Chanivet, (Jose Antonio Chanivet. Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain, 1964) is a Spanish visual artist who graduated in Fine Arts from the University of Seville, specializing in Conservation and Restoration. Over more than three decades, he has developed a practice primarily centered on painting and grounded in a sophisticated command of drawing, materials and pictorial techniques. More recently, he has begun creating his first three-dimensional works, translating the imagery developed in his paintings into sculptural form.
Chanivet creates intricate contemporary still lifes in which objects, toys, personal memories and fragments of graphic culture coexist across shifting scales and visual registers. Although they resemble collages or layered three-dimensional constructions, his compositions are created entirely through painting and drawing. Drawing on the traditions of still life and vanitas, he uses transparencies, changes of scale and trompe-l’œil effects to explore memory, impermanence and the unstable relationship between reality, appearance and representation.
Chanivet has held numerous solo exhibitions since the early 1990s and participated in fairs and exhibitions including ARCO Madrid, Arte Lisboa, Arte Santander, the Unión Fenosa Art Biennial and MARTE Contemporary Art Fair. In 2024, he presented La huella en la harina at CAC Málaga – La Coracha. His work is held in collections including CAC Málaga, the National Library of Spain, the Focus Loyola Foundation, CEPSA, the University of Seville and the Provincial Council of Cádiz.
Small Geometric Abstract Painting in Yellow, Green and Blue, Acrylic on Canvas
By Chanivet
Located in FISTERRA, ES
ST I is a unique acrylic painting on canvas created by Chanivet in 2024. The composition is structured around a repeated grid of large yellow geometric modules, outlined and crossed ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Surrealist Geometric Still Life Acrylic Painting in Yellow and Teal
By Chanivet
Located in FISTERRA, ES
A tiro hecho is a large acrylic painting on canvas by José Antonio Chanivet, an established and distinctive voice within contemporary Spanish figuration. Geometric structures, archit...
Canvas, Acrylic
Small Gray and Neon Abstract Botanical Painting, Acrylic and Oil on Canvas
By Chanivet
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Small abstract botanical painting in gray with neon green, blue, yellow and orange accents, painted in acrylic and oil on canvas by Chanivet. In El peso de todo, a branching vegetal ...
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
Original Large Colorful Surrealist Acrylic Painting with Small Human Figures
By Chanivet
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Original large colorful surrealist acrylic painting on canvas in luminous blue and violet, animated by small multicolored human figures and an intricate dotted background with the op...
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Surrealist Colored Pencil Anthropomorphic Botanical Drawing on Paper
By Chanivet
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Large surrealist colored pencil and graphite drawing on paper depicting an inverted botanical still life that gradually reveals an ambiguous anthropomorphic figure. Originally title...
Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
Large Geometric Surrealist Still Life Acrylic Painting in Blue and Gold
By Chanivet
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Cosas que vienen de lejos (Things That Come from Afar) is a large acrylic painting on canvas by José Antonio Chanivet, an established and distinctive voice within contemporary Spanis...
Canvas, Acrylic
Colorful Surrealist Still Life Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, 21st Century
By Chanivet
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Large-scale surrealist still life painting by Spanish artist José Antonio Chanivet, combining vivid color, geometric abstraction and meticulously painted everyday objects in a comple...
Canvas, Acrylic
Surreal Portrait Painting with Pinball Game and Geometric Color Lines
By Chanivet
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Surreal figurative portrait painting in which a mechanical ball game overlays the human face, transforming identity through play, chance and visual interruption. In Mueca (Grimace), ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Geometric Botanical Still Life Painting with White Flowers and Green Objects
By Chanivet
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Geometric botanical still life painting combining white flowers, vivid green objects and a bold architectural pattern in acrylic on canvas. Bodegón I (Still Life I) by Spanish artist...
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary Still Life Painting with Classical Sculpture and Pop Objects
By Chanivet
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This contemporary still life painting combines classical sculpture, pop objects, abstract geometry and symbolic assemblage within a carefully orchestrated composition. Painted in acr...
Canvas, Acrylic
$38,459Sale Price|20% Off
H 56.7 in W 69.3 in D 1.97 in
"Iris" Surrealistc Beautiful Woman´s Body emerging from a flower. Large format.
By Lluis Rizzo Rey
Located in Segovia, ES
"Iris" oil on panel, mixed technique by Lluis Rizzo. Hyperrealist painting. Measurements: (H) 114 x (W) 146 cm. Framed: (H) 144 x (W) 176 x (D) 5 cm. « Iris » Here we have a rare species of Iris that will not be found in botanical books but in art catalogs...
