovered this. Image from the book Antonio Suara por si mismo from Archives Antonio Saura/Lunwerg Editores. Please excuse the lousy image, but I lost my camera, shot with my iPhone.

Saura! Si!