Biography
Art should be interpreted by the one that sees it. It is an intimate experience; I believe it is for your eyes only.
Julio Larraz realist painter, renowned internationally as a major exponent of contemporary Caribbean art. The character of Julio Larraz's painting, though deeply rooted in the soil of classic tradition, whether it is European or American, takes on a more personal significance: the originality of his paintings reflects a vision of realism, not precisely social as we often perceive it, but a severely ethical realism. The images of landscapes, still-lifes, portraits, and narratives are strictly grafted from an indigenous culture - nurtured by various philosophical and literary principles - and combined with instinct, a possessive "regarde", with which the artist can identify himself, a summary of perceptive objectivity and intellectual disillusionment. To study his art means to be prepared to understand not only the emotional force involved in the extraordinary representations, or the impeccable techniques utilized in their creation, but also the focus on and the underlying references to sociological and moral themes. Larraz is unequivocally an artist who is strongly connected to his birthplace and possesses an authentic feeling of obligation to narrate political and social situations, profoundly represented in his art - primarily, for moral and expressive reasons.
Selected Works
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Julio LarrazHesiod at Work, 2020
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Julio LarrazHis Excellency, 2020
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Julio LarrazLa Campamento con la Orden del Marpacifico Moñudo, 2020
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Julio LarrazSenator for Life, 2020
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Julio LarrazCasabianca Maritime Power, 2018
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Julio LarrazDaiquiri, 2018
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Julio LarrazGhiaccio d'Estate, 2018
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Julio LarrazLos Amores de Neptuno, 2018
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Julio LarrazVersilia, The Last Days of August, 2018
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Julio LarrazAu Revoir, 2016
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Julio LarrazThe Nabu at Anchor, 2016
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Julio LarrazA Walk with Homer, 2015
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Julio LarrazIn The Eyes of a Child, 2015
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Julio LarrazImperatore / Emperor patina azzurra, 2014
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Julio LarrazImperatore V / Emperor V, 2014
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Julio LarrazThe Fourth Amendment, 2014
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Julio LarrazAir Reconnaissance, 2013
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Julio LarrazOn the Reef, 2012
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Julio LarrazUP TO NG, 2012
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Julio LarrazEl Jefe de la Policia Secreta, 2011
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Julio LarrazProclamation, 2007
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Julio LarrazIkare Above Cumae, 2006
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Julio LarrazImperatore III / Emperor III, 2006
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Julio LarrazThe Mandarin at Anchor, 2005
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Julio LarrazLa Corriente del Golfo, 2001
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Julio LarrazStudy for Landing, 1986
Exhibitions
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Julio Larraz
Valle Marineris, Viareggio 12 August 2023 - 7 January 2024Julio Larraz presents in the splendid seafront setting of Viareggio - Italy - the sculptureRead more
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Julio Larraz
The Allegory of Dreams, Venice 3 June 2023 - 15 January 2024Contini Art Gallery hosts the solo exhibition 'the Allegory of Dreams' of master painter Julio Larraz, in the gallery’s Venetian venue of Calle Larga XXII Marzo.Read more -
Julio Larraz
Viaggio nella Fantasia, Venice 20 October 2018 - 3 March 2019Contini Art Gallery is delighted to present a solo show dedicated to the Cuban master, Julio Larraz.Read more -
Omaggio a Julio Larraz
Venice 18 June 2016 - 30 April 2017A solo exhibition celebrating the work of the great Cuban-born master Julio Larraz held at the gallery's spaces in VeniceRead more -
Julio Larraz
Del mare, dell'aria e di altre storie, Catania 8 March - 8 June 2014Julio Larraz's solo exhibition, hosted by the Fondazione Puglisi Cosentino in CataniaRead more -
Julio Larraz
Complesso del Vittoriano, Rome 11 July - 30 September 2012The Julio Larraz exhibition at the Victorian presents the artistic universe of the Cuban painter in a show of roughly one hundred works reminiscent of his never-ending love for his homeland of Cuba.Read more -
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Venice 5 June - 30 September 2010Solo exhibition by Julio Larraz at Galleria d'Arte Contini in Venice, ItalyRead more -
Omaggio a Julio Larraz
Cortina d'Ampezzo 12 August - 7 September 2008Solo exhibition by the artist Julio Larraz in Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyRead more -
Julio Larraz
Giochi di Potere, Pietrasanta 16 June - 9 September 2007An unprecedented anthological exhibition in Italy of the artist Julio LarrazRead more
Press
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Stagi: Giovani negli Usa con la borsa di studio
La Nazione, 10 December 2023 -
Julio Larraz scholarship
La Gazzetta di Viareggio, 9 December 2023 -
5 Artists From Artnet’s Gallery Network Pushing the Boundaries of Contemporary Figurative Painting This October
Artnet Gallery Network, 27 October 2023 -
New contemporary art installation on the Viareggio promenade
Lucca in Diretta, 13 August 2023 -
The Watermelon by Cuban artist Larraz in Piazza Mazzini
Maria Cristina Ercini, Il Tirreno, 13 August 2023 -
Master Julio Larraz donates a masterpiece to Fondazione Terzo Pilastro
Gabriele Simongini, Il Tempo, 18 June 2023 -
Julio Larraz, The Allegory of Dreams
Villegiardini.it, 15 March 2023 -
Julio Larraz: Allegory of Dreams in Venice
Villegiardini.it, 26 February 2023
Publications
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The Allegory of Dreams
Julio Larraz Galleria d'Arte Contini, 2023Hardback, 192 pagesRead more
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Exhibition Poster
Julio Larraz - The Allegory of Dreams - Venezia Galleria d'Arte Contini, 2022Printed on 180gr matte photographic paperRead more
Dimensions: 594 x 841 mm -
Viaggio nella Fantasia
Julio Larraz Galleria d'Arte Contini, 2018Hardback, 168 pagesRead more
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Omaggio a Julio Larraz
Galleria d'Arte Contini, 2016Hardback, 136 pagesRead more
Publisher: Peruzzo
Dimensions: 245 x 305 mm -
Del mare, dell'aria e di altre storie
Julio Larraz Luca Beatrice, 2014Hardback, 227 pagesRead more
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Julio Larraz
Roma, Complesso Monumentale del Vittoriano Luca Beatrice, 2012Paperback, 120 pagesRead more
Publisher: Skira
ISBN: 885721621
Dimensions: 240 x 280 mm -
Julio Larraz
2010Hardback, 130 pagesRead more
Publisher: Peruzzo
Dimensions: 260 x 310 mm -
Julio Larraz
2008Hardback, 80 pagesRead more
Publisher: Peruzzo Editoriale -
Giochi di Potere
Julio Larraz Giorgio Antei, 2007Paperback, 102 pagesRead more
Publisher: Skira
Dimensions: 280 x 240 mm -
Julio Larraz
Galleria d'Arte Contini, 2005Hardback, 100 pagesRead more
Publisher: Peruzzo
Dimensions: 225 x 290 mm