Joan Iranzo (1928-2006) - Paisaje

Signed by the artist on the bottom The work is presented very well framed Artwork dimensions: 27 cm high x 35 cm wide Frame dimensions: 40 cm high x 48 cm wide Condition of preservation: good, the painting's Artist's Biography: Joan Iranzo, born in 1928, is one of the representatives of Horta (Barcelona) outside the neighborhood. Whether in the rest of the city or abroad, this artist has become over the years a cultural ambassador of this old Catalan municipality. And it has been so because Iranzo has painted countless areas and streets of this neighborhood. Many of his paintings are scattered across hundreds of houses abroad. But Juan Iranzo did not always paint. It was when he was 55 years old that he surrendered his soul to the brush. Before that he had traveled Catalan roads with a concession from a sausage factory. In his work as a trucker he had not thought that, one day, he would devote himself to the world of painting. A world that, today, has become a vital necessity. In the early eighties, Juan Iranzo lost his wife and became a widower. The pain led him to seek some distraction. One day a neighbor told him he was going to an art house to buy a small box of paints. Iranzo did not hesitate and joined him to buy another for himself. From that moment, habitual practice and the guidance of a group of friends helped him find his own path in this art. Without needing to express anything in particular, only his visual-plastic view of things, Juan Iranzo organized the first exhibitions. His themes are basically landscapes, and to a lesser extent human figures and flowers. All seasoned with an impressionist perspective. For this painter, he deeply admires the oils of Van Gogh, Gauguin, Derain or Matisse. But he is also fascinated by the canvases of classic authors like Goya or Velázquez or more contemporary painters like Zuloaga, Sorolla, Picasso, or the Catalans Joaquim Mir and Ramon Sanvisents. The latter, a great Catalan painter fully vindicated by Iranzo due to his current neglect. If most of Juan Iranzo's paintings are oils, some he has done with other painting techniques such as watercolor or pencil drawings. Because although this painter spent many years wanting to be a trumpeter without success, he has drawn throughout his life. Even since he was a child. His painting, presented in several gallery exhibitions and for many years on the Barcelonan Plaza del Pi—every Saturday—has given him strength and satisfaction. “It has given me everything,” Iranzo explains. “Thanks to it I have met important people in painting such as Ramon Sanvisens, Teresa Llàcer or Antoni Sala Herrero. It was very important for me to be able to talk with them. In addition, painting has allowed me to travel to the United States, Italy and Germany, places I have depicted in countless paintings.” In this way, with the commitment that gives naturalness to his way of being, Iranzo has painted almost a picture every day. About five per week and more than 3000 canvases in 15 years. Most of which are dedicated to Horta and its people. For this painter from Horta, he is a lover of the neighborhood where he lives: “I like Horta very much, first of all,” the painter confirms, “because it has very beautiful places to paint. One can go out to Valle Hebrón or to La Clota on a pictorial chase and, after so many years, one can still find themes to fill the canvas. It is a very neighborhood neighborhood. When I got married and came to live here, my life changed radically.” Indeed, Juan Iranzo arrived from his hometown neighborhood of Gracia in Horta when he was only 28. There he married and he believes that he will die in Horta. Because it is a very beautiful place, even for dying. And that, according to this artist, Horta has changed enough. When he arrived, people went to make rice and to spend Sunday. His paintings have joyfully and with vital urgency portrayed streets of this town such as Aiguafreda, Travi, La Clota, Horta or Sant Genís dels Agudells. These oils are exhibited in Plaza Pi every Saturday. This is Iranzo's way of paying homage to Horta. Because Horta welcomed Juan Iranzo many years ago, it offered him friends at the Parish Center and a social life through excursions. And a presidency of the neighborhood association during the transition. For all this and much more, this artist named Juan Iranzo will always be grateful to this Barcelona neighborhood: Horta.

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