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THE ARTIST: iñigo manterola
Orio, Gipuzkoa (1973- ). Figurative painter of everyday life. He defines himself as a painter by vocation. He completed a degree in Fine Arts in Bilbao. He has exhibited his work in Gipuzkoa, Navarre, Madrid, Zaragoza, Oporto, Orense, Biarritz and Hendaia. He also won first prize in both the 16th St. Ciers Sur Gironde Painters' and Creative Artists' Salon as well as the Zarautz Painting Competition in Remembrance of Juan de Ugarte, both in 1997. His principal subject matter is the sea.
THE SURNAME: manterola
Asked about the origin of his surname he admits to not knowing it. «As far as I know, my father, my grandfather, my great-grandfather … were all from Orio. I know some other Manterolas in Zumaia (the painter Valentín) and in Pamplona (those of the bakeries and a teacher of Fine Arts called Pedro). Furthermore, there is very near to here a neighborhood called Manterola.»
THE PAINTING: manterola
«In this painting I represent my surname Manterola. My grandfather died when I was four, and the only references I have of him are from some photographs. Going back in time I only managed to get as far back as my great-grandfather, who harpooned the last whales caught in Orio, according to some verses sung by Benito Lertxundi. This is what I wanted to create: my great-grandfather with the whale and my grandfather in a closer plane. And I did it using muted colors, almost in black and white, because it's not a living memory or something I have close to hand.»
www.imanterola.com ibai-ondo 1 bajo 20810 Orio (Gipuzkoa) [email protected]
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