BFA PAINTING THESIS SHOW - Cayetano Sanz de Santamaria + Amanda Lester
Cayetano Sanz de Santamaria
Amanda Lester
Amanda Lester
Links
Cayetano Sanz de Santamaria - Instagram: @cashesart
Cayetano Sanz de Santamaria - Artist Statement
The following paintings take place under a surreal
Cartagena de Indias sunset. This colonial city located
in the Colombian Caribbean has served as profound
inspiration in my artistic path, and I hold it dearly as a
reference point for both adventure and inspiration.
My soul purpose is to induce narrative into the view-
er’s imagination allowing them to get lost for a while
in the details of the artworks. Although my work has
some external references and inspirations that can
come from philosophy, music, history and books, I
don’t expect the viewer to catch them. Instead, each
person has the opportunity to stimulate their inner
minds and feelings with the components of my paint-
ings while creating their own narrative.
The grand majority of my work is done in Ink and
watercolor on unprimed canvas, while a few ones are
graphite or ink with watercolor on cotton paper. This
technique has allowed me to create artworks that are
balanced between the aesthetics of a painting and a
drawing.
I am completely fascinated by the idea of unleashing
the chaos of my mind while combining it with the or-
der of figurative painting and the architecture of Carta-
gena in order to express my artistic language with full
honesty and passion.
Cartagena de Indias sunset. This colonial city located
in the Colombian Caribbean has served as profound
inspiration in my artistic path, and I hold it dearly as a
reference point for both adventure and inspiration.
My soul purpose is to induce narrative into the view-
er’s imagination allowing them to get lost for a while
in the details of the artworks. Although my work has
some external references and inspirations that can
come from philosophy, music, history and books, I
don’t expect the viewer to catch them. Instead, each
person has the opportunity to stimulate their inner
minds and feelings with the components of my paint-
ings while creating their own narrative.
The grand majority of my work is done in Ink and
watercolor on unprimed canvas, while a few ones are
graphite or ink with watercolor on cotton paper. This
technique has allowed me to create artworks that are
balanced between the aesthetics of a painting and a
drawing.
I am completely fascinated by the idea of unleashing
the chaos of my mind while combining it with the or-
der of figurative painting and the architecture of Carta-
gena in order to express my artistic language with full
honesty and passion.
Cayetano Sanz de Santamaria
Thesis Booklet