Didier Lourenço
Didier Lourenço | |
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| File:Didier Lourenço.jpg Didier Lourenço, in his Premià de Mar workspace | |
| Born | 1968 (age 55–56) |
| Nationality | Spanish, French |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, Lithographer and Sculpture |
Didier Lourenço (Premia de Mar, 1968). His origins as an artist can be found in the lithograph studio of his father, Fulvio, where he began working as an artist at an early age. There, he learned all about lithography and began to develop his first oil paintings, while coming into contact with some of the leading Catalan artists of the late 80s and early 90s such as Josep Maria Subirachs, Francesc Artigau Josep Pla-Narbona, Javier Montesol, Josep Guinovart, Jordi Alumà, ca, ca, Simo Buson, Montserrat Gudiol, Javier Mariscal, or Joan Pere Viladecans. With these influences, Lourenço, a self-taught artist, began defining his creative and very personal style.
In 1991, Didier Lourenço won the Banc Sabadell Prize [1] in the Sala Parés Young Painters contest. With this award he was selected to be a part of a group exhibition, titled "7 New Realities" [2] in Sala Vayreda, in Barcelona. This show was a turning point in the career of Lourenço, and led to many solo exhibits in art galleries around Cataluyna. After establishing himself in Barcelona, he quickly began gaining recognition throughout Spain, where his work was shown in cities such as Madrid and Valencia. During this period the artist's work was catapulted in to the international market by one of the major art editors in the world
The first years of this century made Didier Lourenço reach a statewide recognition, while still defining his very personal style. These years also catapulted the artist to the international market thanks to one of the major art poster companies in the world, Winn-Devon.[3]
Thanks to this company, Didier Lourenço's works were reproduced as print collections and distributed and sold worldwide. The success of the painter did not go unnoticed for several art galleries in the United States (New York, Miami, Atlanta, Seattle,[4] Los Angeles, Nashville [5]) and other parts of the globe that became interested in the original paintings.
Didier Lourenço continues to work in his studio in Premia de Mar (Barcelona) and exhibiting his work worldwide, with special recognition during the recent years in Asian countries like South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong.[6]
Style
As a self-taught artist, Didier Lourenço's work has a very personal and distinctive character, based initially on the Mediterranean landscape, urban landscape and everyday scenes,[7] all of them being elements of the reality surrounding the artist.[8] Over time, his work has evolved into a much more intimate and imaginative work, based on human beings and their emotions. Very important to observe in the works of Lourenço is the richness of nuances and substance built by textures and colors, which give an almost mineral impression.
Featured Lithographies
| Cliente |
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| Del Monte Fruits |
| Lindt |
| Merk |
| Bassat Ogilvy |
| Bombers de Barcelona[9] |
| TV3 25 anys |
| Gremi de Llibreters[10] |
| Hiscox |
Gallery
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El Cruce. Oil.
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Volando Voy (2016). (Paper, 70x505cm)
External links
References
- ^ Catalunya, El Periódico de. "Edición del Martes 22 de Septiembre de 1992 - página 032 - Canal Hemeroteca". archivo.elperiodico.com. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ^ Administrator. "art al Set - Lourenço, Didier". www.artalset.com. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ^ "Lourenco, Didier | Artists | Canadian Art Prints & Winn Devon Art Group Inc". capandwinndevon.com. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ^ "Sahara Fine Arts . Seattle. September .2001 - Didier Lourenço". Didier Lourenço (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ^ "In The Gallery | Didier Lourenco at Gallery West -". 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ^ huang, barnadas. "Barnadas Huang :: Artists Details". www.barnadashuang.com. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ^ "Didier Lourenço: el arte sin conceptualidad" (in European Spanish). 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ^ "Didier Lourenço | Premià Notícies". premianoticies.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ^ "Bombers de Barcelona" (PDF).
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