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Lino Lago

Lino Lago

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  • Lino Lago plays peek-a-boo with viewer’s imaginations, revealing glimpses of classical portraits with a single stroke. 

    Lino Lago is a Spanish-born artists, who continuously pushes the boundaries of contemporary art practices. Painting with technically traditional oil paints and inspired by the imagery of classical European portraits, Lago’s work has a distinctly contemporary feel.

     

    The artist began to explore the juxtapositions that arose between the formal realism of classic art and the abstract aesthetics of contemporary art in earlier projects including Paint Over Paint. Whilst influenced by the art academies of the late 18th and early 19th century, there is no doubt that both, conceptually and visually, Lago’s work belongs to the milieu of contemporary art.

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    In his UK debut solo exhibition Fake Abstract, the artist treats his viewers to snippets of a portrait through squiggles across monochrome canvases. The audience is left to wonder if a full Renaissance-like painting actually exists underneath the solid block of colour? Or maybe the artist deliberately painted small portions of a portrait on the small surface? In any case, the eye-catching series lets us indulge in the juxtaposition of contemporary and classic art.

     

    The distinctly bold abstract line disturbs the conventional portrait form, imitating the mark of a digital brush. But doing so, Lago re-claims traditional artistic methods and, in a way, critiques the contemporary art world’s notions of operating outside of any historical context. Instead, he alludes to the history of art. His distinct minimalist use of line and abstract shape succeeds in creating beautifully striking works as well as discussing theoretical concepts of reality.

     

    Lino Lago was born in Spain in 1973 and graduated from the Universidad Complutense in Madrid. He has exhibited individually since 1997 in several institutions including the Museum of Contemporary Art of A Coruña and the deputation of Ourense, as well as George Adams gallery in New York and Bredgade-Kunsthandel gallery in Copenhagen, Denmark. He has also exhibited collectively at ARCO Madrid, Pulse Art Fair in Miami, and Project Art Fair in Miami.

     

    Lago has received a number of prizes and mentions such as the Vilnius City Arts Award in Lithuania and the Artist Award under 25 years of the Buen Retiro Park in Madrid. His work is also present in public collections, including the Harvard Business School in Boston and the Flint Institute of Arts, USA.

  • Works
    • Lino Lago, Fake Abstract (Jacob Ferdinand Voet), 2021
      Fake Abstract (Jacob Ferdinand Voet), 2021£ 8,000.00
    • Lino Lago, Fake Abstract (Boucher), 2020
      Fake Abstract (Boucher), 2020£ 3,300.00
    • Lino Lago, Fake Abstract (Bouguereau), 2020
      Fake Abstract (Bouguereau), 2020
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    • Lino Lago, Fake Abstract (Ingres), 2020
      Fake Abstract (Ingres), 2020
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    • Lino Lago, Fake Abstract (Jacob Ferdinand Voet), 2020
      Fake Abstract (Jacob Ferdinand Voet), 2020
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    • Lino Lago, Fake Abstract (Joseph Karl Stieler), 2020
      Fake Abstract (Joseph Karl Stieler), 2020
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    • Lino Lago, Fake Abstract (Pietro Antonio Rotari), 2020
      Fake Abstract (Pietro Antonio Rotari), 2020
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    • Lino Lago, Fake Abstract (Winterhalter, Queen Victoria), 2020
      Fake Abstract (Winterhalter, Queen Victoria), 2020
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  • Exhibitions
    • London Art Fair 2022

      London Art Fair 2022

      21 - 24 Apr 2022
      Rhodes Contemporary Art is delighted to be taking part in the 34th annual London Art Fair at The Business Design Centre, 21st - 24th April 2022 (Booth G3). Featuring a...
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    • Summer Exhibition .21

      Summer Exhibition .21

      22 Jul - 28 Aug 2021
      Rhodes Contemporary Art is proud to present our Summer Exhibition 2021, showcasing a dynamic collection of contemporary emerging and mid-career artists working now. Kicking-off what will become an annual group...
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    • FAKE ABSTRACT

      FAKE ABSTRACT

      Lino Lago 1 Jul - 30 Aug 2020
      After much anticipation, Rhodes Contemporary Art takes great pleasure in presenting the UK debut solo exhibition of Spanish artist Lino Lago.   The show will display new original works, from...
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  • News
    • Lino Lago Gold Edition releasing 16.02.22

      Lino Lago Gold Edition releasing 16.02.22

      Lino Lago 'Fake Abstract (Boucher) Gold' Limited Edition February 10, 2022
      We are pleased to announce that Rhodes Editions will be releasing a brand-new Lino Lago Gold edition this month! The edition will launch on our...
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    • Lino Lago Debut Solo Show

      Lino Lago Debut Solo Show

      July 2, 2020
      ‘FAKE ABSTRACT’ by artist Lino Lago went on view this week. After closing its doors to the public during months of lockdown, the gallery is...
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    • Lino Lago in Italian Vogue

      Lino Lago in Italian Vogue

      January 18, 2019
      We are so proud to see our Lino Lago being featured in Italian Vogue! Lino Lago is a Spanish artist we have been representing for...
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