Matías Sánchez

Matías Sánchez (b. 1972) is a Spanish artist whose expressive paintings combine vivid color, thickly worked surfaces, and a sharp sense of humor. Self-taught, he brings together distorted figures, text, and references to art history in compositions that balance spontaneity with biting social observation. His recurring portrayals of painters turn the act of making art into a subject of its own. In ‘Pintor Español Con Hambre’ (2019), meaning ‘Hungry Spanish Painter,’ the title suggests both physical hunger and creative ambition, offering a playful entry into his exploration of the artist’s identity.