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Premio Nacional De Artes Plásticas De España
The National Award for Plastic Arts () is one of Spain's National Culture Awards for Fine Arts, along with the and . Established in 1980, it is granted annually by the Ministry of Culture and Sport to recognize the meritorious work of contemporary plastic artists. It is given for works or actions published in the prior year which contribute to the enrichment of Spain's cultural heritage. Despite being developed by an administrative body, the selection of the award's winners is intended to be a true reflection of the values and feelings of society. It is endowed with a prize of 30,000 euros. Candidates for the award are presented by the members of a jury, or by entities related to the pertinent artistic or cultural activities, through reasoned proposals addressed to the Minister of Culture or to the jurors themselves. In 2010 the artist Santiago Sierra rejected the award, claiming his independence from a state which shows "contempt for the mandate to work for the common good". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Culture And Sport (Spain)
The Ministry of Culture (MC) is the department of the Government of Spain responsible for the promotion, protection and dissemination of the Spanish historical heritage, national museums, art, books, reading and literary creation, of cinematographic and audiovisual activities and of national archives and libraries. It is also responsible for the promotion and dissemination of culture in Spanish, as well as the promotion of cultural cooperation and, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, of international relations in the field of culture. The MCD is headed by the Culture Minister, a Cabinet member who is appointed by the Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister. The minister is assisted by a Secretary of State and an Under-Secretary. The current minister of Culture is, since 21 November 2023, Ernest Urtasun. History Early period The Ministry of Culture was created during the Spanish transition to democracy. However, the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Genovés
Juan Genovés Candel (31 May 1930 – 15 May 2020) was a Spanish painter whose work is considered to symbolise the defence of democracy during the Spanish transition. His work has been recognised domestically and internationally, forming part of museum collections and exhibitions across the world. He received the Honourable Mention at the 33rd Venice Biennale in 1966 and the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts, given by Spain's Ministry of Culture, in 2005. His Estate is represented by Opera Gallery. Biography Juan Genovés was born on 31 May 1930 at 17, Finlandia Street, Valencia, to working-class parents, Juan Genovés Cubells and María Candel Muñoz, from different backgrounds. His mother's family were practicing Catholics, while his father's had close links to the progressive left wing and worked in the UGT trade union's carpentry division. Political activism shaped his life and art, manifesting itself repeatedly throughout his life in his work.Cronología de Juan Genovés I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Ángel Campano
Miguel Ángel Campano Mendaza (February 11, 1948 – August 5, 2018) was a Spanish painter who was critically acclaimed as part of the "generation of the renewal of Spanish painting", receiving, among other prizes, the National Award for Plastic Arts (Spain), National Award for Plastic Arts in 1996. Biography Born in Madrid, he was the third of five brother, son of General Ángel Campano López. He studied Fine Arts in Valencia and Architecture in Madrid. He began his artistic career in 1969, making his first individual exhibition in Bilbao. In 1971 he exhibited in different Spanish towns – Pamplona, Santander, Spain, Santander and Valencia – and that same year he met the abstract painter Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo, Fernando Zóbel, one of the promoters of the so-called Cuenca Group and founder of the Museo de Arte Abstracto Español, Spanish Museum of Abstract Art. He continued to exhibit in Madrid and Seville and befriended the painter José Guerrero (artist), José ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Manuel Broto Gimeno
José Manuel Broto Gimeno (born 1949 in Zaragoza) is a Spanish painter. Biography He studied at the Escuela de Artes y Oficios de Zaragoza (School of Arts and Crafts in Zaragoza), and first exhibited in 1969. In 1972 he went to live in Barcelona where he formed the Trama Group with Grau, Rubio, and Tena. In 1985 he transferred his residence to Paris. After ten years in Paris where he met other Spanish artists such as Miquel Barceló, Miguel Angel Campano and José María Sicilia, he moved to Mallorca. He has showcased his works in major cities around the world, from Helsinki to New York City and in major galleries in cities across Spain. He has been awarded with the Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas de España (National Prize of Plastic Arts of Spain) in 1995, the Premio ARCO de la Asociación de Críticos (ARC Award Critics Association Award) in 1997 and the Premio Aragón Goya de Grabado in 2003. Style His paintings are typically intellectual, thoughtful and very calculated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Lootz
Eva Lootz (born 1940, in Vienna) is an Austrian–Spanish artist and sculptor, best known for her sculptures and art work using plastics, and her plastic art public installations across Spain. She won the National Award for Plastic Arts in 1994, and her works are in the collections of the Palacio de Cristal del Retiro, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, the Museo de Arte Abstracto Español, the Artium Museum, the Museo de Historia de Madrid, the Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea Centro may refer to: Places Brazil *Centro, Santa Maria, a neighborhood in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * Centro, Porto Alegre, a neighborhood of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * Centro (Duque de Caxias), a neighborhood of Du ..., and the Atlantic Center of Modern Art. References 1940 births Living people Spanish artists Austrian artists Spanish sculptors Austrian sculptors Spanish women sculptors Austrian w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soledad Sevilla
