Alba Teresa Rojo Cama (28 April 1961 – 16 August 2016) was a Mexican sculptor known for her geometric artworks.

Life

Rojo was born on 28 April 1961 in

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. She was the daughter of artist

Vicente Rojo Almazán Vicente Rojo Almazán (15 March 1932 – 17 March 2021) was a Spanish-Mexican painter, graphic designer, and sculptor. His daughter, Alba Rojo Cama Alba Teresa Rojo Cama (28 April 1961 – 16 August 2016) was a Mexican sculptor known for her ...

(1932–2021) and his wife, editor Alba Cama de Rojo (1937–2003), both of whom were originally from

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and became refugees in Mexico from the

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. After high school at Colegio Madrid in Mexico City, she studied mathematics at the

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from 1981 to 1986, and then worked for the university as a science communicator, before devoting herself to sculpture in the late 1980s. She died on 16 August 2016 after a three-year battle with cancer.

Works

Her works included *''Obelisco rojo'' (2000), a 3-meter-tall red metal spire installed at the Autonomous University of Coahuila, *''Dialogue de bancas'' (2006), a bench included as part of a joint public art exhibit on

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in Mexico City, *''Cajas y almejas'' (2010), a collection of 37 separate sculptures variously made from wood, metal, and cardboard, and * ''Ventana'' (2013), a collection of windows paned with laser-cut paper, as well as a 2016

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combining photos of her artworks with mathematical challenges.

References

External links

Alba Rojo
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