Zaragoza, 1998.

Santi Pina is a visual artist whose work is rooted in contemporary realism, with a solid technical foundation influenced by the tradition of European Baroque. His practice is marked by a meticulous exploration of the human figure, atmosphere, and light, in a constant search to reveal the emotional and symbolic weight underlying the seemingly ordinary.

After completing his training at the Barcelona Academy of Art (2019–2021), where he specialized in academic drawing, oil painting, and figurative composition, Pina has developed a distinctive pictorial language in which classical rigor merges with a contemporary gaze, attuned to the complexities of the present. Technical precision in his work is combined with a subtle narrative, where silences, suspended gestures, and the intensity of light evoke inner states and existential passages.

In 2025, he presents his first solo exhibition at the MEAM (European Museum of Modern Art) in Barcelona, in collaboration with the international editorial The Guide Artists. This exhibition marks a significant milestone in his career, consolidating his position within the European figurative art scene and placing his work in dialogue with the emerging new realism.

Additionally, Santi Pina has recently published his first book, a carefully curated edition by The Guide Artist Publishing that brings together a selection of artworks, studies, and personal writings on his creative process. This volume offers a deep insight into his artistic universe and reveals the artist’s commitment to painting as a form of thought and expression.

He is currently developing his artistic practice between Barcelona and other residency spaces, remaining faithful to a vision of art as a medium of introspection, truth, and beauty.

“I paint not only what I see, but what remains when everything else disappears.”

— Santi Pina