Urbano LugrísUrbano Lugrís

Painter of the seaPainter of the sea

URBANO LUGRÍS URBANO LUGRÍS GONZÁLEZGONZÁLEZ

• Urbano Lugrís was born in A Coruña in 1908.• His father was a writer and his mother was a pianist.• He lived in A Coruña, Madrid and Vigo.• He studied business in a Coruña.• He founded the magazine Atlántida and wrote poetry

and articles as Ulises Fingal and draw several illustrations.

• He loved the sea and he made lots of • beautiful pictures• In 1956 he moved to Vigo.

Sargasso Sea: Sargasso Sea: Prow figurehead and ships on a harbour.Prow figurehead and ships on a harbour.

Lough with an angel fishLough with an angel fish

• The darkness of the rock and the lightness of the water.

• A tropical angel fish, black and white, a shell, a limpet and some seaweed.

GellyfishGellyfish

• A light gellyfish swimming across the sea.

• A schoolfish of sardines are swimming towards the background.

• There’s a dark rock with two limpets and some seaweed.

Sea legendsSea legends• Lugrís painted

several sea legends.

• This painting represents a fantastic vision of the sea under a moonlight, a huge fish with a

horn, a church and a monk on it. A ship is leaving and a little seahorse is on a rock.

His original still-lifes have shells, coral, seahorses, His original still-lifes have shells, coral, seahorses, conches…conches…

Even these paintings represent his love for the Even these paintings represent his love for the seaworldseaworld..

The harbour antique shop. The harbour antique shop.

The old sailor’s room.The old sailor’s room.Are they the same room?Are they the same room?Find the differences.Find the differences.

• Where’s it going? A ship in the distance, under the moonlight, in a quiet night.• San Telmo fires: a strange electric effect that

occurs on the poles of the ships when it’s stormy weather.

Submerged templeSubmerged temple

• A dream, a tragedy, a legend…

• A sunk ship on the background and an old temple under water.

• Seaweed, gellyfish, schoolfish and shells are under these quiet waters.

A mural: MAP OF GALICIAA mural: MAP OF GALICIA

• In this picture you can see the main cities of Galicia represented by symbols, and in the sea there are legend creatures, monsters, ships, islands, the rose of the winds…

You can see his seascapes murals You can see his seascapes murals in Malpica, A Coruña and Vigoin Malpica, A Coruña and Vigo

Murals and poetryMurals and poetry The Sailor’s House of Malpica, 1951The Sailor’s House of Malpica, 1951

No xardín do fondo mar, durmen os sonosNo xardín do fondo mar, durmen os sonosantigos, no berce mol do craro luar.antigos, no berce mol do craro luar.

En tempos, os fortes homes de MalpicaEn tempos, os fortes homes de Malpicacazaban a balea por lonxanos mares.cazaban a balea por lonxanos mares.

Mar dos avós, dos fillos e dos netos, danosMar dos avós, dos fillos e dos netos, danosdecote a mantenza da túa entraña.decote a mantenza da túa entraña.

Norte, Sul, Este, Oeste, cantan na rosaNorte, Sul, Este, Oeste, cantan na rosados ventos, a verde ribeirana do mar.dos ventos, a verde ribeirana do mar.

More muralsMore murals::two two religious triptichsreligious triptichs

andand the rose of the windsthe rose of the winds

Son meus amores máxicosSon meus amores máxicos

Tribute to the musicians and Tribute to the musicians and poets of the sea.poets of the sea.

19731973

Blackboard. Blackboard. 19611961

• Can you find any school things in this picture?• What animals are there in this seascape?• Can you guess the name of the islands on the background?• Is this landscape real or fantastic?

IslandIsland • The sunlight comes through a white cloud, and reflects on the sea.

• Two ships are going to the island, and we are watching them sitting on the beach.

His paintings are used as His paintings are used as logotypes, covers of books, CDs…logotypes, covers of books, CDs…

• Urbano Lugrís painted beautiful pictures and fantastic murals. Some of them are still now where he painted them.

• Many others were destroyed in the buildings refurbishments.

• You can see his murals in A Coruña, Vigo and Malpica.• His pictures are in different Galician museums

(Quiñones de león, in Vigo, Museo Provincial in A Coruña, Museo de Bueu) and in particular collections.

• He never studied Fine Arts, but he is one of the greatest painters from Galicia.

• He died in Vigo 1973.

Internet addressesInternet addresses

• http://es.geocities.com/ies_urbano_lugris/lugris/expo/• http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/urbano_lugris • http://www.culturagalega.org • http://www.fundacioncaixagalicia.org/

• Daniela Martínez Somoza. May, 2008