#Santiago Michalek

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Kessel Run by Santiago Michalek

Santiago Michalek specilises in oil paintings of varaious modes of transport, from horses and cars to hot air baloons and trains. They really are quite beautiful and i love the worn, used look that he’s able to inject into his paintings. Santiago states in his bio that he is fascinated by the concept of time in his subject. The effect of time on the machine, when it was built and how the machine…

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Santiago Michalek

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Blue Rain Gallery

SANTIAGO MICHALEK

New PaintingsNovember 30 – December 8, 2018

Art Walk and Reception: Friday, November 30th from 5 - 7pm

https://blueraingallery.com/

Santiago H. Michalek was born near Buenos Aires, Argentina. His artistic ability presented itself early in life, following the influence of his grandfather, who introduced him to drawing. Santiago warmly recalls how, as a child, he and his grandfather drew horses while sitting on the veranda of his childhood home. Those intimate moments sparked a lifelong passion in Santiago, who has been advancing his craft as an artist and a painter ever since. In 2003, Santiago started his own business, restoring vintage models of Volkswagen beetles and buses. He successfully turned his hobby of tinkering and love for VWs into a profitable business with multiple restoration projects. He also began to notice that VW owners shared a certain common quirk: each was completely devoted to Volkswagen vehicles, often passionately so. This fierce devotion resonated with Santiago, whose fondness for VWs compelled him to become a master on the vehicles, with a near encyclopedic knowledge of their makes and models throughout the car company’s history. Though Santiago’s VW paintings naturally reflect his love for VWs, he also enjoys painting and drawing a broad range of subjects, particularly the human figure. In his work as a figurative painter, Santiago strives to capture the essence of day-to-day existence, rendering unforgettable figurative images with the clarity and refinement present in his VW paintings. In 2009, Santiago’s self-taught skills and formidable talent, as well as a lifetime of painting and preparation, coalesced under the guidance and encouragement of Sean Diediker and Justin Taylor at the Bridge Academy of Art. His work has since been exhibited at the Springville Museum of Art, and the Meyer Gallery in Park City. He has also received an Award of Merit in the Springville Museum of Art’s 2010 Spring Salon. Santiago currently resides in Highland, Utah, with his wife Elizabeth and their two budding artists who love to paint with their daddy.

Blue Rain Gallery

544 South Guadalupe Street Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 (505) 954-9902

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santiago michalek: iron giant 

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Santiago Michalek

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Santiago Michalek

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New art for my home office. Two by a young artist out of Utah, Santiago Michalek.

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Santiago Michalek