229 - JULIO SANJURJO ALER (A Coruña, 1958).

JULIO SANJURJO ALER (A Coruña, 1958). "Plant". Oil on board. Signed in the lower right corner. Dimensions: 122 x 30 cm. Born in A Coruña, Julio received his training in Madrid, where he graduated with a degree in Fine Arts from the Complutense University. Initially, he devoted himself to teaching, but later he turned his full and exclusive attention to his artistic career. His exhibition career began in 1995, when he exhibited both in solo and group shows at the Sala Toral in Santiago, the Concello de Oleiros, the Casa de Galicia, and the Galería Jorge Albero in Madrid. His work is part of public and private collections such as: the Artistic Collections of the Concello de Oleiros, the Fadesa Collection, the Casa de Galicia Collection, the Xunta de Galicia, and the Provincial Library of the Deputación de Coruña, among others. His figurative work is almost always inspired by nature; he often depicts landscapes, but from a poetic, lyrical perspective that transforms his motifs, moving away from mere imitation—at times in a cubist or constructivist vein, at other times dreamlike—and always with a focus on color.