RAVEN ART STUDIO MARBELLA BY APPOINTMENT
Wall Art, Abstract expressionist & impressionist Paintings, Arte Abstracto
Welcome to Raven Art Studio in Marbella, Spain
Raven Art Studio in Marbella's Poligono La Ermita industrial
Born in London, Raised in Spain, resided in New York and Virginia only to return to his hometown
Welcome to Julian Raven Art Studio in Marbella, Spain, where contemporary art meets the passion, energy, and boldness of large-format abstract expressionist and impressionist painting.
Although born in Richmond-Upon-Thames, in London, Raven hails from Marbella, Spain. Raven’s family moved to Marbella in 1972 when he was 2 years old. Raven embarked on his artistic journey growing up in Marbella and studying at the local English-speaking schools, Calpe College, Aloha College, and the English International College where American painter and art master David Bodlak mentored him.
After attending the prestigious Chelsea School of Art in London, England, Raven returned to Marbella to begin his journey as an artist coupled with other entrepreneurial endeavors. That path would lead Raven and his brothers to open one of Marbella’s notorious watering holes, Locos, a 35-year-long-standing nighttime rock 'n roll and live music venue in Marbella port. After an existential crisis led Raven up Mount La Concha, Marbella’s iconic natural wonder, on his quest for truth, he would encounter God and have his life changed forever. Raven’s search for self and his missionary calling led Raven away from Marbella.
After over a quarter of a century living in the United States, in New York and Virginia, Julian Raven has returned to live in Marbella, Spain. Since his serendipitous encounter with a Marbella art gallerist in 2010, Raven has dedicated himself fully to his craft, evolving into a professional artist of international renown.
In 2014, Raven showcased his captivating works at the Sammer Art Gallery Magna Marbella also in Puerto Banus, marking his triumphant international art debut hailing from New York. Since then, his artistic trajectory has been a testament to the highs and lows inherent in the life of a painter. With his pieces being sold globally through Saatchi Art, Raven's art has graced prestigious platforms from the pages of The New York Times to the iconic Time Magazine.
Establishing his galleries in New York and Virginia, USA, Raven's artistic footprint expanded across continents. Now, after years abroad and the recent loss of his cherished mother who lived in Marbella, Raven, accompanied by his wife, Gloria, returns to his hometown with renewed artistic fervor.
Setting up his art studio in late 2023 within the esteemed home of famous Spanish painter Pepe Morales, Raven pays homage to the local artistic legacy. Recently, he curated a compelling four-artist showcase at the Campanario Art Center in Puerto Banus, honoring the memory of Morales's late wife, Berta Gomez.
Now nestled in Marbella's premium industrial district, el Polígono La Ermita, Raven's studio, located at no. 9 Calle Oro, pulsates with creativity. While immersed in his own inspired creations, Raven extends his brush and talents to those seeking bespoke art through fine art commissions.
Welcome to a realm where artistry transcends boundaries—welcome to Julian Raven Art Studio in Marbella, Spain.
An American Abstract Expressionist
The abstract expressionist art movement of the 40s and 50s of the last century, typically associated with artists such as Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Willem De Kooning, attempted to capture the artist's immediate and innermost emotional states through artistic expressionist painting. This painting style allowed the artists to explore their inner emotional world and pursue immediate, gestural artistic expressions and responses to the perceivable impulses of the human heart, mind, and spirit.
This bold and passionate artistic genre became the vehicle for my own artistic pursuits as a man once lost in emotional darkness, atheistic confusion, and licentiousness. My transformed inner world experience, having been born again from above, was not some intellectual assent to a religious creed, but a series of transformational experiences that happened when I was alone and sitting on a mountain in Southern Spain.
These dramatic and life-changing God encounters positively affected every aspect of my inner life and have continued to do so over the last three decades. The time came when my artistic gifts and faith experience would converge to produce reborn expressionistic paintings reflecting my transformed inner world mode of being.
This artistic technique would also continue to develop from my abstract expressionist paintings into post-impressionistic paintings reflecting my love and awe of the natural world. Meditating on nature, I came to faith in God, having previously been an atheist. Through my art, I speak of that Light.
Nature compels me, driving me to its presence and arresting my attention. These impressions of the wonders of creation then find their place in my heart as I ponder their magnificence, perfection, and beauty. Once filled with the imagery, off I go to my studio, with the natural impression seared within, to express that overwhelming awe and wonder through large, colorful, energetic, and bold expressionistic and post-impressionistic paintings that attempt to express the sublime, the beautiful and the ineffable.
Raven in studio at the Campanario Art Center, Puerto Banus, Marbella