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'When the Story Begins' (2005) £360.00

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'When the Story Begins' (2005)

Giclee print, edition of 495
Signed by the artist

Fabian Perez

1967

Fabian Perez grew up outside Buenos Aires in a turbulent world of political upheaval during the post-Peron military regime. Such a childhood could not fail to impact on every area of his life including his artistic ethos, especially when taken in conjunction with his unconventional upbringing.

At the age of 9 he became fascinated with the paintbrush, and using watercolours and tempera he painted portraits of his friends and family. His mother, Edua Herreria, a beautiful Brazilian women, met his father, a handsome and charismatic ladies’ man, Antonio Perez, in the late 1950s in Campana, a small city outside Buenos Aires. They married and had four children of whom Fabian is the youngest.

Edua was the creative force in Fabian’s life and Antonio was the inspiration for his work. Perez witnessed his father’s unorthodox and often difficult life, portraying him in his paintings as ‘the cool guy’ outside nightclubs and bordellos. Antonio owned a number of brothels and illegal nightclubs in Campana, and was frequently chased and closed down by the police. Nevertheless the young Fabian was constantly exposed to beautiful women who could seduce a man ‘simply by lighting a cigarette’. Today we see these ‘ladies of the night’ exquisitely portrayed in many of Perez’s paintings - memories of his youth and the nightlife he observed.

In 1987 Fabian Perez began travelling; after six months in Rio he took up residence in Padova, near Venice, where he stayed for seven years, studying and painting daily before moving on to Okinawa, Japan. He finally decided to experience a different side of life in the USA, and in Los Angeles he worked as a busboy and a model, and ran odd jobs for Universal Studios. With his days full, he painted throughout the night and considers this the most creative period of his life.

Fabian Perez wishes not to categorise his style as he does not want to limit himself or his work. His art is simply the passionate expression of his strong romantic feelings. Inspired by what is known in martial arts as the Muga (empty mind), Fabian finds himself in this almost meditative state of mind when he is at work, and the purity of his creativity flows. He now resides in Beverly Hills, California, where he paints, plays soccer, trains and teaches martial arts to close friends. He still travels the world for inspiration.

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