Santi Moix

Santi Moix was born in Barcelona in 1960. At fourteen years old he studied in Paris, followed by a period in
Italy where he met and socialised with Federico Fellini.
He held his first solo show in 1981 in a small space in Sant Cugat in Catalonia, and in 1986 he bought his first
flight ticket to New York with the money made from the selling of one of his paintings.
As the Artists says:“I heard talking about Warhol and Basquiat but I was keen to learn much more.”
The Artist made his first foray into the world of professional art with various exhibitions in Japan in the 80s.
Then it was the moment of Africa where he approached pottery and sculpture, activities that he considers
complementary to his painting practice.
After the African experience, the Artist moved to New York permanently, although he frequently returns to
Barcelona as he likes taking his European cultural roots of great importance.
Influenced by masters like Delacroix, Velazquez, El Greco, Picasso, Mirò Pollock and the artist Mutzuo
Takahashi, a mysterious Japanese painter who befriended him when he was living in Asia, Santi Moix also
considers the world of literatures a veritable important source of inspiration for his painting practice.
One of his most recent solo show on Catalan soil was, for example, built around the adventures of
Huckleberry Finn, with an installation of sketches and a large wall drawing inspired by Mark Twain’s
novel.
Moix achieved international recognition in 2013 when Prada commissioned a large mural for the Soho store in
New York, designed by Rem Koohlas, a work that brought together various techniques and languages and
which represents his aesthetic approach to large scale work.

Submitted by M77 Gallery