Oil, Acrylic, Color Pencil, Wood Panel
$3,040Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 18 in
Surreal Floral Painting, Bird, Illusion of Permanence by Joerg Dressler
By Joerg Dressler
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
JOERG DRESSLER "Illusion of Permanence" Acrylic on Panel 24 x 18 inches _____________________________________ Joerg was born in Hanau, Germany. He received his MFA from the Hochschu...
Acrylic, Wood Panel
$22,000
H 51.19 in W 63.78 in D 1.19 in
Taiwanese Contemporary Art by Lemoi Ning - Monde Drôle Voyage
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas Lemoi Ning is a Taiwanese artist born in 1981 who lives and works in Taipei, Taiwan, She has embarked on a creative journey in 2021 that will bring to life the en...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,648
H 27.56 in W 35.44 in D 0.79 in
Forgotten Future, Memories of Vintage Science Fiction
By Marina Skvortsova
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting is inspired by the imagery of classic science fiction and the optimistic visions of the future that shaped much of the twentieth century. Geometric structures, mechanic...
Canvas, Acrylic, Watercolor, Pencil
$595
H 23.63 in W 19.69 in D 0.71 in
"Ghost of the Gardens" (original flora, floral, vibrant, abstract landscape)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
"Ghosts of the Gardens" is a mysterious and captivating abstract painting, evoking the untamed beauty of wild gardens and chaotic floral motifs with its energetic and loose movement....
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic
$518Sale Price|55% Off
H 19.69 in W 27.56 in D 0.08 in
Surrealist Painting on Paper, 'Godot', Artefacts of Civilisations Lost
By Derek Carruthers 1
Located in Cotignac, FR
A late 20th century watercolour, gouache and acrylic on paper by British artist Derek Carruthers. Signed to the bottom right and dated 1985 and titled, 'Godot' to the reverse. A charming and slightly satirical painting of thousand year old figures which have been humanised. The Egyptian basalt figures are looking around the space clearly waiting for something or someone (hence the title taken from the play, 'Waiting for Godot' in which someone is expected to arrive but never does). The African tribal figures...
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache
$2,880Sale Price|20% Off
H 20 in W 16 in
Surreal Floral Still Life Painting, Silent and Unseen III by Joerg Dressler
By Joerg Dressler
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
JOERG DRESSLER "Silent and Unseen III" Acrylic on Panel 20 x 16 inches _____________________________________ Joerg was born in Hanau, Germany. He received his MFA from the Hochschul...
Acrylic, Wood Panel
$3,040Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 18 in
Surreal Floral Still Life Painting, Patterns, XOXO by Joerg Dressler
By Joerg Dressler
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
JOERG DRESSLER "XOXO" Acrylic on Panel 24 x 18 inches _____________________________________ Joerg was born in Hanau, Germany. He received his MFA from the Hochschule für Gestaltung ...
Acrylic, Wood Panel
$1,373
H 21.66 in W 18.12 in D 0.79 in
Holy Split I Mixed Media Original Painting on Canvas, Abstract Landscape, 2026
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
HOLY SPLIT I 2026 Paris, France HOLY SPLIT I is an ethereal mixed medium painting on canvas depicting a surreal dreamlike rift in a serene landscape. Abstract fuchsia forms suggesti...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Pencil
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
H 14 in W 11 in
Surreal Painting, Landscape, Clouds, Ocean, Blues, Elemental I by Joerg Dressler
By Joerg Dressler
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
JOERG DRESSLER "Elemental I" Acrylic on Panel 14 x 11 inches _____________________________________ Joerg was born in Hanau, Germany. He received his MFA from the Hochschule für Gest...
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Flowers7, bold composition, textural collage elements
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract sculptural still-life: a pot of flowers. Mixed media on canvas. Neutral tones, cheerful simplicity, boldly poetic
Canvas, Mixed Media, House Paint, Oil, Acrylic
$3,400
H 17.72 in W 25.6 in D 1.19 in
Taiwanese Contemporary Art by Lemoi Ning - Moi Knight 1
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas Lemoi Ning is a Taiwanese artist born in 1981 who lives and works in Taipei, Taiwan, She has embarked on a creative journey in 2021 that will bring to life the en...
Canvas, Acrylic