Paul Ygartua

A REVOLT AGAINST CONFORMITY

Paul Ygartua stands out as a non-conformist in the art world, refusing to confine himself to a singular stylistic box. Unlike many artists who become synonymous with a specific aesthetic, Ygartua takes a unique approach by allowing his artistic journey to dictate his direction. Unfettered by the constraints of conformity, he is a true maverick, venturing into diverse styles with a sense of artistic freedom.

His reluctance to restrict himself to one particular style is a testament to his unconventional spirit. Ygartua thrives as a loner in the artistic landscape, embracing the solitude that allows him to fully express his ideals and creativity. In an art world often driven by categorizations, he stands apart, letting his intuition guide him across a wide spectrum of artistic expressions.

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

PAUL FRANCIS YGARTUA, NDD

“Art nourishes the soul – I feel connected when I am creating, it is my life force, it is my joie de vivre , every hour, every day—to (access) tap into the subconscious and bring surreal worlds to life.”

Paul Ygartua, NDD – graduate of Liverpool Art College Faculty of Arts, Industrial Design and City & Guilds of London Institute Goldsmith and Silversmith.

A painter, muralist and draftsman who was born in Bebington, England(suburb of Liverpool) in 1945 and has lived in Vancouver, Canada since 1966. He also has bases in England, France and Spain which he visits annually.  He has created some of the most recognizable images in Canada and some of the largest murals in the world.  His works have been exhibited on every continent except Antarctica, in locations from Vancouver Art Gallery, to the Grand Palais, Paris, France to the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.  Thousands of his paintings are in private, corporate and museum collections.

L’estro creativo di Paul Ygartua è praticamente infinito. Il suo è un alfabeto pittorico colmo di emotività e di simbolismo che si sposano assieme per ottenere una tavolozza piena di digressioni cromatiche ricche di significato. Ygartua padroneggia sia l’astrattismo che il metafisico surreale dando prova di un grande talento di composizione segnica. Essa si manifesta anche nella precisione estrema del dosaggio della luce che enfatizza il colore a supporto del ruolo narrativo dei personaggi. Un mondo, quello Ygartua, popolato da concetti, metafore e situazioni che sono di immediata comprensione. Un mondo ricco che si trasforma ogni giorno di più in un universo ampio e grandissimo che può essere abbracciato sia da un fruitore sensibile e avvezzo alla riflessione sia da chi si è avvicinato da poco al mondo dell’arte. Ygartua è un artista che lascia il segno, che colpisce e che si fa notare e che giustamente si sente vicino a personalità del calibro di Salvador Dalí e dello stesso Picasso poiché ha la loro tenacia e la loro genialità.

Paul Ygartua’s creative inspiration is practically infinite. His pictorial alphabet is full of emotionality and symbolism which marry together to obtain a palette full of chromatic rich in meaning digressions. Ygartua is a master both in abstractionism and in surreal metaphysics so he also demonstrates a great talent for sign composition. It also manifests itself in the extreme precision of the dosage of light that emphasises color to support the narrative role of the characters. A world, the Ygartua one, populated by concepts, metaphors and situations that are immediately understandable. A rich world that transforms itself more and more every day into a vast and very large universe that can be embraced both by a sensitive and accustomed user and by those who have recently approached the world of art. Ygartua is an artist who leaves his mark, who strikes and stands out and who rightly feels close to a personality of the caliber of Salvador Dalí and Picasso himself because he has their tenacity and their genius.

By Dino Marasà.