Didier Lourenço (1968 – 27 July 2023) was a Catalan-Spanish painter.[1]
Didier Lourenço | |
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 Lourenço in his Premià de Mar workspace, 2012 | |
| Born | 1968 |
| Died | (aged 55) |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, lithographer and sculptor |
Biography
editHis origins as an artist can be found in the lithograph studio of his father, Fulvio, where he began working as an artist at an early age. There, he learned all about lithography and began to develop his first oil paintings, while coming into contact with some of the leading Catalan artists of the late 80s and early 90s such as Josep Maria Subirachs, Francesc Artigau, Josep Pla-Narbona, Javier Montesol, Josep Guinovart, Jordi Alumà, Rafael Bartolozzi Lozano, Perico Pastor i Bodmer, Simo Buson, Montserrat Gudiol, Javier Mariscal, and Joan Pere Viladecans. With these influences, Lourenço, an autodidact artist, began self-defining his creative and very personal style.
In 1991, Lourenço won the Banc Sabadell Prize[2] in the Sala Parés Young Painters contest. With this award he was selected to be a part of a group exhibition, titled "7 New Realities"[3] in Sala Vayreda, in Barcelona. This show was a turning point in the career of Lourenço, and led to many solo exhibits in art galleries around Catalunya. After establishing himself in Barcelona, he quickly began gaining recognition throughout Spain, where his work was shown in cities such as Madrid and Valencia. During this period the artist's work was catapulted into the international market by one of the major art editors in the world.
The first years of this century saw Lourenço gain statewide recognition, while still defining his very personal style. These years also catapulted the artist to the international market thanks to one of the major art poster companies in the world, Winn-Devon.[4]
Thanks to this company, Lourenço's works were reproduced as print collections and distributed and sold worldwide. The success of the painter did not go unnoticed for several art galleries in the United States (New York, Miami, Atlanta, Seattle,[5] Los Angeles, Nashville[6]) and other parts of the globe that became interested in the original paintings.
Didier Lourenço continued to work in his studio in Premia de Mar (Barcelona) and exhibiting his work worldwide, with special recognition during the recent years in Asian countries like South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong.[7]
Lourenço died of cancer on 27 July 2023, at the age of 55.[8]
Style
editAs a self-taught artist, Didier Lourenço's work has a very personal and distinctive character, based initially on the Mediterranean landscape, urban landscape and everyday scenes,[9] all of them being elements of the reality surrounding the artist.[10] Over time, his work has evolved into a much more intimate and imaginative work, based on human beings and their emotions. Very important to observe in the works of Lourenço is the richness of nuances and substance built by textures and colors, which give an almost mineral impression.
Featured lithographies
edit| Cliente |
|---|
| Del Monte Fruits |
| Lindt |
| Merk |
| Bassat Ogilvy |
| Bombers de Barcelona[11] |
| TV3 25 anys |
| Gremi de Llibreters[12] |
| Hiscox |
References
edit- ^ Mor als 55 anys l'artista català Didier Lourenço, Diari Ara, 27 July 2023, in catalan
- ^ Catalunya, El Periódico de. "Edición del Martes 22 de Septiembre de 1992 - página 032 - Canal Hemeroteca". archivo.elperiodico.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ Administrator. "art al Set - Lourenço, Didier". www.artalset.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Lourenco, Didier | Artists | Canadian Art Prints & Winn Devon Art Group Inc". capandwinndevon.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Sahara Fine Arts . Seattle. September .2001 - Didier Lourenço". Didier Lourenço (in European Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "In The Gallery | Didier Lourenco at Gallery West -". 29 July 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ huang, barnadas. "Barnadas Huang :: Artists Details". www.barnadashuang.com. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Mor als 55 anys l'artista català Didier Lourenço". Ara (in Catalan). 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Didier Lourenço: el arte sin conceptualidad" (in European Spanish). 14 April 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Didier Lourenço | Premià Notícies". premianoticies.wordpress.com. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Bombers de Barcelona" (PDF).
- ^ "Litografia per a Gremi de Llibreters". Archived from the original on 17 August 2016.