Un Ospite di Venezia - Settembre 2023
Julio Larraz: The Allegory of Dream Painting Dreams: Julio Larraz and the Art of Imagination Introduction Julio Larraz, the renowned Cuban artist, approaches art as a journey into the realm of dreams and visions. His work is not merely material; it's an anticipation of what could be. This striking perspective is reflected in "Summer Ice," a piece that captures imagination and opens the doors to a dreamlike universe. In this issue, we will delve into his world through the canvases exhibited in the "The Allegory of Dream" showcase in Venice, and through the discerning eyes of Contini Arte gallery. A Temple of Contemporary Art Contini Arte is far more than a simple art gallery. Founded and directed by Stefano Contini, this institution stands as a beacon in the realm of contemporary art. With its main location on Calle Larga XXII Marzo, the gallery showcases a modernist building that stands among international icons. Beyond this, Contini Arte boasts four additional venues, including an exhibition space in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Stefano Contini's passion and decades-long experience have transformed him into a modern "art merchant," curating works by masters like Fernando Botero, Pablo Atchugarry, Julio Larraz, and many others. Julio Larraz: The Allegory of Dream Taking the spotlight is the captivating retrospective dedicated to Julio Larraz, an artist whose realistic and refined brushwork has defined Caribbean art. Larraz captures imagination through canvases that oscillate between allegory and dream. "The Allegory of Dream" showcases artworks that evoke fantastical worlds and dreamlike visions. Larraz paints the future before it even materializes in the present, and this exhibition invites the audience to wander through his enchanting creations. Conclusions Julio Larraz continues to mesmerize the art world with his unique perspective. "The Allegory of Dream" exhibition offers an extraordinary opportunity to immerse oneself in his vision and get lost in the intersection between reality and imagination. Thanks to Contini Arte, this journey into contemporary art is made possible, and the legacy of Venice's "art merchants" lives on through Stefano Contini's passion.
Julio Larraz: The Allegory of Dream
Painting Dreams: Julio Larraz and the Art of Imagination
Introduction
Julio Larraz, the renowned Cuban artist, approaches art as a journey into the realm of dreams and visions. His work is not merely material; it's an anticipation of what could be. This striking perspective is reflected in "Summer Ice," a piece that captures imagination and opens the doors to a dreamlike universe. In this issue, we will delve into his world through the canvases exhibited in the "The Allegory of Dream" showcase in Venice, and through the discerning eyes of Contini Arte gallery.
A Temple of Contemporary Art
Contini Arte is far more than a simple art gallery. Founded and directed by Stefano Contini, this institution stands as a beacon in the realm of contemporary art. With its main location on Calle Larga XXII Marzo, the gallery showcases a modernist building that stands among international icons. Beyond this, Contini Arte boasts four additional venues, including an exhibition space in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Stefano Contini's passion and decades-long experience have transformed him into a modern "art merchant," curating works by masters like Fernando Botero, Pablo Atchugarry, Julio Larraz, and many others.
Julio Larraz: The Allegory of Dream
Taking the spotlight is the captivating retrospective dedicated to Julio Larraz, an artist whose realistic and refined brushwork has defined Caribbean art. Larraz captures imagination through canvases that oscillate between allegory and dream. "The Allegory of Dream" showcases artworks that evoke fantastical worlds and dreamlike visions. Larraz paints the future before it even materializes in the present, and this exhibition invites the audience to wander through his enchanting creations.
Conclusions
Julio Larraz continues to mesmerize the art world with his unique perspective. "The Allegory of Dream" exhibition offers an extraordinary opportunity to immerse oneself in his vision and get lost in the intersection between reality and imagination. Thanks to Contini Arte, this journey into contemporary art is made possible, and the legacy of Venice's "art merchants" lives on through Stefano Contini's passion.
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WHen dReAmS BecOme ART
“I paint because I want to view a dream, before it
even appears…”
Internationally known Cuban artist Julio Larraz
thus imagines and develops his artwork, keeping
the spectator suspended, in an amusing game
between allegorical and dreamlike images, or a
vision balanced between the real world and the
fruit of imagination.
Therefore we wished to open this issue, packed
with events, with “Ice in Summer” - the title of
this artwork - dedicating it to an artist featured
in an important exhibition in Venice, and more in
particular, to a gallery which has been an integral
part for many years of the already prestigious artistic
scenario in town.
The reference is to contini Arte, a gallery we
may define today as a true temple for contemporary
art.
Its headquarters, with nothing to envy from an
actual museum - a modernist building situated
among the elite of top international brands
in Calle Larga XXII Marzo - is flanked by a good
four more venues, totalling over 1000 exhibition
square metres, the one at Cortina d’Ampezzo
among them.
Directing it, like an orchestra conductor, is Stefano
contini, the creator, founder and owner of
the gallery, who may be said nowadays to embody
the modern version of what used to be a
fundamental historical role which counted a lot
in Venice, the "art merchant".
His instinct, his passion, his experience over forty
years, have all led him to success, and to head a
gallery which is among the bestknown
in Italy nowadays, and not
only. Art - he says - "is like a rainbow,
endlessly fascinating".
His collection, set out along the
four floors of the building, features
masters of the calibre of fernando
Botero, Pablo Atchugarry,
Julio Larraz, Igor Mitoraj, Manolo
Valdés, Zoran Music, Park Eun Sun
and Italians such as Enzo fiore,
Mario Arlati, Paolo Vegas…
However, these days the focus is
on “The Allegory of dream” the
retrospective exhibition dedicated
to Julio Larraz, the realist painter
deemed among the top exponents
of Caribbean art.
SETTEMBRE CON I GRANDI EVENTI
Chi conosce Venezia ma soprattutto chi ama vivere
la città anche attraverso i suoi eventi, sa che c’è
un periodo che non potrà lasciarsi scappare… è il
mese di settembre.
Avvantaggiato da un clima che coglie i piaceri del
passaggio di stagione, si distingue da sempre per
una sequenza di appuntamenti che sanno attrarre
l’attenzione internazionale e, con questa, quella dei
molti ospiti in città. Ecco in sintesi i principali.
La Mostra del Cinema.
Come consueto apre in pratica il mese, anche se
in effetti, ha da poco debuttato con le proiezioni di
preapertura e con il film Comandante, diretto da
Edoardo De Angelis.
La Mostra internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica
- questa la dizione esatta – si pone ancora una
volta come l’evento più atteso del mese.
Giunta alla prestigiosa ottantesima edizione – la
prima è del 1932 – si presenta, diretta ancora una
volta da Alberto Barbera, con una programmazione
di 82 nuovi lungometraggi suddivisi nelle
classiche sezioni, a partire da quella “a Concorso”
denominata Venezia 80, che presenterà 23 opere.
Qui, tra i molti registi italiani si inseriranno per la
corsa al Leone d’Oro nomi del calibro di David Fincher,
Yorgos Lanthimos, Bradley Cooper e Sofia
Coppola.
Altri importanti protagonisti come Woody Allen,
Roman Polański e Wes Anderson tornano invece a
Venezia tra le 19 opere della sezione Fuori Concorso
A queste prime due sezioni si affiancheranno ancora
per le opere in Concorso, Orizzonti e Orizzonti
Extra (nuove tendenze espressive) e Biennale College
Cinema.
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