Luis Fraile
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Luis Fraile
"The Hug - Exercise of Acquaintance"
Oil on Canvas | 23.6x28.7 in
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Biography
Albacete (Spain), February 7th, 1947 - Madrid (Spain), January 5th, 2016
Luis Martínez Fraile, also known as Luis Fraile, had very humble beginnings. He was the son of a master builder and political prisoner after the Spanish Civil War, and a factory worker. He spent most of his childhood combining studies with several night jobs. He acquired an early maturity that helped him to forge a very critical and sarcastic view of the Spanish society and habits under Franco's regime.
He was a self-taught person and, at the age of 20, his interest in Arts and Architecture led him to pursue studies with which he achieved a position as Draftsman and Urban Planning Designer at the City Hall of his hometown. At this stage painting was just a hobby and he used to entertain himself by creating landscapes, portraits and still lifes. He moved to Barcelona in the 70's, employed in an engineering consultancy company.
Gradually his interest in painting grew to discover his true vocation in it. He spent long periods abroad, mainly in Paris and Toronto, in order to study and become a professional artist, away from the political repression. He became fluent in several languages such as English, French, Catalan and Italian.
His self nonconformity and intellectual concerns led him to create a job in an endless transformation, performed in a wide variety of styles and techniques, always in a very original way. For several decades, his artworks were shown in multiple exhibitions locally and internationally. At the end of the 80's he settled permanently in Madrid with his family, where he created most of his paintings, being represented by the now extinct Novart Gallery.
After a long sickness that kept him away from his vital passion for the last years, he passed away in 2016. His great artistic legacy of more than 3000 artworks features an exceptional originality and vitality.
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Nationality:
SPAIN
- Date of birth : 1947
- Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
- Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary Spanish Artists
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Influences
Education
1982 - 1983
Engraving - North Toronto Collegiate
Toronto,
Ontario,
Canada
1979 - 1982
Altarpiece and Polychromy - Escola Massana
Barcelona,
Catalonia,
Spain
1979 - 1982
Ceramics - Llotja School of Applied Arts and Artistic Crafts
Barcelona,
Catalonia,
Spain
1976 - 1979
French Language and Civilization - École Internationale de Langue, Alliance Française
Paris,
France
1976 - 1979
Printmaking - Atelier Hayter
Paris,
France
1976 - 1979
Plastic Arts and New Techniques - University Vincennes-Saint-Denis
Paris,
France
1976 - 1979
History of Art - École du Louvre
Paris,
France
1974 - 1976
Engraving and Lithography - Llotja School of Applied Arts and Artistic Crafts
Barcelona,
Catalonia,
Spain
1972 - 1974
Painting, Drawing and Sculpture - Royal Artistic Circle (Barcelona Institute of Art)
Barcelona,
Catalonia,
Spain
1972 - 1974
Estudio del Natural - Royal Artistic Circle (Barcelona Institute of Art)
Barcelona,
Catalonia,
Spain
1964 - 1967
Drafting and Urban Planning Design
Albacete,
Castilla La Mancha,
Spain
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Achievements
