Biography
Julio Galan was born on December 5, 1958, in Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico and died on August 4, 2006, in the airplane to Monterrey, Mexico.
His biography is definitely worth reading. Painter was born in a rich and conservative family. They were Roman Catholics in the northern Mexican mining town.
As a child, he attended private school in Monterrey. Being an adult he decided to continue his education at the faculty of architecture at the University of Monterrey. When he was studying, he opened his huge passion for painting. Galan began showing his paintings and drawings in Monterrey in 1980 with art dealer Guillermo Sepulveda.
When he was 16, he decided to move to New York City. In 1984 he occurred with his premiere show in a gallery. Exactly that artwork exhibition opened him the route to a big world. Famous artist Andy Warhol discovered Galan and decided to print several fascinating Galan’s works in his “Interview” magazine. Exactly that thing brought Galan very big popularity and launched him into the Pop art scene in New York City. Popularity was that much big that he felt absolutely free to open himself as a gay man and to show this in his art.
When Galan was alive, he was very popular. Each of his work was included in exhibitions at famous museums such as the Pompidou Centre in Paris (1989), the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam (1992), the Museum of Modern Art in New York City (1993).
Key Ideas in painting
Mexican Neo-Expressionist painter used colorful autobiographical paintings that were replete with elements of collage and added objects such as bands, chaplets, pieces of jewelry, dried flowers and made compositions to look like a dreamlike setting.
The images are always alluded and dedicated to his life: he showed his childhood, he described his homosexuality, he showed his religion – Roman Catholicism, he painted the Mexican Baroque of that period, pre-Columbian cultures, different native scenes of life and Mexican folk art.
All his work together show what a huge influence his birthplace had on him. He popularized his culture very much. Also, it is well known that he was influenced very much by leading international artists such as Sigmar Polke, Robert Mapplethorpe, Julian Schnabel, and Francesco Clemente.
Famous paintings made by Julio Galan
Julio Galan had so many paintings that it is hard to say which is the most famous because all of them are. After his death, most of the famous paintings were sold, and others are still on the auctions.
Where can we see his openings? In his early works such as China Poblana (1987), a self-portrait of Galán wearing a traditional woman’s Mexican folk dress, and Sí y No (1990; “Yes and No”).
Another great self-portrait depicts a bare-chested Galan bound by a leather belt. Both that pictures show his individuality, the way the painter saw himself.
1.“ Cordero Pascual”, 1991
Sale Date: November 20, 2012
2.“My parents transformed into vases with me,” 1995
Sale Date: November 30, 2012
3.“Tres Bocas”, 1999
Sale Date: November 21, 2012
4.“I’m Gonna Wash You With Soap,” 1995
Sale Date: November 19, 2013
5.“I love you” (Autorretrato Como Charro), 1997
Sale Date: November 20, 2013
6.“ Ojos de Gato”, 1992
Sale Date: May 28, 2014
7.“Yo no soy yo, yo soy yo.”
Sale Date: May 28, 2015
8.“Fascination”
Sale Date: December 3, 2015
9.“ De nuevo Nunca me queries,” 1994
Sale Date: May 24, 2017
10.“S.T,” 1990
Sale Date: March 22, 2018
11.“Someone Else”
Sale Date: March 21, 2018
12.“Do you want to make love with me”, 1986
Sale Date: March 2, 2018
