Antonio López García is a Spanish painter and sculptor, known for his realistic style. He has been praised by leading art critics, such as Robert Hughes, who considered him "the greatest realist artist alive" in 1986. His style sometimes is deemed hyperrealistic. His painting was the subject of the film El Sol del Membrillo, by Victor Erice, in 1992.
Antonio López García in a studio, University of Navarre (2018)
Two Backs (Male-Female), pencil on paper, 38cm x 54cm, 1964
Woman in the bathtub, oil on canvas, 1968 by Antonio López García
Street of Santa Rita, oil on canvas, 1961 by Antonio López García
Víctor Erice Aras is a Spanish film director. He is best known for his two feature fiction films, The Spirit of the Beehive (1973), which many regard as one of the greatest Spanish films ever made, and El Sur (1983).
Víctor Erice