"Submerged Oboe"

Stingy sorrow, your gift delays
in this my hour
of sighed abandon.

A frigid oboe resounded
the joy of perennial leaves,
not mine, and unwinds;
in me it becomes evening:
the water sets
upon my grassy hands.

Wings oscillate in a dim sky,
faint: the heart transmigrates
and I am withered,

and the days a ruin.

.:. Salvatore Quasimodo .:.



Julio César Ernesto Fernandez Larraz was born in '44 in Havana, Cuba.

Son of a newspaper editor, he began drawing from a young age.

The fanciful yet realistic snapshots of life are frequent subjects of Julio.

Although these settings are common subjects of late 20th-century Latin American art, Larraz's interpretations are characterized by precise technique and a unique, detailed delicacy.

Larraz's paintings contain many biographical clues and serve as an allegory of his life, showing the progression of his childhood and travels, with studies that continue to expand his work.

Among his works, one can see painting techniques and references to surrealist painting styles, at the beginning of modern Spanish and European 17th century.