Luis Gordillo - Artist Info

About Luis Gordillo

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Luis Rodríguez Gordillo
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    Luis Rodríguez Gordillo was born in Seville in 1934. He is one of the most outstanding Spanish artists of the second half of the 20th century. His artistic career began in the mid-fifties after graduating in Law and attending the School of Fine Arts in Seville. After his training, he moved to Paris where he came into contact with the avant-garde, broadening his knowledge of Informalism and Geometric Art. From 1963 his style changed and became more Pop. Subsequently, his contributions to contemporary art stand out in the definition of chromatic strategies appropriate to current urban phenomena, his work is related to the tradition of documentary photography and popular cultures associated with graphic design. His conception of paint...

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