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Biography

Antonio is one of the visual artists with the greatest international projection, recognized both for his prolific career and his online presence. His work has reached corners all around the world. For example, his successful YouTube channel boasts nearly 1.5 million followers, and he exceeds a total of 2.5 million across all his social networks.

Additionally, he is regularly seen on programs like Memoria de Delfín on Radio Nacional de España (RNE) and the popular Hispanic podcast The Wild Project by Jordi Wild. He balances his work as a cultural advocate with his role as a draftsman and painter.

He holds a Doctorate in Fine Arts and a Bachelor’s degree in Painting and Sculpture. He has held numerous exhibitions both nationally and internationally, being selected and awarded in various drawing, painting, and sculpture competitions. He also publishes articles on artistic thought and creates illustrations for art magazines and publishers.

For 13 years, Antonio led the project Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones. He has taught Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture at institutions such as the Faculty of Fine Arts of Seville, the Sevilla II Penitentiary Center, Summer Schools, Proyecto Ribete, and Escuela Taller. Additionally, he is the ideologist and director of CREA 13, Shared Knowledge, a project started in 2000 that, since 2022, has transformed into an online academy that continues to teach thousands of people worldwide.

He was an honorary collaborator for 6 years alongside Professor D. Manuel Álvarez Fijo and has given numerous lectures and extension courses at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Seville. His doctoral thesis, rated as Outstanding Cum Laude unanimously, focuses on teaching art under the title:
“Reflection on the Pedagogical Thought of the Plastic Arts. Project towards a Renewed Teaching.”

He has also participated in recitals such as «Poemigario» with Luis Eduardo Aute and «De Perros y Cangrejos» with Santiago Auserón (Juan Perro).

Curriculum Vitae

Academic Training

  • Degrees:
    • Painting: Faculty of Fine Arts of Seville, University of Seville (August 5, 1998).
    • Sculpture: Faculty of Fine Arts of Seville, University of Seville (August 5, 1999).
  • Doctorate:
    • Doctor of Fine Arts: University of Seville (April 7, 2005).
      Thesis: “Reflection on the Pedagogical Thought of the Plastic Arts. Project towards a Renewed Teaching”
      Grade: Outstanding Cum Laude unanimously.
      Director: Prof. Dr. Manuel Álvarez Fijo.
      Program: Doctorate in Painting and Restoration IV.
  • Notable Courses and Seminars:
    • Artistic Creation Scholarship from Paradores de Turismo (September 11 – October 9, 1998, Parador de Albacete).
    • 5th International Courses of Artistic Creation: Led by D. Esteban Ruíz Moral (July 1 to 25, 1996, Valdepeñas de Jaén).
    • XIII Summer Courses Graphic 97: First and second level lithography, with Professor Ludomir Jordanow (July 1997, Betanzos, La Coruña).
    • “Indications of quality in publications for ANECA” with Professor Rosario Repeto Gutiérrez (June 21, 2012, Faculty of Geography and History, University of Seville).
    • “Design of Cultural Projects” with D. Álvaro Vargas, Fundación Valentín de Madariaga (July 2012, Seville).
    • Course on faculty evaluation in arts and humanities at ANECA, with Professor Juan Vázquez Cabello (2012, University of Seville).
    • Adobe InDesign Course, led by D. Manuel Ollero Toribio (2012, University of Seville).

Professional Experience

  • University of Seville:
    • Interim Substitute Professor in the Department of Drawing:
      • From October 5, 2011 to February 7, 2012.
      • From February 15, 2012 to September 30, 2012.
    • Instructor in the Extension University course “Drawing follows the gaze until it shapes the thought” (February 9 to 24, 2005).
    • Collaboration in subjects like Natural Painting and conferences (for example, “Handmade Paper Manufacturing” in 2005).
  • Other Academic and Professional Roles:
    • Professor at UNIA (International University of Andalusia), Santa María de la Rábida Campus, Huelva (July 23, 2009).
    • Professor of Visual Arts in Social Services, Bormujos Town Hall, Seville (November 23, 2004 – October 5, 2011).
    • Taller Maestro at the El Torno Workshop, Bollullos de la Mitación (October 1, 2003 – June 29, 2004).
    • Occupational Monitor and professor at Sevilla II Penitentiary Center, Module 6 (various periods between 2000 and 2002).
    • Director and professor at CREA, Shared Visual Artists Studio (since 2000 to present, in different Seville locations).

