GUILLERMO
SANTAMARIA
Guillermo Santa Maria was born in Envigado - Antioquia, studied Visual Arts at the University of Antioquia. And from 1960 to 1970 he served as Publisher of Cine Colombia.
His works have participated in the Casa de la Cultura de Envigado, at (twenty-second) XXII National Salon of Visual Arts in Bogotá Colcultura in Popular Artists Pereira Chamber, the Chamber of Commerce of Medellin, ISA Intercomunicaciones SA, in the Zocalo Gallery during the Second Exhibition of Small Format, among others.
A Guillermo Santa Maria We are passionate about advertising and painting, that is why it has been painting with the soul. Loves Antioquia traditions, rural landscapes, people, the stories told by grandparents, the tranquility to hear the whistling of birds, streams and Colombian music.
with a brush Describe what you see when leaving the city is his best work: cobblestone streets adorning the people and tell stories of colonization, colorful windows and balconies, large houses, gardens filled with flowers, mules laden with coffee, carriers , stairs, characters of the people, villages, and friendly smiles are expressions, landscapes and feelings you share with us in this exhibition.
Guillermo Santamaria left no detail to escape the Jip eg crowded with people coming from the direction of the villages, market packages, packages of hard-grown coffee for several months, tired faces, other gay men, women and children looking for a space to catch the last trip In the afternoon, the dust rises with the speed, the quiet driver who gets his hand out the window and then look at your watch and realize what time it is, the plate, the colors, the grass, the shoes of each peasants, truck chain, backpacks, handbags, hair, faces, mirror, poncho and each of the essential details allows us to immerse ourselves in the work there, in that space at that time that becomes real. Guillermo Santamaría
achieved its realism, good management of shape, form and color make us feel what he feels when bambuco sounds a coffee farm in southwestern Antioquia where you can see the curly brown that overflow in the mountains, without put a limit to the look and the rest of the senses, he through his paintings we can feel the smell of life in the town and countryside. The real landscapes makes prints of Antioquia.