Otra Figuración was an
art movement
An art movement is a tendency or style in art with a specific art philosophy or goal, followed by a group of artists during a specific period of time, (usually a few months, years or decades) or, at least, with the heyday of the movement defined ...
in Argentina founded by
Jorge de la Vega,
Ernesto Deira,
Rómulo Macció, and
Luis Felipe Noé
Luis Felipe Noé (26 May 1933 – 9 April 2025) was an Argentine artist, writer, intellectual, and teacher. He was known in his home country as ''Yuyo''. In 1961 he formed Otra Figuración (another figuration) with three other Argentine artists. ...
in 1961. They advocated a return to
figurative art
Figurative art, sometimes written as figurativism, describes artwork (particularly paintings and sculptures) that is clearly derived from real object sources and so is, by definition, representational. The term is often in contrast to abstract a ...
when abstract and often geometric styles were prominent, and they worked in an expressive style with bold colors and sometimes mixed media. They not only shared these ideas, but they also shared a studio in Buenos Aires and exhibited together, gaining widespread recognition with an exhibition at the
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in 1963. They ultimately disbanded in 1964.
See also
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Latin American art
Latin American art is the combined artistic expression of Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America, as well as Latin Americans living in other regions.
The art has roots in the many different Indigenous peoples of the Americas, i ...
References
{{Western art movements
1961 establishments in Argentina
1964 disestablishments in Argentina
20th-century art movements
Argentine art