Andrew Salgado - Ten

 Beers London, 2016, hardcover, large format, illustrated, 273 pages, condition: new..

Andrew Salgado's first monograph, 'TEN' is a hardcover fine-art publication detailing 10 years of his work and practise. The book is 280 full-colour pages, with a new foreword, a compilation of essays and includes over 100 full colour reproductions of paintings sized 33x25x3cm.

Andrew Salgado (born 1982) is a highly acclaimed Canadian figurative artist based in London. He is widely regarded as one of the United Kingdom's leading contemporary figurative painters, best known for his large-scale, vibrant works that seamlessly blend portraiture with heavy abstraction and rich symbolic narratives.

Salgado's distinct visual language features layered oil canvases, bold geometric patterns, and a dynamic play between clarity and obscurity.

Heavily visceral and emotive, his early portraiture was deeply influenced by a cathartic, violent assault he survived in 2008. This initial era intensely explored themes of masculinity, vulnerability, and the destruction of identity.

Over the years, his compositions have shifted toward more playful, complex storytelling. While the human figure remains core to his art, he integrates theatrical backdrops, folkloric references, low-hanging moons, and themes drawn from nature and literature.

He frequently employs an impasto technique with mixed media to construct heavily textured surfaces.

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