A self-taught artist, Claramunt belongs to a generation that tried to be of its time without belonging to it. The start of his career in the 1970s coincided with the emergence of a more politicised approach to art to which most of his contemporaries subscribed, at a time when Barcelona was teeming with experimental initiatives in the spheres of art, literature and film, as well as underground subcultures.
During this period, Claramunt swam against the tide, focusing on painting rather than looking to the avant-gardes for inspiration. The finishes of naturalist painting, and in particular the work of Isidre Nonell, became the first rung of the ladder that Claramunt would build in the course of his life. The subject matter and style of his work gradually changed as Claramunt physically and socially distanced himself from Barcelona.
Solo exhibits list
1971 - Taller de Picasso, Barcelona
1972 - Galería Fulmen, Sevilla
1972 - Tur Social, Alicante
1972 - Peña Flamenca Enrique Morente, Barcelona
1973 - Taller de Picasso, Barcelona
1976 - Galeria Dau al Set, Barcelona
1979 - Galeria Dau al Set, Barcelona
1982 - 15 anys de pintura. Galeria Dau al Set, Barcelona
1984 - Galeria 4 Gats, Palma
1984 - ARCO 84, estand Galeria Quatre Gats, Madrid
1984 - Galería Buades, Madrid
1985 - Galería Fúcares, Almagro, Ciudad Real
1985 - Galeria Dau al Set, Barcelona
1985 - Galería Magda Bellotti, Algeciras, Cádiz
1985 - Galería La Máquina Española, Sevilla
1986 - ARCO 86, estand Galería Dau al Set, Madrid
1986 - Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Sevilla
1987 - Galeria Sebastià Petit, Lleida
1987 - Galería Juana de Aizpuru, Madrid
1987 - 1983-1986 Pinturas. Palau Sollerich, Palma de Mallorca
1987 - ARCO 87, estand Galeria Dau al Set, Madrid
1987 - Galería Magda Bellotti, Algeciras, Cádiz
1987 - Galería Rafael Ortiz, Sevilla
1988 - ARCO 88, estand Galería Magda Bellotti, Madrid
1988 - Axe Art Actuel, Toulouse
1988 - Toro de invierno. Ateneu Mercantil, València
1988 - Galeria Ferran Cano, Palma de Mallorca
1989 - Galerie Bleich-Rossi, Graz (Austria)
1989 - Galería Juana de Aizpuru, Madrid
1989 - Galería Juana de Aizpuru, Sevilla
1989 - Gallery July Silvester, Nova York
1991 - Galeria Ferran Cano, Palma de Mallorca
1991 - Galerie Bleich-Rossi, Graz (Àustria)
1991 - Galeria Temple, València
1991 - Aschenbach Galerie, Amsterdam
1991 - Galeria Màcula, Alacant
1992 - La muela de oro. Galería Juana de Aizpuru, Madrid
1992 - Paisaje. Galería Juana de Aizpuru, Sevilla
1993 - Valderrobres. Galería Juana de Aizpuru, Madrid
1993 - Valderrobres. Museu Nacional de História Natural, Lisboa
1993 - Luis Claramunt. Galería Juana de Aizpuru, Sevilla
1994 - Luis Claramunt. Galería Juana de Aizpuru, Sevilla
