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combines the classical and the contemporary in his paintings." According to Santos, "the ultimate goal of his syncretic work is to establish a new painterly realm with its own defined characteristics; like any other legitimate process of evolution, it gains a foothold in the preceding stages until the assimilation of the opposing trends is expressed as a newly born and unified entity." The influence of his contemporary training in the US and classic training in
Florence is evident in his work, of which Western Art and Architecture wrote that "trained in both classical painting and contemporary art, painter Cesar Santos creates work with vivacity, opulent color and sensual figures to evoke both a unique perspective as well as a sense of irony."
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that "Santos' process is a fluid one. He tries new techniques and integrates any that help him work more effectively." He works primary with oils on linen, which helps him in achieving what he calls a "neo-academic" technique. Boston Globe wrote an article about a painting competition where Santos
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Santos' work reflects both classical and modern interpretations within one painting; his work has been influenced by the
Renaissance as well as Contemporary Art. Forum MDC wrote of his work that "in an era in which technique is often an afterthought, Cesar Santos is a modern master who evocatively
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is a philosophical vision intending to reconcile different doctrines, a social mechanism that attenuates the confrontation between antagonistic tendencies competing for the same space." The body of work attempts to accommodate the foremost trends of the past six centuries. While in New York, he
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that features him giving a full demonstration of his painting technique using his wife as the model. In the DVD, he begins with a basic drawing and then follows with his painting process of dead coloring, first painting, and second painting. He is regularly invited to lecture on his painting
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for their Winter 2012 cover and reviewing the work wrote that "Santos' more conceptual juxtapositions are firmly rooted in mainstream art history... Santos's humor overtakes the dialogue between past and present, and the painting topples over into frivolousness."
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in 2008 where he started teaching and giving workshops at the
Atelier Stockholm. Alongside his work as an artist and a teacher, he trained for boxing at the Narva Boxningsklubb. Subsequently, he participated in the Angered Centrum Box Cup and won the gold medal.
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pieces, but he felt that something was missing from his work and began incorporating the figure into his compositions. In 2007, he was commissioned to create the official poster for the Miami
International Ballet Festival. He made the poster entitled
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won the grand prize; the newspaper in part quoted him: "Like a poet will be able to write a sentence . . . we have to be able to write what is in front of us visually," he said. " control your tools so that you can express your feelings."
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Snycretism " thoughtfully blends disparate styles and elements... amalgamations present representations from Renaissance, Modern, Classic, and Contemporary work, all blended together to create a pastiche of imagery." and
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also praised the exhibition writing that "part classical oil portrait and part nudie pic, Santos' mashups encompass the evolution (or devolution) of the female portrait over time."
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and wrote that "The pose in this painting is not an unusual one, but the image is intriguing and speaking with artists uncovers the subtle agenda that adds depth to this portrait."
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in search of training in the art of painting. He joined the Angel
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in New York. Santos participated in the Art Basel week at the
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in 2008, humans and life-form became the focus of his work in the later years of his career depicted by his series
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techniques throughout the world, where he teaches portrait anatomy and structure from various points of view.
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praised Santos for his ability to juxtapose two opposite ideas in one painting writing about
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and subsequent work. Nudes characterise much of his work. Miami Herald wrote in a review of
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