Antonio Seguí
Antonio Seguí (January 11, 1934) is an Argentine cartoonist, painter, engraver, book illustrator and sculptor, currently lives and works in Paris. He's one of the most emblematic living Argentine artists who are still active and exhibiting his work constantly in various places around the world. Seguí's work is collected and exhibited worldwide in art institutions such as MoMA, Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art and Centre Georges Pompidou, among others.
Seguí’s work is influenced by artists like Fernand Leger and Diego Rivera. Generally has a satirical sense of humor, critiquing society and human nature.Beyond this, Seguí’s art has lyric components that transcends his satirical intentions.
One of the most characteristic features of Seguí's drawings and paintings is the presence of little men wearing hats. The artist has told that this comes from memories of his childhood, in a time when men always wore hats in the public space.
A recurring theme in Seguí's work is urban life and its inhabitants which seems like speedy automatons that take immutable routes leading nowhere. Up close, each figure is an individual, walking around and doing all kind of things. But from a distance, the individuals conform a complex patterns in a labyrinthic landscape. In many of his works, it can be see a vast crowd of figures, covering the whole surface of the canvas.
AntonioSeguí（1934年1月11日）是阿根廷漫画家，画家，雕刻师，书籍插画家和雕塑家，目前在巴黎生活和工作。他是阿根廷最具象征意义的艺术家之一，他们仍然活跃，并在世界各地不断展出自己的作品。 Seguí的作品在MoMA，布宜诺斯艾利斯现代艺术博物馆和蓬皮杜中心等艺术机构中被收集并展出。
Seguí的作品受到Fernand Leger和Diego Rivera等艺术家的影响。通常具有讽刺性的幽默感，批判社会和人性。除此之外，Seguí的艺术具有超越其讽刺意图的抒情成分。
Seguí的绘画和绘画最具特色的特征之一就是戴着帽子的小男人的存在。艺术家告诉他，这是关于他童年时代的记忆，当时男人总是在公共场所戴帽子。
Seguí作品中反复出现的一个主题是城市生活及其居民，它们似乎是快速的自动机器人，它们不可改变的路线无处可去。近距离观察，每个人物都是个体，四处走动并做各种各样的事情。但是从远处看，这些人在迷宫般的景观中符合复杂的模式。在他的许多作品中，可以看到大量的人物，覆盖画布的整个表面。
