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Julio Juste
(Beas de Segura, Jaen, 1952)
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20
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Century Spanish
Juste graduated in Art History from the University of Granada in 1979. Throughout his career, he has received a number of grants: in 1982 he was the recipient of a scholarship from the Spanish Ministry of Culture, in 1985 one from the Joint Spanish-American Committee for Educational and Cultural Affairs in New York, and in 1986 one from Casa de Velazquez in Madrid.
His first solo exhibition took place in 1970 at Caja de Ahorros de Granada. Later, he has exhibited internationally, in New York and Copenhagen, although it is in Spain where his work is particularly appreciated.
Settled in Granada, he has developed his career as an artist in that city, apart from promoting art initiatives through his support for the Laguada and Palace galleries. His style derived from American
Abstract Expressionism
This contemporary painting movement emerged within the field of abstraction in the 1940s in the United States, from where it spread worldwide. Rooted in similar premises and postulates as Surrealism, the Abstract Expressionist artists regarded the act of painting as a spontaneous and unconscious activity, a dynamic bodily action divested of any kind of prior planning. The works belonging to this movement are defined by the use of pure, vibrant primary colours that convey a profound sense of freedom. The movement’s main pioneers were, among others, Arshile Gorky (1904-1948) and Hans Hoffman (1880-1966). Leading Spanish exponents of the movement are Esteban Vicente (1903-2001) and José Guerrero (1914-1991), who lived for some time in New York City, where they were in first-hand contact with the many artistic innovations taking place there around that time.
, assimilated through Spanish artists like José Guerrero, Zóbel and Ràfols-Casamada, moving from abstraction to a figurative reference in his scenic views of cities.