Artist Information:
Julio Aguilera
brooklyn, NY
United States
Member Since: Aug 2006
|
|
Artist Statement:
...Yet it is clear that
Aguilera, who refers to
Picasso as “The Old Man,” sees
the Spanish master as a
spiritual father. And indeed
the spirit of Picasso is
present in the bold figurative
distortions of Aguilera’s
paintings and sculptures of
bulls and horses; of musicians
and harlequins; of minotaurs
and female nudes with
sensually swelling contours.
However, even when locating
himself firmly within the
traditions of the masters he
admires (as he does in his
bows to Hispanic forbearers
like Goya and Velasquez such
as his witty contemporary
reworking of “La Infanta”)
Julio Aguilera emerges as a
highly original and thoroughly
committed talent. Indeed,
Aguilera has remained true to
his calling and his unique
vision ever since, as
impoverished five year old
shining shoes in the streets
of Caracas, Venezuela, a local
painter made him the gift of a
handful of half squeezed tubes
of oil paint. Thus began a
journey that has brought Julio
Aguilera to his present
prominence as arguably the
most dynamic artist from
Venezuela at work in the
United States today. –Ed
McCormack
Gallery&Studio March 2005 ...
Further Information
| |
Artist Exhibitions:
Coming Soon!
|
|
Artist Galleries:
Coming Soon!
|
|
Artist Reviews:
Coming Soon!
|
|
Collections:
Coming Soon!
|
|
Commissions:
Coming Soon!
|
|
|
Julio Aguilera's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Julio Aguilera's Portfolio.
...Yet it is clear that Aguilera, who refers to Picasso as “The Old Man,” sees the Spanish master as a spiritual father. And indeed the spirit of Picasso is present in the bold figurative distortions of Aguilera’s paintings and sculptures of bulls and horses; of musicians and harlequins; of minotaurs and female nudes with sensually swelling contours.
However, even when locating himself firmly within the traditions of the masters he admires (as he does in his bows to Hispanic forbearers like Goya and Velasquez such as his witty contemporary reworking of “La Infanta”) Julio Aguilera emerges as a highly original and thoroughly committed talent. Indeed, Aguilera has remained true to his calling and his unique vision ever since, as impoverished five year old shining shoes in the streets of Caracas, Venezuela, a local painter made him the gift of a handful of half squeezed tubes of oil paint. Thus began a journey that has brought Julio Aguilera to his present prominence as arguably the most dynamic artist from Venezuela at work in the United States today. –Ed McCormack
Gallery&Studio March 2005 ... |
|
|
Premiere Portfolio Artists:
|
contact artist
