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Retrato de Lorenzo Jaramillo [Portrait of Lorenzo Jaramillo]

  • Caballero, Luis

Published: 1980

Media: Ink print on paper

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Abstract

This portrait of Lorenzo Jaramillo was made during the 1980s, a period when Jaramillo was also creating portraits of Luis Caballero in Paris. Far removed from the erotic character typical of Caballero’s work, one can sense the closeness and friendship between the two artists. Here, the draftsman’s unfinished lines fluidly convey the bodily expression and the defiant gaze of the model, capturing the spirit through gesture. Lorenzo Jaramillo died in 1992 due to complications related to AIDS.

In addition to their keen perception of the human body and remarkable fluency in drawing, Luis Caballero and Lorenzo Jaramillo shared both education and friendship with other masters such as Antonio Roda, finding in the male form a language through which to express their deepest anxieties and existential unrest.

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Caballero, Luis. 1980. 'Retrato de Lorenzo Jaramillo [Portrait of Lorenzo Jaramillo]'. Dispossessions in the Americas. https://staging.dia.upenn.edu/en/art/ACOL006/

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Retrato de Lorenzo Jaramillo

  • Caballero, Luis

Published: 1980

Media: Grabado en tinta sobre papel

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Artwork

Retrato de Lorenzo Jaramillo

  • Caballero, Luis

Published: 1980

Media: Gravura em tinta sobre papel

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Resumo

Este retrato de Lorenzo Jaramillo foi realizado durante a década de 1980, período em que Jaramillo também trabalhou fazendo retratos de Luis Caballero em Paris. Muito distante do caráter erótico, próprio dos trabalhos de Caballero, pode-se pensar na proximidade amigável entre os dois artistas. Aqui, o traço inacabado do desenhista denota com grande fluidez a expressão corporal e o caráter desafiador nos olhos do modelo, dando forma ao espírito através do gesto. Lorenzo Jaramillo faleceu em 1992 devido a complicações relacionadas à AIDS. Além da percepção refinada do corpo humano e da grande desenvoltura no desenho, Luis Caballero e Lorenzo Jaramillo compartilharam a educação e a amizade com outros mestres, como Antonio Roda, encontrando na forma masculina a linguagem para expressar as grandes inquietações e a angústia de seus abismos existenciais.

Citation

Caballero, Luis. 1980. 'Retrato de Lorenzo Jaramillo'. Dispossessions in the Americas. https://staging.dia.upenn.edu/pt/art/ACOL006/

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