Salvador Arango
is a Colombian
sculptor
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, born in
Itagüi,
Colombia
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in 1944. He is known as "SAAR".
Career
In 1976, Arango attended the Ninth International Sculpture Conference in
on behalf of Colombia, and was invited by the
University of Pennsylvania
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.
Recognition
In 1978, documentary films of
Bogotá
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performed "Bootstrap," a 15-minute film on his life and work. The film was screened across the country, led by Leopoldo Pinzon.
In 1990 he was invited by ''International Art Connection'' to represent Colombia in a major exhibition of visual arts International Des Createurs'' Laura'' La Chapelle de la Sorbonne in Paris.
Works
*''The Beetle''
*''A New Beginning''
*''The Thinker''
*''The Lady of the Harp''
*''The Lady of Justice''
*''The Lady of the Mirror''
*''
The Challenge''
See also
*
Museum of Antioquia
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It was the first museum established in Antioquia departmen ...
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Medellín
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Colombia
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References
1944 births
Living people
People from Itagüí
Colombian sculptors
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