As an
artist, but especially as a gallery owner and curator, I
know numerous excellent artists from many countries. Most of
them have developed a personal style and painting techniques
of their own, which is not at all easy, as “almost
everything” has already been done in art. The art of Lima
Junior is all the more remarkable. Not only are his
whimsical figures and pictorial compositions unusual. The
idiosyncrasy of his paintings arises from the mix of style
elements reminiscent of Picasso's cubism with details that
could come from comic books, but also from the combination
of warm and cool colors, as well as the play of light and
shadow. Showing the joy of life and radiating optimism, Lima
Junior's paintings prompt a smile everywhere; they are
fitting in the office as well as in the homes of young and
old alike. Through his art, Brazilian artist Lima Junior
affirms that the hardships of everyday life are easier to
overcome with humor and a positive attitude to life. Lima
Junior will be the artistic representative of his home
country, Brazil, in the exhibition “Art from South America”,
April 20 – July 14, 2013, at Galerie KONTRASTE in the city
of Erwitte, Westphalia, Germany. It has been my great
pleasure as gallery owner and curator of this exhibition to
invite his participation.
José S.
Ocón, welcoming speech to the more than 80 guests.
The art is culture
Gallerist, curator and
author of all the flyers etc. about the exhibition:
Copyright by José S. Ocón
KunstAtelie r- Galerie
KONTRASTE
D-59597 Erwitte (OT Horn),
Germany
Analysis of Lima Jr. work
from the Italian Arts Critic Alessandro Piperno:
When we observe Brazilian artist Lima Junior's works, we
immediately notice his considerable narrative skins and
great compositional effort, which is the case with very few
contemporary painters. We can appreciate the artist's
benevolent appropriation of characters can be seen either in
their most likely (at times even unlikely. for that matter)
condition or in their own traditional conventions, or both.
We can also notice the artist's tendency to evince
daily-accepted ironic provocativeness and admirable
commitment in the artistic rendering of Lima Junior's works:
well, in my humble opinion, there is only interwoven answer
to this dilemma - ironic narration and technical composition
are deeply interwoven they are as one, from inception to
completion, thus making for one indissoluble creative
process. Moreover, Lima Junior's instinctive, yet controlled,
dexterity in figure rendering, socio-environmental
construction and chromatic choice gives us- art experts and
critics as well as uninformed viewers and lay art
enthusiasts - the exact perception of having come across a
complete and outstanding artist. Finally. there is one last
consideration l cannot fail to make: this Brazilian artist's
unrestrained imagination and brilliant creativity always
lead him to find unprecedented solutions, tell extravagant,
yet possible and sometimes inexorable stories and create
smart and witty scenes. His inexhaustible imagination and
creativity is coupled with a use of color intimately related
to the primal message, which is always "constructive",
cogent and supple, moving and taking. Thus, Lima Junior's
painting amuses us and immediately. It fascinates us and
moves us by witnessing the moral strength and intellectual
acuteness of an artist who is the single and sole passionate
and permanent guardian of the great garden of the most human
eccentricities, of the most unpredictable scenes from our
past, present and perhaps future as well.
Remo
Alessandro Piperno - Art Critic
The Critical of Art Remo
Alessandro Piperno in conference at Chamber of Deputies -
City of Rome - Italy
One of the works of the
artist who took part in a Collective Exposition in the
Gallery Bridge - Italy - (Rome)
under the curatorship of the
Critical of Art, Remo Alessandro Piperno.
Theme: Terrace in Venice
Technique: Oil on Canvas
Texturized
Dimensions: 120 x 50 cm
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