Established in Bilbao and graduated in Fine Arts from the Basque Country University, Juan De La Rica explains “I like the idea that looking at a painting, the first impression is that it seems easy, but then one realize how complex it is.”
His colorful paintings revisit with humor, and sometimes a hint of irony, a myriad of subjects, ranging from portraits to still lifes, including large religious paintings. The synthetic and precise line asserts a great technical mastery of the medium used, oil painting, and a keen sense of perspective and volume through expressive and stylized compositions.
The repertoire of themes in which the Basque painter draws allows him to interrogate painting both as a tool and as a picture per se. If you ask him about his favorite subject, he easily answers that every motif remains an option.
![Juan de la Rica, El retratista](http://soberinggalerie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Juan-de-la-Rica-El-retratista-2020-Oil-on-canvas-92-x-73-cm.--397x500.jpeg)
![Juan de la Rica, Koldo](http://soberinggalerie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Juan-de-la-Rica-Koldo-2022-Oil-on-canvas-65-x-54-cm-416x500.jpeg)
![Juan de la Rica, La conversión de San Pablo](http://soberinggalerie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Juan-de-la-Rica-La-conversion-de-San-Pablo-2021-Oil-on-canvas-146-x-114-cm-390x500.jpeg)
![Juan de la Rica, La gran jarra negra](http://soberinggalerie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Juan-de-la-Rica-La-gran-jarra-negra-2022-Oil-on-canvas-92-x-73-cm-397x500.jpeg)