Jose De la Barra |
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Biography - Jose De la Barra
Was born on 6th August 1956 in Peru. He has created a dream-like world through his expressing the internal and external fantasies of his imagination with his precise talents in painting and drawing. The expressions and the sensual movements that appear in each piece, create mystic allegories about the universe. De la Barra considers himself a Surrealist, one who plays and exaggerates reality as perceived in this subjetive world. He attended the Fine Arts Autonomous Superior Shool in Lima, Peru 1984,where studied Painting, Ilustration, and Murals, combininig this academic training whith innate tendencies toward abstraction, he developed a figurative style that was inmediattely well received and noted for its innovation. De la Barra, reputacion is well pronounced throughout is South American, and has lead to a long carrer history of eminent exhibitions and Awards. He is reconized as one of the most innovative artists of his generation.
Winner: "International Art Contest.98", Soho, New York, sponsored by Agora Gallery.
Individual Exhibitions:
River Bank Gallery, "Faces", New York, 2002.
Agora Gallery, "Fantasy Figures", New York, 1999.
Art Gallery American Development Bank, "Interiores", Washington, 1999.
Gallery 715, "Musicos", Lima, Peru |
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