Luis Filcer Art
Mexican, Ukrainian, Dutch, 1927-2018
Luis Filcer (Zhytomyr, Ukraine, 1927 – 2018, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico) was a Mexican expressionist visual artist. Filcer started his career as an artist in Mexico, where in 1928, when he was only six months old, he had fled with his family because of the persecution of the Jewish population after the Russian Revolution. At the age of sixteen he started studying at the Academia de San Carlos in Mexico City. In the morning he took lessons and in the afternoon he worked on his paintings and drawings.
In his artistic practice, Filcer was strongly influenced by the life of Vincent van Gogh and he dealt with themes such as injustice and struggle in everyday life. He was also an admirer of the artists Francisco Goya and José Clemente Orozco. Subjects portrayed by Filcer include the Tlatelolco Massacre of 1968, the casinos in Las Vegas, the Mexican Revolution of 1910, and the Mexico City Metro. Filcer's work shows no idealism, but examines right and wrong to provoke change.
Filcer lived and worked in the Netherlands for more than twenty years, a large part of which in De Rijp (NH). His work has been exhibited more than 340 times in leading museums and galleries around the world.
(Biography provided by Art Dumay)
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Artist: Luis Filcer
"Carnival in Rio" - Colorful horizontal expressionist painting.
By Luis Filcer
Located in Miami, FL
The celebration of the yearly Carnival in exuberant Rio de Janeiro.
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1990s Expressionist Luis Filcer Art
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Paper, Acrylic
"Stallion" - Bronze horse sculpture.
By Luis Filcer
Located in Miami, FL
Filcer made very few sculptures in his artistic career and this is one of his most
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"Artist at his studio" - Horizontal indoor purple and yellow painting.
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The artist is creating inside his studio.
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"At the jury" - Indoor horizontal painting in bright red tones.
By Luis Filcer
Located in Miami, FL
Inside a justice hall, a man witnesses a trial from a balcony.
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Materials
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"Taking a break" - Horizontal figure painting in black and warm colors.
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Located in Miami, FL
"Taking a break" belongs to the series Waiting for God.
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Masonite, Acrylic
"Van Gogh and Gauguin painting together" - Figure painting in cool colors.
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Luis Filcer depicts the friendship between Van Gogh and Gauguin, this is part of the Homage to Van Gogh series. Important to add he did this series when he...
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"The peasant" - Horizontal painting with figure and landscape.
By Luis Filcer
Located in Miami, FL
This peasant is part of a unique collection requested by a cardboard factory named DRT in Querétaro, México.
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2010s Expressionist Luis Filcer Art
Materials
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"Fishermen push their boat out to sea" - Horizontal painting in cool colors.
By Luis Filcer
Located in Miami, FL
Fishermen is a very common theme in Filcer's paintings. He was fascinated by both the ocean and the fishermen around the world.
Category
2010s Expressionist Luis Filcer Art
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Screen, Handmade Paper
"Van Gogh in the cornfields" - Horizontal landscape with figure in brown tones.
By Luis Filcer
Located in Miami, FL
From the Van Gogh series, Van Gogh enjoys the view of cornfields.
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Luis Filcer Art
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Canvas, Acrylic
"Fantasy escapes the canvas" - Vertical expressionist painting in cool colors.
By Luis Filcer
Located in Miami, FL
A fantastic scene where the characters leave the canvas empty.
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"Painter's Atelier" - Squared figurative painting in cool colors.
By Luis Filcer
Located in Miami, FL
An artist painting within a painting.
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Early 2000s Expressionist Luis Filcer Art
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Paper, Acrylic
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