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Juan Torra | Contemporary Artist: Artworks & Biography

Juan Torra
  • Spain
Born in 1958 in Puebla, Mexico and already a successful career in Spain! But before knowing critical acclaim, Juan, like many other Latino youths, was forced into early exile to Europe to live from his painting. He was 16 when he began studying in Madrid. He attended one of the best schools in the Spanish capital, the Peña Academy, and began working hard in the second half of the 80, In this regard, his encounter at the Arauco Foundation with the Chilean master Guillermo Muñoz Vera, himself a former pupil of Claudio Bravo (1936-2011) was crucial. Juan paints in oil on canvas or panels. Defining himself as a realist, his work is figurative. Contemporary yet classic, he takes his inspiration from the great masters of the past, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, many important Italian and Spanish masters, and the French Impressionists. It is immediate reality that concerns him, and his work features many views of Barcelona and Mexico City, the seashores of the Mediterranean and Cantabrian coasts, and industrial architecture (Asturian mines) are depicted by the new hyperrealist. Whether bright and colourful as in Catalonia, or playing with chiaroscuro, and the low, white skies of Asturias, light is an important factor in the artist’s work. He creates an intimate relationship with the viewer, revealing Juan’s immense talent for drawing and his special attention to detail that makes each painting look like a photograph even if it is only an ideal vision, magnified. After living in Asturias and Madrid, Juan now lives in Catalonia. He has participated in exhibitions on three continents, in Barcelona, Miami, Mexico City and Shanghai becoming a recognized artist in Latin America. \n He has collaborated with many collectors such as the Mexican billionaire Juan Antonio Pérez Simón, or Armando Prida Huerta, one of the most powerful business leaders in Mexico.

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