Carlos Ceesepe was a Spanish visual artist, painter, film director and comics artist. He was one of the most important artists of the Madrilean counterculture movement La Movida Madrileña ("The Madrid Movement"). Early in his career Ceesepe made several controversial and outrageous underground comix. A 1984 satirical comic strip by his hand caused protest among the right-wing political party Allianza Popular. His best known comics series were the surreal humorous 'Slober' (1975-1979). Ceesepe's work often changed in styles and techniques, but was always instantly recognizable as his own. Photographer Ouka Leele once described him as the "Spanish Toulouse-Lautrec".

Carlos Sánchez Pérez was born in 1958 in Madrid. He came from a family of carpenters who originally lived in Torrevieja, but settled in Madrid after World War II. His father was a veteran from the Spanish Civil War. Ceesepe's older brother also enjoyed drawing. As a youngster Ceesepe underwent strong influence from the pop-art movement, particularly Peter Phillips and Peter Blake, the man who designed the album cover of 'Sgt. Peppers' (1967) by the Beatles. Other graphic influences were Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Amadeo Modigliani, Max Ernst, David Hockney, Lucian Freud and Marc Chagall. The young boy started drawing at the age of 16 and enrolled at the Madrid School of Fine Arts, but dropped out after only a month.

As a painter, Ceesepe combined various techniques: digital print, silkscreens, collages, photographs. In 1979 he held his first solo exhibition at the Buades gallery in Madrid. In 1982 his work was exhibited at the Menéndez Pelayo University. Two years later he was one of the most celebrated artists at the art happening Arco '84. Between 27 September and 25 November 1984 Ceesepe participated with the exposition 'Tintin in Barcelona', a co-organisation between the Joan Miró Foundation and Studio Hergé, where various artists made artworks inspired by Hergé's 'Tintin'. Like many of his colleagues, such as El Hortelano and Pérez Villalta, El Ceesepe eventually left the comics industry and concentrated on his far more prestigious career as a modern artist. His artwork hung in museums all over Europe up until New York City.

In 2018 he passed away from leukemia at the age of 60.

Sources include:
https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/ceesepe1.htm
https://hyperallergic.com/507489/vicios-modernos-ceesepe/

Ceesepe, a painter, illustrator, and cartoonist, was a prominent figure in the Movida madrileña. He began his career in underground comics in the mid-seventies in Barcelona, collaborating with artists like Max, Nazario, and Mariscal. Ceesepe published comics in magazines such as "Star" and "Bésame mucho" and gained recognition for his work. He created the poster for Almodóvar's film "Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón" in 1980. Transitioning from comics to painting, Ceesepe exhibited his artwork in various cities worldwide, including Madrid, Amsterdam, Paris, Geneva, and New York. His work has been featured in exhibitions and collected in books like "El difícil arte de mentir" and "El arte de morir." In 2011, he was honored with the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts by the Spanish Council of Ministers. Ceesepe's art can be found in private collections and institutions like the Museum of Contemporary Art of Madrid and the Ateneo of Madrid.

Ceesepe, a prominent figure in the Movida in Madrid, started his career in underground comics in the mid-seventies in Barcelona. He collaborated with artists like Max, Nazario, and Mariscal. Ceesepe published comics in magazines such as "Star" and "Bésame mucho" and gained recognition for creating the poster for Almodóvar's film "Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón." He transitioned from comics to painting, exhibiting his work in various cities worldwide. In 2011, he was honored with the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts by the Spanish Council of Ministers. His art can be found in private collections and institutions like the Museum of Contemporary Art of Madrid and the Ateneo of Madrid.