Edgar Negret
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Edgar Negret is a modern Latin American abstract
sculptor.
He attended the School of Fine Arts in Cali
, Colombia. Initially working in stone in styles reminiscent of European modernists like Jean Arp
and Constantin Brâncuşi
; by the early 1950s, he began working in metal in constructivist
tradition.
In 1955, his art was acquired by the Museum of Modern Art
.
In 1963, he won the Salón de Artistas Colombianos, and therefore becoming one of the most prominent Colombian sculptors of the 20th century. In 1968, he was awarded the David E. Bright Sculpture Prize, at the Thirty-fourth Venice Biennial.
In 1985, the Museum Negret opened.
In 2010, he was awarded “Grado de Oficial” by order of the Congress of Colombia
.
Abstract art
Abstract art uses a visual language of form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world. Western art had been, from the Renaissance up to the middle of the 19th century, underpinned by the logic of perspective and an...
sculptor.
He attended the School of Fine Arts in Cali
Calì
Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...
, Colombia. Initially working in stone in styles reminiscent of European modernists like Jean Arp
Jean Arp
Jean Arp / Hans Arp was a German-French, or Alsatian, sculptor, painter, poet and abstract artist in other media such as torn and pasted paper....
and Constantin Brâncuşi
Constantin Brancusi
Constantin Brâncuşi was a Romanian-born sculptor who made his career in France. As a child he displayed an aptitude for carving wooden farm tools. Formal studies took him first to Bucharest, then to Munich, then to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris...
; by the early 1950s, he began working in metal in constructivist
Constructivism (art)
Constructivism was an artistic and architectural philosophy that originated in Russia beginning in 1919, which was a rejection of the idea of autonomous art. The movement was in favour of art as a practice for social purposes. Constructivism had a great effect on modern art movements of the 20th...
tradition.
In 1955, his art was acquired by the Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world...
.
In 1963, he won the Salón de Artistas Colombianos, and therefore becoming one of the most prominent Colombian sculptors of the 20th century. In 1968, he was awarded the David E. Bright Sculpture Prize, at the Thirty-fourth Venice Biennial.
In 1985, the Museum Negret opened.
In 2010, he was awarded “Grado de Oficial” by order of the Congress of Colombia
Congress of Colombia
The Congress of the Republic of Colombia is the name given to Colombia's bicameral national legislature.The Congress of Colombia consists of the 102-seat Senate , and the 166-seat Chamber of Representatives ...
.
External links
- "Interview: EDGARD NEGRET", Mario Pachajoa Burbano, Septiembre 15, 1999
- Colombia.com - EDGAR NEGRET (Artista Plástico)
- "Edgar Negret", La Prenza Libre, 10/08/10