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José Luis Fuentetaja Art

Spanish, b. 1951
Is born in Madrid on the 21st july 1951. After attending primary school, he starts to grow an enormous tendency for drawing. At the age of 14 he begins to work in advertising and attends to the Vallecas school of arts. At the age of 14 he travels to Switzerland and in Geneve he gets intensly into painting and decides to dedicate himself only to it. When he returns to Spain he enrolls Arts Studies, and at the begining of summer '66, he visits Sitges, where he'll come back year after year and where ultimately he'll set his home. At this time he starts selling his painting in the flea market in Madrid and later in Sitges, setting himself on the street, thus completing his studies and making it economically. While he's in Madrid he recives lessons by Pedro Mozas at Bellas Artes and starts to learn profoundly about painting. In 1969 he starts painting portraits in the streets. In Sitges he creates, with other friends, a great artistic atmosphere in the Paseo de la Ribera, by the sea, that today still exists. He starts travelling through Europe, visiting and painting in Paris, London and Amsterdam. In the middle of this bohemian epoque, he moves to the Cannary Islands during the winters for 5 years in a row, he moves in the Parque de Santa Catalina "Las Palmas de Gran Canaria" where he works and meet all sorts of people in the streets, which later would mark his pictoric line. He becomes friend with Sidney Nagley in 1969, who organizes his first exhibition in Toronto, Canada. Afterwards he'll leave his studies and start painting exclusively in his studio. He gathers his first exhibition in the Ateneu of Barcelona in 1970. He befriends with the art critic of La Vanguardia, Fernando Gutierrez and the Count of Caralt orders him a set of illustration for a new edition of Garcia Lorcas Romancero Gitano. His first exhibition in a commercial gallery is done in the Majestic Gallery in Barcelona with a gorgeous collection of nudity drawings. He achieves huge success and for some years he affords his painting thanks to those drawings. During a period in Madrid, Mr Ponce de León, a consul in the Ministry of Exterior Affairs grants him with bachelor degree to study in the prestigious Academia de España in Rome. However, he can't accept it due to militar service obligations. Some days later, before joining the ranks he opens in the Cuatre Gats (Palma de Mallorca) with hiperrealist pieces that already then he presented as the first painter in that city, that later would become a fashion in 1973. After this period he meets José Maria Gudiol who advises positively. Since then, the intense work and the fight for daily improvement that has become the trademark of his life.
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Original Fatherhood, Spanish Realist Acrylic Painting of a Father and Baby XX
Original Fatherhood, Spanish Realist Acrylic Painting of a Father and Baby XX

Original Fatherhood, Spanish Realist Acrylic Painting of a Father and Baby XX

By José Luis Fuentetaja

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Fatherhood, Spanish Realist Acrylic Painting of a Father and Baby Artist: José Luis Fuentetaja Date: c. 1980 Medium: Acrylic on canvas Dimensions: 41 × 33 cm (16.14 × 12.99 in) Signa...

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1980s Realist José Luis Fuentetaja Art

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Acrylic, Canvas

Bohemian Hippie Woman Knitting Realist Figurative Portrait Acrylic Painting
Bohemian Hippie Woman Knitting Realist Figurative Portrait Acrylic Painting

Bohemian Hippie Woman Knitting Realist Figurative Portrait Acrylic Painting

By José Luis Fuentetaja

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Bohemian Hippie Woman Knitting Realist Figurative Portrait Acrylic Painting Creator: José Luis Fuentetaja (Spanish, b. 1951) Title: Bohemian Woman Knitting Date: Circa 1980 Medium: ...

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1980s Realist José Luis Fuentetaja Art

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Original Spanish Realist Painting, Hippie Woman and Child, 1980s Figurative Art
Original Spanish Realist Painting, Hippie Woman and Child, 1980s Figurative Art

Original Spanish Realist Painting, Hippie Woman and Child, 1980s Figurative Art

By José Luis Fuentetaja

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Original Spanish Realist Painting, Hippie Woman and Child, 1980s Figurative Art Artist: José Luis Fuentetaja (Spanish, born 1951) Title: Hippies Date: Circa 1980 Medium: Oil and acrylic on board Style: Spanish Realism, Figurative Art, Social Realism Artwork Dimensions: 30 × 35 cm (11.8 × 13.8 in) Framed Dimensions: 48 × 53 cm (18.9 × 20.9 in) Signature: Signed lower right Condition: Good overall vintage condition Frame: Decorative gilt frame included, ready to hang An evocative original figurative painting by Spanish realist artist José Luis Fuentetaja, depicting a young woman and a small child in a striking scene of social realism, counterculture and human vulnerability. Painted circa 1980, "Hippies" captures the emotional complexity of an unconventional family scene associated with the hippie movement and the changing social landscape of late 20th-century Europe. The composition presents a long-haired young woman seated with her head lowered, seemingly absorbed in thought, while a small blond child stands beside her, confronting the viewer with an unusually direct and penetrating gaze. The contrast between the woman's introspective posture and the child's solemn expression creates a powerful psychological dialogue. Their worn clothing, earthy surroundings and subdued expressions suggest a life outside conventional social structures, evoking themes of freedom, marginality, childhood innocence and the realities behind the idealism of the counterculture. Fuentetaja demonstrates remarkable technical control in the rendering of the figures. The woman's expressive hands, the delicate modelling of the child's face and the intricate textures of their clothing reveal an accomplished realist technique. The restrained palette of deep blues, muted browns and natural flesh tones is enriched by subtle highlights and expressive brushwork. The intricate branches in the background create a visually complex setting that reinforces the composition's introspective atmosphere. Executed in oil and acrylic on board, the painting benefits from a firm support that allows for precise detailing, carefully controlled brushwork and subtle variations in surface texture. Far removed from idealised portraits of the hippie generation, this painting offers an intimate, psychologically charged interpretation of everyday life, combining meticulous observation with an unmistakably human narrative. Presented in an elaborate gilt decorative frame, this original Spanish painting...

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Bohemian Hippie Portrait Mediterranean Realist Oil Painting Spanish Figurative
Bohemian Hippie Portrait Mediterranean Realist Oil Painting Spanish Figurative

Bohemian Hippie Portrait Mediterranean Realist Oil Painting Spanish Figurative

By José Luis Fuentetaja

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Bohemian Hippie Portrait Mediterranean Realist Oil Painting Spanish Figurative Art Artist: José Luis Fuentetaja (Spanish, b. 1951) Title: Bohemian Hippie Date: c.1980 Medium: Oil an...

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1980s Realist José Luis Fuentetaja Art

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Female Portrait Ballpoint Drawing Framed Contemporary Spanish Figurative Art
Female Portrait Ballpoint Drawing Framed Contemporary Spanish Figurative Art

Female Portrait Ballpoint Drawing Framed Contemporary Spanish Figurative Art

By José Luis Fuentetaja

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Framed Female Portrait Ballpoint Drawing Contemporary Spanish Figurative Art Artist: José Luis Fuentetaja (1951, Spain) Title: Female Portrait Date: 2013 Medium: Ballpoint pen on pa...

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2010s Post-Modern José Luis Fuentetaja Art

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Espíritu del Greco
Espíritu del Greco

Espíritu del Greco

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