Julio Visquerra
(1943 Olanchito, Honduras)

Education

1961-1965 National Fine Arts School

Selected Solo Exhibitions

1970 - Modern Art Salon, Barcelona, Spain
1975 - Museum of Antequera, Malaga, Spain
1980 - Galeria Pavillon, Viena, Austria
1985 - Inter Arte, Valencia, Spain
        - Art Expo, Montreal, Canada
1988 - Minorca Playhouse, Miami, Florida
        - Art Expo, Los Angeles, California
1992 - Center of Classic Art San Jose, Costa Rica

1992 - Organization of American States (OAS), Washington, D.C.
1993 - Galeria Trios, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1994 - Galeria Siglo XXI, San Salvador, El Salvador
1996 - Atlantida Bank, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1998 - Galeria Trios, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
2000 - National Gallery, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Corporate Collections

- Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Fine Arts Museum, Mexico City, Mexico
- Delgado Museum, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Central Bank of Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
- Central University of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela

Private Collections

- Van Poucke, Belgium
- Jordi Fabre, Spain
- Carlos Salvachi, Ecuador
- Roger Vanderhoyndock, Belgium

Commentary on his work

The chromatic richness of Visquerra's painting and the fantastical themes combine in a seductive logic that immediately envelopes the viewer. The paintings of Visquerra are like dreams. Elastic and ethereal forms combine with surreal figures or characters that inhabit fantastic worlds populated by ferocious flying fish and threatening birds. His paintings are an escape from ordinary daily life and an entrance into a dream world. One cannot stand in front of Visquerra's paintings without being subjected to one of these surreal but almost palpable worlds.
                   - Francisco Corea, Ex-Mexican Ambassador to Honduras

With these 3 elements: renaissance, baroque and surrealism, Visquerra has constructed his own artistic language, "baroque surrealism". The elements of a renaissance style can be seen in the depiction of his characters, the baroque impact can be seen in the plethora of details he uses, and in the perfection of volume and intensity of colors….
An essential element in Visquerra's work is the incorporation of fruit or vegetables into his subject matter. For Visquerra: "fruit, vegetables, humans and animals are the principal elements in my paintings. My intention is to illustrate through nature the defects of the human being; the fear of showing ourselves as we truly are hides itself in bracelets, pearls and armor, superfluous ornaments that give us a false appearance. These closed or covered eyes don't let us see the reality of life or that penetrating look that undresses us."
                   - Longino Becerra, Professor and Writer of Art History,                      Honduras