Artistic Awards

  • Seville Book Fair Award (2016).
  • Pérez Aguilera Award: Honorary Mention (2005).
  • Accésit Hipercor Award, Huelva (2005).
  • Honorary Mention: Monument to the Manufacturers of Utrera (1998).
  • 1st Prize Aznalcázar Fair Poster: Obtained in 1984 and 1999.

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

  • 1995: Casa de la Cultura, Aznalcázar, Seville.
  • 1997: Excmo. Ateneo, Seville – “Dessiner” (Drawing and Collage).
  • 2001:
    • Doble Hélice Gallery, Dos Hermanas, Seville – “In Search of Imperfection”.
    • Culture Area, Aznalcázar Town Hall, Seville – “Allegory to a Town” (Painting).
  • 2002: Art Gallery, Lema Bookstore, Seville – Solo Exhibition L-Mentos.
  • 2005: Concha Pedrosa Art Gallery, Seville – “Little Caldera of My Life” (Drawing).
  • 2018: CREA 13, Seville – «Andalusian Allegories» (Paintings and Drawings).
  • 2022: Vanagloria, Madrid – Exhibit of Drawings and Paintings.

Group Exhibitions

He has participated in numerous group exhibitions over the years, highlighting:

  • 1990s:
    • “Cultural ’92” at Culture Area, Aznalcázar (1992).
    • Exhibitions at Mesón La Era (1993) and with the association “Sí, por los Pueblos” in Seville (1995), among others.
  • Exhibitions in Seville and other cities:
    • Fairs and shows at the Exposition and Congress Palace, Faculty of Fine Arts, Excmo. Ateneo and more (1998-2000).
    • Itinerant exhibitions in the USA (1999) in galleries in New York and Los Angeles.
  • Recent Years:
    • Exhibitions at CREA (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) and cultural events in Seville (2011, 2012).

Publications

Books as Author

  • 2002: CONDUCTOR DE NUBES (first attempt). Doble Hélice Gallery Ed.
  • 2005:
    • YOU ARE STUPID. SCENIC POETRY. Illustrated Poetry. Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones.
    • CREA. Shared Treatise of Visual Artists. CREA Ed.
  • 2009: NOCAUT. Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones.
  • 2011: THE MASTER SCARAB. Ideas for a New Pedagogy of the 21st Century Plastic Arts. Art and Thought Collection, C.P.E.
  • 2012:
    • HISTORY OF DRAWING ACADEMIES AND SCHOOLS. From Vasari to Today. Virtual Book, Antonio Bautista Cultural Association.
    • THE PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES OF VISUAL ARTISTS. Teachings of Le Brun, Itten, Kandinsky, Klee and Beljon. Ex profeso, A Fortiori Editorial.
    • THE DRAWING SCHOOLS. Concepts and Perceptions. Ex profeso, A Fortiori Editorial.
  • 2014: CURVED EMPIRE. Art Books Collection, C.P.E.
  • 2019: THE ART OF HAVING NO TALENT. HAMPASTE REVOLUTION. (4You2) Ed. Planeta.

Participation in Anthologies

  • 2007:
    • POETS ON BICYCLE – Tribute to the bicycle through poetry (Nuño Editorial).
    • CHILANGO-ANDALUSIAN RECITAL 2006 – Anthology (Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones).
  • 2008:
    • POETS ON THE ROAD – Anthology of young poets in Seville (Nuño Editorial).
    • THE NIGHTS OF THE CRAB – Anthology of poets in Platea (Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones).
    • II CHILANGO ANDALUSIAN RECITAL – Anthology (Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones).
  • 2009: IMAGINE BOOK – Elisa Pellacani. ILDE, Editorial Consulta, books and projects.
  • 2010:
    • CRABS IN THE SUN – Anthology, Collection Small Treasures of the Taifa Kingdom.
    • FUCK POETRY – Ferrán Fernández (Ed.), Luces de Gálibo Ed.
    • BAR POETRY – A BAR OF POEMS (A Fortiori Editorial).
  • 2011:
    • TO AND FRO – Poetic Anthology of the Journey (End of Journey Editions).
    • I DON’T READ. 210 MINI-NOVELS (Rumor Visual Ed).

