Édgar Negret

Édgar Negret Dueñas
Born(1920-10-11)October 11, 1920
Popayán, Colombia
DiedOctober 11, 2012(2012-10-11) (aged 92)
Bogotá, Colombia
EducationSchool of Fine Arts, Cali
Known forSculpture
Notable workEl Maíz
MovementConstructivism

Édgar Negret Dueñas (October 11, 1920 – October 11, 2012[1]) was a Colombian abstract sculptor.[2]

Life

Negret was born in Popayán, Colombia. He attended the School of Fine Arts in Cali,[3] Colombia, where he started his first studies in the year 1938 with the founder and teacher Jesus Maria Espinosa. Initially working in stone in styles reminiscent of European modernists like Jean Arp and Constantin Brâncuși.[4][5] By the early 1950s, he began working in metal in constructivist tradition.

In 1955, his art was acquired by the Museum of Modern Art.[6] In 1963, he won the Salón de Artistas Colombianos, and therein became 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.[7] In 2010, he was awarded “Grado de Oficial” by order of the Congress of Colombia.[8] Negret died, on his 92nd birthday, in Bogotá, Colombia.

In 2016, Google Doodle commemorated his 96th birthday.[9]

Recognitions and awards

  • 1963 – XV Salón de Artistas Colombianos[10]
  • 1967 – XIX Salón de Artistas Colombianos[11]
  • 1968 – David E. Bright Sculpture Prize[12]
  • 1975 – Guggenheim Fellowship[13]
  • 1997 – Best International Artist at ARCO[14]
  • 1998 – Andrés Bello Order[15]
  • 2010 – Grado de Oficial by the Congress of Colombia[16]

Selected works

References

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  3. ^ "Historia Belas Artes". Bellasartes.edu.co. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Edgar Negret". iadb.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  5. ^ "Anita Shapolsky Gallery NYC". anitashapolskygallery.com. Archived from the original on 2011-11-21. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  6. ^ "Colombianos Destacados". Colombia.com. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  7. ^ "Edgar Negret, 90 años « Casa Museo Negret & MIAMP". Museonegret.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  8. ^ http://elnuevosiglo.com.co/cultura/sociedad-y-cultura/20851-orden-del-congreso-en-grado-de-gran-oficial-al-escultor-caucano-edgar-negret.html. Retrieved April 15, 2011. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Edgar Negret's 96th birthday". Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  10. ^ "Edgar Negret". Regaleria. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  11. ^ "Edgar Negret". Artnexus. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  12. ^ "Edgar Negret". Regaleria. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  13. ^ "Edgar Negret". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. 1975. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  14. ^ "Edgar Negret". Artnexus. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  15. ^ "Edgar Negret". Artnexus. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  16. ^ "Edgar Negret". Regaleria. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  17. ^ "Édgar Negret - Sign for an Aquarium (Model)". moma.org. New York City, USA: Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Edgar Negret AMA's Permanent Collection Artist Series". amamuseum.blogspot.com. Washington D.C., USA: Art Museum of the Americas. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  19. ^ "Edgar Negret - Acoplamiento". mambogota.com (in Spanish). Bogotá D.C., Colombia: Bogotá Museum of Modern Art (MAMBO). Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Edificio - Escultura". banrepcultural.org (in Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia: Banco de la República de Colombia. 1990. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  21. ^ "Edgar Negret The Bridge (Homage to Paul Foster)". risdmuseum.org. Providence, USA: Rhode Island School of Design Museum. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  22. ^ "Gran máscara. Escalera". artsandculture.google.com (in Spanish). Cali, Colombia: Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  23. ^ "Navegante". artsandculture.google.com (in Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia: Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  24. ^ "Máscara". artsandculture.google.com. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  25. ^ "Sol (Sun)". Washington D.C., USA. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  26. ^ "Cascada". coleccion.bde.es (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Banco de España. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  27. ^ "ARTE". casanarino.presidencia.gov.co/arte.html (in Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia: Casa de Nariño. 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  28. ^ "Navegantes". artsandculture.google.com. Long Beach, USA: Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  29. ^ "Serpiente Emplumada". artsandculture.google.com (in Spanish). Cali, Colombia: Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  30. ^ "Lake-Direction". Lima, Peru: Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  31. ^ "Casa de la serpiente" (in Spanish). Medellín, Colombia: Sura.com. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  32. ^ "Edgar Negret" (in Spanish). Manantiales, Uruguay: macamuseo.org. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
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