Soledad Sevilla Portillo (born 1944) is a Spanish painter, and installation artist; known for large-format paintings, featuring geometric abstraction and spatial installations. She lives in Granada, Spain. Early life and education Soledad Sevilla Portillo was born on 1944, in Valencia, Spain. She studied at the Reial Acadèmia Catalana de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi from 1960 to 1965, and continued her studies at the Computing Center of the Complutense University of Madrid from 1969 to 1971. Career At the end of the 1960s she began her painting career, focused on abstract and geometric work. In the early 1980s she incorporated installations into her work. She was awarded the National Award for Plastic Arts in 1993. The Institut Valencià d'Art Modern in Valencia held a solo exhibition of her work in 2001. The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid held a solo retrospective exhibition of her work in 2024, ''Rhythms, Plots, Variables'' (). Her work is in mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Navarro Baldeweg
Juan Navarro Baldeweg (born June 11, 1939, in Santander, Cantabria) is a Spanish architect, painter, and sculptor. He directs the architectural studio Navarro Baldeweg Asociados in Madrid. Biografía Between 1959 and 1960, he studied engraving at the School of Fine Arts of San Fernando. He graduated in 1965 from the School of Architecture of the Technical University of Madrid, where he also obtained his doctorate in 1969. Between 1969 and 1971, he received a scholarship from IBM that allowed him to develop his research line at the Computing Center of Madrid. There, he focused on the translation of technological processes into the social and urban planning sphere, continuing with the research line of his doctoral thesis. He has been a visiting professor in Philadelphia, Yale, Princeton, at the Graduate School of Design of Harvard University - like Kenzō Tange - and in Barcelona. He is a professor in the Department of Architectural Projects at the same school where he gradua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC (newspaper)
''ABC'' () is a Spanish national daily newspaper. Along with and , it is one of Spain's three newspapers of record. History and profile ''ABC'' was first published in Madrid on 1 January 1903 by Torcuato Luca de Tena y Álvarez-Ossorio. The founding publishing house was Prensa Española, which was led by the founder of the paper, Luca de Tena. The paper started as a weekly newspaper, turning daily in June 1905. In 1928 ABC had two editions, one for Madrid and the other for Seville. The latter was named ''ABC de Sevilla''. On 20 July 1936, shortly after the Spanish Civil War began, ''ABC'' in Madrid was seized by the republican government, which changed the paper's politics to support the Republicans. The same year '' Blanco y Negro'', a magazine, became its supplement. The ''ABC'' printed in Seville was supportive of the Nationalists. In 1939 ''ABC'' in Madrid was given back to its original owners by Francisco Franco. During this period the paper was one of two major dai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José María Sicilia
José María Sicilia (born 1954) is a Spanish abstractionist painter who currently resides in Paris and Sóller. Background Sicilia was born in Madrid and grew up in Francoist Spain. He spent his holidays in the monastery town of Escorial near the Sierra de Guadarrama. In 1975 he joined the School of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid. In 1980 he moved to Paris, where he first exhibited, and in 1985 he relocated to New York, where he became a close friend of the composer John Cage. His early work displayed an Expressionist tendency. During the 1980s he was hailed as one of the most prestigious young Spanish artists. He is known for his paintings of nature, including landscapes, insects and flowers. He has spent a large amount of time travelling in such countries as Tangier, Syria, Egypt, Morocco and India and his work is inspired by his sojourns. He is renowned for his unusual techniques such as the use of wax with lithography. Reviewing an exhibition at the Queens Museum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susana Solano
Susana Solano (born 1946) is a Spanish sculptor known for her large-scale sculpture, often made of sheet metal and wire mesh. She lives and works in Barcelona. Education and early life Susana Solano was born in 1946 in Barcelona. She was educated at the Real acadèmia Catalana de bellas artes de San Jorge. Solano began her artistic career as a painter, developing her characteristic sculptural style only in the late 1970s. Solano has stated that memories of her childhood in Barcelona influence her work. Work After Solano's transition from painting to sculpture, her earliest sculptures were made of hanging canvas. In her mature work, Solano's primary medium is sheet iron. Although earlier works included more organic forms, in the mid-1980s Solano's sculptures shifted to a more minimalist and geometric style. At this time, Solano also began including additional materials in her sculptures, including glass and wire mesh. In addition to her sculptures, Solano has made works on pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miquel Barceló
Miquel Barceló Artigues (born 1957) is a Spanish painter. Career Barceló was born at Felanitx, Mallorca. After having studied at the Arts and Crafts School of Palma de Mallorca, Palma for two years, he enrolled at the Fine Arts School of Barcelona in 1974. However, he only studied at this school for a few months. A year later he returned to Mallorca to participate in the happenings and actions of protest of the group "Taller Llunàtic", a conceptual avantgarde group. He also took part in the creation of their artist periodical ''Neon de Suro'' (21 issues from 1957 to 1982). A year after his return to Mallorca, he had his first one-man show at the Palma Museum. Initially, the Avant-garde, Art Brut and American abstract Expressionism (e.g. Pollock had a big impact on him) influenced Barceló's work. On the other hand, he was always particularly interested in the Baroque paintings of Diego Velázquez, Tintoretto and Rembrandt. Jean Dubuffet inspired Barceló in adopting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miquel Navarro
Miquel Navarro (born September 29, 1945) is a Spanish sculptor, painter and contemporary poet. Navarro has been defined as an eclectic artist with influences from postmodernism, minimalism and avant-garde. Biography Navarro was born in Mislata, Valencia in 1945. From 1964 to 1968 he studied painting at the San Carlos School of Fine Arts in Valencia. In 1972 he decided to abandon painting and concentrate on sculpture. However, he continued to paint. He also writes poetry. In 1973, Navarro showed his first "Ciutat", one of his main sculptural manifestations. He mainly used fireproof materials along with terracotta and sand. Between 1975 and 1980 he exhibited his main works, such as "Pirámide" or "Els altres 75 anys de pintura valenciana" many exposition in Valencia (Valencia Architects School) and Madrid (Vandres Gallery and Ponce Gallery). In 1980, Navarro's sculptures were exhibited at the 21st International Sculpture Conference in Washington, DC and the Institute of Conte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
