Reynaldo Luza
Bio
Reynaldo Luza (Peru, 1893-1978). Multifaceted artist and inescapable representative of Peruvian modernity. He studied architecture in Belgium, and on his return to Lima he joined the Colónida group. In 1918 he travels to New York, where he works as an illustrator for Vogue and Vanity Fair magazines. In 1921 he is sent by Harper's Bazaar to Paris. There he works for sixteen years, and is linked with iconic characters from the world of art and fashion. In 1937 he is in charge of the Peruvian Pavilion at the International Exhibition of Arts and Technology in Paris. He is later awarded the Order of the Sun of Peru with the rank of Knight. He dies in Lima at the age of 84. His talent is recognized worldwide and continues to spread today through publications and exhibitions of his life and work.
Statement
Versatile and modern, and influenced by the pictorial tendencies he had experienced in Europe, Reynaldo Luza works within the limits of abstraction, taking the image of the landscape towards an emotional state. He is well known as an illustrator and painter, but he also worked extensibly with photography. The newly recovery and investigation of his extensive archive allows new dialogues that contributes to a deeper knowledge of his life and work, as well as proposing a counterpoint between his historical value and contemporary visuality.
2.5 x 4m / 98.4 x 157 in
