Juan Segura
Juan García Segura is a Spanish painter. He was born in Palma in 1956.
Biography
Segura began painting in 1968 and read biographies of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Vincent van Gogh, Gauguin, Dalí and Picasso. Between 1975 and 1979, he studied painting and sculpture at the School of Arts and Crafts in Palma, with exercises ranging from the Art brut to Hyperrealism.
In 1975, Segura made a small painting entitled "Green March," inspired by the Moroccan invasion in Spanish Sahara. It is considered the first mature work of the painter and cataloged within the Neoexpresionismo that developed over the years 80.
In 1977 he presented "Denigrart Gallery" at the Museum of Mallorca. The show included a large picture of General Franco surrounded by grotesque objects, which led to strong expectations. Poetry works in the first object.
In 1978, Segura made his first trip to Italy to attend the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze where he received a special scholarship through the table entitled "Green Rolls" hyper-book style that became part of the permanent collection of the Academy. The painting "The Great Dragonfly" wins First Prize at the V Certamen de Pintura Joven de Mallorca. In 1979, the Círculo de Bellas Artes de Palma gave him the Medal of Art Salon d'Automne. and in 1981 he received the City of Grant for Young Artists Palma.
In 1982 Segura developed an interest in Neoexpresionist Figuration emphasizing agility and color. He produced a series of works about rhinoceros, elephants and palm trees. In 1983 made the first trip to Paris where the director of L 'École des Beaux-Arts granted a special scholarship to attend the Workshop on Research Matière et Couleur directed by Master Silvestri. In recent years all work with waste materials are combined with other figurative. Segura's work found inspiration from the city and its waste, with a style close to Pop Art but with a vision of the past that gave it a nostalgic value added that ironically was baptized as a Denigrart (Art denigrated).
In 1984 participates in the 2nd Fair ARC with the tables "foreign woman walking the dog", "Berlin" and "100 German Marks." During the Fair for the first time the recognition of national and international critics. The booth was visited by over 50,000 people.
In 1985 The Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid, granted a scholarship to attend art workshops Actual, after which travels back to Italy hired by Mario Valente gallery where he met the painter Enzo L'Acqua who became his new teacher and friend. In their study of Savona painted "The Royal Family", which was acquired by the collector of Roberto Benedetti and hung from a drawing by Picasso and a landscape of Camille Pissarro. He participated in the International Fair of Contemporary Art in Paris, the stand shared with historical artists such as Lucio Fontana and Fernand Léger, Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso and Antoni Tàpies.
In 1986 forth in the Madrid Moriarty Gallery invites artists to participate with the Movida Madrileña in several exhibitions. Participated in Art Basel and also all the Italian Art Fair represented by Mario Valente.
In 1987 for the first time he traveled to New York, where he started the series "The Spanish Harlem Drownings".
In 1989 the art critic Dr. Karl Heinlein invited him to exhibit next to Eduardo Chillida Antoni Tàpies and Victor Mira to represent Spain in the international exhibition of drawings The Foundation Kestnergesellschaft in Hanover.
In 1990 he spent the summer in Germany, in Berlin Wall Elephants Paint 100 Black, in memory of those who died crossing. Establishing "[Planet-Segura http://www.planetasegura.com/]" as a signature that includes the creative work of Juan Segura. Start the project "The Aesthetics preceding violence"
In 1991, after a long season in Barcelona, he traveled back to the United States, settling in San Francisco, where the series "Flaying Slow" and started the series of "American role", heavily influenced by the graffiti more primitive.
In 1993 takes the form of the series "The Landscapes of the Planet Safe" with a style and color that creates idyllic corner imagines the painter.
In 1994 making the most of the series "Tanatos" a collection of poems that Object-insulated windows, suggest different aspects of death. Pinta "King Painter" which began a long series of paintings devoted to the crocodiles.
In 1997 during an exhibition of the painter Enzo L'Acqua in Merano, knows Rachewiltz of Mary, daughter of the poet Ezra Pound invites you to exhibit a selection of "Elephants" in the castle of Tyrol Brunnenburg, Italy, headquarters of the Foundation Tempo Reale, directed by Fabio Bocagni.
In 1998 the Association of Art Critics Italians, chose the "Lucia" to represent Spain in the first Biennial of the Mediterranean, held in Sicily.
In 1999 the president of Daimler-Chrysler Aerospace Japan invited him to exhibit alongside the painter Enzo L'Acqua representing the latest trends in European painting in Tokyo. On December 31, making the photo collection "Avenida Joan Miró odd numbers, with the idea of repeated 7 years later.
In 2000 participating in the Biennial of Havana, with the canvas "Santa Lucia" and made her first trip to China where he began the manuscript "Word Brush" which includes, by way of advice for young artists, multiple observations from his experience as a painter.
In 2001 third trip to Cuba, this time installed in Havana and draw the series "Scenes from the 19th Street", there also began the manuscript "The Tray of Arthur."
In 2002 made his second trip to Africa, visiting tribes Maasai in Kenya and Tanzania. First major exhibition of landscapes'Planet Safe in the Hospital Foundation Llàtzer Son of Palma. Savona is declared honorary member of the Partigiani Associazione Nazionale d'Italia.
In 2003 after a review of all the work in your studio, the artist decides to burn between 108 works paintings and drawings of different periods.
In 2004, after thirty-six years of figurative painting, Segura spent all year at the abstract painting. Begins the series "Painting Hospitals."
In 2005 the City of Palma de Mallorca opens the exhibitionJuan Segura, Paradise, Death and Chaos, the sample contains a selection of works made in the last 20 years, is visited by over 18,000 people.
In 2007 made the first drawings of the series "Jibaro". Photograph of the new "Avenida Joan Miró odd numbers" with the idea of analyzing the changes to the streets in 7 years. Establishing "planetasegura.com" Official website of Painter Juan SEGURA, which offers a sample of the most important collections of paintings, drawings, poems and visual poems Object.
In 2008 to 51 years, civil marriage with Olga Rojas Moscoso Freedom.
In 2009 adopts the draft "Paintings for hospitals".
