Oscar Agustín Alejandro Schulz Solari, o Xul Solar, como es conocido artísticamente, nace el 14 de diciembre de 1887 en la localidad bonaerense de San Fernando. En 1912 su relación con Europa fue enriquecedora ya que comenzó a vincularse con el mundo artístico. Viajó a Florencia, donde conoce a Emilio Pettoruti (1892-1971), su gran amigo e influyente en su obra. A partir de su llegada a la Argentina en 1924, el horizonte de Xul se amplía, a su ocupación de pintor se añaden las de escritor, traductor e ilustrador de notas, astrólogo, matemático entre otras. Inicia su larga amistad con Borges.

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In his paintings, we can see graphite pencil technique on watercolor. The elements seem to be overlapped; however, they are completely visually harmonious. He used a limited palette, in other words, just a few pigments including white, which brought brightness to the painting. In this piece, called San Danza, we can only see yellow, blue, red (primary colors), and black. The artist cut down colors which is known as “reduced palette.” The characters are like scattered moving puppets or dolls which have no support. Xul liked these characters because they were always part of his work; thus, he named them the Theatre of Destiny. They were constantly moving, using their bidimensional, abstract geometric forms which borders are closed. He draws light and shadow, but the painting is classified from planimetrics’ perspective. In Xul’s pieces of art, flags are abundant, they are always part of it. They are peace symbols, not speakers painted with nationalism. They are symbols for creating happiness and understanding among humankind around the world. We can call his work esoteric symbology because it’s a way of expressing his noticeable spirituality, which helped him live happily. His life was mysterious to even try to understand it fully.
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