Co-authorship

  • 2003: ABSURD AND RIGHT – Silence please.
  • 2004: BLACK RHINOCERON.
  • 2008: THE NIGHTS OF THE CRAB – Platea Poets Anthology (Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones).
  • 2010: CRABS IN THE SUN – Anthology (Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones).
  • 2012: PERFOPoETRY. On scenic poetry and its networks – Art and Thought Collection.
  • 2015: BOOK SEEDS. Small but powerful, by Elisa Pellacani (chapter «The Artist’s Book as a Seed», pp. 114 to 119).
  • 2016: FUZZY LOGIC. Multidirectional Pedagogy of drawing art, together with Antonio García Villarán and Manuel Maciá Martínez (Ex profeso, A Fortiori Editorial).

Illustrated Books

  • 2002:
    • CONDUCTOR DE NUBES (first attempt). Doble Hélice Gallery Ed.
    • THE BLACKMAIL OF THE CLOCKS, by José Fuentes Manfredi.
  • 2005:
    • CREA. Shared Treatise of Visual Artists. CREA Ed.
    • YOU ARE STUPID. SCENIC POETRY. Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones.
    • I LOVE YOU, by Nuria Mezquita (1st and 2nd Edition, Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones).
    • EACH ONE IS WHO THEY ARE, by Antonio Solís Martín.
  • 2006: IMANTORA HALAGADA. Gangster Meditations, by MC El Niño Carajaula (Pablo Bouzada). Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones.
  • 2007:
    • CHILANGO-ANDALUSIAN RECITAL 2006 – Anthology (Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones).
    • THE REVENGE OF THE INCA – Poetry anthology with cocaine (editing and foreword by David González, Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones).
  • 2008:
    • THE NIGHTS OF THE CRAB – Platea Poets Anthology (Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones).
    • II CHILANGO ANDALUSIAN RECITAL – Anthology (Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones).
    • EVERY LIFE, by Carlos Abadía (Mono Azul Publishing).
    • SCENOGRAPHY AND PAINTING IN GÓMEZ DE LA SERNA’S THEATER. Plastic Influences, by Ana Arcas (Arts Stage Collection).
    • THE Pantomimes of GÓMEZ DE LA SERNA. Plastic Influences, by Ana Arcas (Arts Stage Collection).
  • 2009:
    • NOCAUT, by Antonio G.a Villarán (Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones).
    • INDIGESTA, by Siracusa Bravo Guerrero (Collection Cannibal Notebooks).
  • 2010:
    • LOST LINES, by Carlos Ann (Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones).
    • OVERAVIT, by Nacho Montoto (Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones).
    • PANDORA. Guidelines for the Staging of a Mythical Symbol, by Ana Arcas (Performing Arts Collection).
    • SCENOGRAPHY AND PAINTING IN GÓMEZ DE LA SERNA’S THEATER. Plastic Influences, by Ana Arcas (Performing Arts Collection).
    • THE Pantomimes of GÓMEZ DE LA SERNA. Plastic Influences, by Ana Arcas (Performing Arts Collection).
  • 2011:
    • POEMS FOR THE NON EXISTENCE, by Fernando Mansilla (Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones).
    • WHEN I DREAM… 17 POETS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (FEAPS ANDALUCÍA Collection).
    • THE MASTER SCARAB. Ideas for a New Pedagogy of the 21st Century Plastic Arts, by Antonio García Villarán (Art and Thought Collection).
  • 2012: 72 DEMONS, by Javier Gato (Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones).
  • 2014: CURVED EMPIRE (Art Books Collection, C.P.E.).
  • 2015:
    • RUAN, by Fernando Bazán (Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones).
    • BOOK SEEDS. Small but powerful, by Elisa Pellacani (includes 3 illustrations in the chapter «The Artist’s Book as a Seed», pp. 114 to 119).
  • 2016: FUZZY LOGIC. Multidirectional Pedagogy of drawing art, together with Antonio García Villarán and Manuel Maciá Martínez (Ex profeso, A Fortiori Editorial).
  • 2019: THE ART OF HAVING NO TALENT. HAMPASTE REVOLUTION. (4You2) Ed. Planeta.

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