Re-up: Domenico Gnoli and maybe the art of sleep

 

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Claudio Bravo

 

Claudio Bravo’s art is best known for hyper-realistic execution, but upon studying his paintings, his gift for economy and nuance reveals a greater interest in evoking an emotional response to his subjects, rather than merely documenting them.  Born in Valparaiso, Chile in 1936, Claudio had prodigious talent in his early years.  His only studies were at the studio of Miguel Venegas Cifuentes in Santiago from age 11 to age 20.  In 1954 and 1955, the Artist was highly sought as a portrait painter in Concepcion, where he obtained and completed many commissions.  Anxious to explore the world of art, Bravo booked passage to Europe in 1961, and soon arrived in Madrid, where he immediately became a celebrated society portraitist, even painting the oppressive political figures of the time.  His portraits attracted the attention of the Philippine president, Ferdinand Marcos, who invited Bravo to travel to Manila to paint himself and his wife, Imelda.  Bravo did paint them, but the frustration caused by the ultraconservative politics of Franco, Marcos and others, together with the intense light and bold colors of the landscape and costumes of the Philippines, set him off onto the artistic journey that would transform his palette and propel the rest of his life as an artist.

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claire oswalt.

 

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sayuri ichida

 

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erin trefery.

 

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Poppy Jones.

 

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jacob littlejohn

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ignasi monreal.

 

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