Artist Talk and Q&A with Julio Cesar

Join us as Julio Cesar discusses the creative process, visual inspirations, and the evolution of his newest show "Manifesto." Join us as Julio Cesar discusses the creative process, visual inspirations, and the evolution of his newest show "Manifesto!" About the Artist: Julio Cesar Rodríguez Aguilar was born in 1976 in Holguin, Cuba. From a very early age, he was enthusiastic about drawing and in his adolescent years he entered the Vocational School of Art Raúl Gómez Garcia, where he learned much of the formal skills that he has developed over the course of his pictorial career. After his years at the vocational level, he entered the Professional Academy of Visual Arts in his city, graduating in the specialty of Painting, Drawing, Photography and Artistic Weaving in 1995. Julio also went on to be a professor of the arts and involved himself in book illustration, stage and costume design, muralism and more. He specifically found fascination in surrealism which provided him with the necessary vision of what he most identified with - the mystical, the surreal, and the poetic. The paintings of Julio Cesar transport us to a dreamlike and alternative world where he amuses himself with his unconscious and dialogues with his most common thoughts and memories. His works expose a theatrical universe where stories and situations play through characters and figures of his own mysticism. • Date: Thursday, October 22nd, 2026. • Time: 6:30pm – 7:30pm • Location: Revelry Boutique + Gallery. 742 E Market St, Louisville, KY 40202 • Admission: Free and open to the public • RSVP: Please confirm your attendance by October 19th