THE NEW YORK SUN
Moving Through Life via Art
On a vacation in Morocco in 1989, the artist Santi Moix spotted a large black water vase strapped to the back of a donkey. "It resembled a giant urn," Mr. Moix said. "And I was sure it was made of clay. I thought I could see the fingerprints of the maker"...
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ART IN AMERICA
Santi Moix at Paul Kasmin
Fledgling authors are often taught that perfectionism-not error- is the enemy of great writing; only through fearless means can they arrive at a noteworthy final draft. Transpose this concept to painting, and it's clear why many artists find inspiration in Santi Moix. He's one of those rare people in midcareer whom risk-along with an intense love of process- is the better part of rigor...
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TIME OUT NEW YORK
Santi Moix
There is something optimistic about the work of Santi Moix and the playful spirit with which he organizes black lash-covered blobs, eerie strands of beads and swaths of crystalline blue into abstracted landscapes. His paintings evoke summertime, whether at sunset or in midday heat; in their presence, viewers may feel they're under the sky, by a lake or even in the...
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THE NEW YORK TIMES
Santi Moix- 'Promenade'
It's hard to say right off exactly what the festively colored biomorphic blobs and blips of this Barcelona-born artist, represent, but their activities seem quite humanoid. Strung out in long lines or packed together in lively figural formations, inhabiting land, sea or skyscapes, they bond expressively in scenes that could approach the narrative; yet such a defined genre doesn't exist in Mr. Moix's repertory...
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THE ART NEWSPAPER
Verbatim: Santi Moix
Originally from Barcelona, Santi Moix lived in Japan and the far east before settling in New York, where he has pursued his protean artistic adventure. Moix is constantly sketching, doodling and fiddling with everything from clay and plaster to oil paint, charcoal, scraps of paper, blocks of old wood, old photographs, chopped-up fashion magazines or branches...
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ART IN AMERICA
Guggenheim Awards 2002
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has announced its fellowships for 2002. Awards totaling $6,750,000 were given to 184 artists, scholars and scientists. Artist recipients...
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THE NEW YORKER
Santi Moix
Like modernist armadas floating in tropical lagoons, this Barcelona-born painter's biomorphic improviasations drift across fields of brushy, luxuriant blueness...
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THE NEW YORK ARTS MAGAZINE
Santi Moix
Paul Kasmin is opening the new gallery year with work that moves against the current strangle hold of artworld fashion. Kasmin offers luxuriant paintings of Catalan artist Santi Moix. The paintings relish in a thickly sensual touch...
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