Collective Expositions
2020
Art Marbella - Modern And Contemporary Art Show
Marbella,
Andalucía,
Spain
1988
Interarte 88 - International Fair Of Contemporary Art
Valencia,
Spain
Permanent Collections
1990
Royal Academy Of Fine Arts Of San Fernando
Madrid,
Spain
1989
La Rioja Museum
Logroño,
La Rioja,
Spain
1989
Asturias Savings Bank Foundation
Gijón,
Asturias,
Spain
1988
Museum Of Contemporary Art
Albacete,
Castilla La Mancha,
Spain
1988
Museum Of Contemporary Art
Villafamés,
Castellón,
Spain
1988
Municipal Museum
Calahorra,
La Rioja,
Spain
1974
Güell Foundation
Barcelona,
Catalonia,
Spain
Publications & Press
1987
Amelia García San José. "Luis Fraile". Crítica De Arte Revista Mensual. Nº 37 Mayo
Madrid,
Spain
1987
Concha López Mosteiro. "Transoñación De Luis Fraile". Semanario El Punto De Las Artes. Editorial Arte Y Patrimonio, 10-16 De Abril
Madrid,
Spain
1987
J. Turriano. "Pinturas De Luis Fraile". El Adelantado De Segovia. 26 De Noviembre
Segovia,
Spain
1987
J.m.c. "Luis Fraile" - Diario Abc (16/04/1987)
Madrid,
Spain
1988
Rosa Martínez De Lahidalga. "Pinturas De Luis Fraile, Un Arte Aparentemente Frío". Semanario El Punto De Las Artes. Editorial Arte Y Patrimonio, 8-20 De Diciembre
Madrid,
Spain
1988
Interarte, Catálogo Oficial. Litobelmar
Valencia,
Spain
1988
"Luis Fraile, Un Pintor Sereno". El Correo Español. 5 De Mayo
Bilbao,
Spain
1988
Eva Cañas. "Luis Fraile, Pintura Expresionista Dentro De Un Hacer Figurativo" - La Tribuna. Grupo Promecal
Albacete,
Spain
1988
Rosa Martínez De Lahidalga. "Luis Fraile, Incógnitas Y Sueños" - Semanario Tribuna Médica
Madrid,
Spain
1988
Javier Leon Herrera. "Luis Fraile, Pintor" - Diario La Verdad. Grupo Correo
Murcia,
Spain
1989
La Brocha, Periódico De Arte. Nº 50 Mayo
Gijón,
Spain
1989
María José Rodríguez. Correo Del Arte, Revista Mensual De Las Artes Plásticas. Nº 67 : P 41
Madrid,
Spain
1989
Rosa Martínez De Lahidalga. "Luis Fraile, Toda Una Conjunción De Elementos" - El Punto De Las Artes. Editorial Arte Y Patrimonio
Madrid,
Spain
1990
Soledad Villalba. " Gestos De Luis Fraile " - Revista Cyan De Artes Plásticas. Nº 16
Madrid,
Spain
1991
Julia Sáez Angulo. "Luis Fraile, Condensación De Memoria Y Mirada" - Revista Cyan De Artes Plásticas. Nº 20
Madrid,
Spain
Solo Expositions
1993
Montserrat Contemporary Art Gallery
New York,
United States
1991
Provincial Museum
Ciudad Real,
Castilla La Mancha,
Spain
1991
Galería Novart
Madrid,
Spain
1991
Heller Gallery
New York,
United States
1989
Asturias Savings Bank Foundation
Gijón,
Asturias,
Spain
1989
Galería Novart
Madrid,
Spain
1989
La Rioja Museum
Logroño,
La Rioja,
Spain
1988
Museum Of Contemporary Art
Albacete,
Castilla La Mancha,
Spain
1988
Museum Of Contemporary Art
Villafamés,
Castellón,
Spain
1988
Galería Arlanzón
Burgos,
Castilla y León,
Spain
1988
Museo Municipal
Calahorra,
La Rioja,
Spain
1988
Galería Berruguete
Valladolid,
Castilla y León,
Spain
1987
Galería Enebro
Segovia,
Castilla y León,
Spain
1987
Galería Novart
Madrid,
Spain
1984
Salvatore Ala Gallery
New York,
United States
1983
De Cortez Gallery
Toronto,
Ontario,
Canada
1982
De Cortez Gallery
Toronto,
Ontario,
Canada
1980
Carmen Lamanna Gallery
Toronto,
Ontario,
Canada
1979
Galerie Marigny
Paris,
France
1978
Galerie Marigny
Paris,
France
1975
Galerie Poisson D'or
Paris,
France
1975
Galería Canuda
Barcelona,
Catalonia,
Spain
1974
Galería Toisón
Madrid,
Spain
1974
Royal Artistic Circle
Barcelona,
Catalonia,
Spain
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