Ángela Gurría
Ángela Gurría (born March 24, 1929 in Mexico City ) is a Mexican sculptor . She was accepted as the first female member of the Academia de Artes in 1973.
Life
Gurría studied Spanish humanities at the Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).
She taught herself the art of sculptural design from 1949, initially self-taught , later she was a student of Germán Cueto and Abraham González and attended the training workshops of Mario Zamora and Montiel Blancas . Her work also includes monumental sculptures, such as the towers of the workers ' monument "Monumento a los Trabajadores del Drenaje Profundo" in Tenayuca . Among the most representative works are probably the “Homenaje a la ceiba” ( German : Honor for the coral bush) from 1977, “Espiral Serfin” from 1980 and “El corazón mágico de Cutzamala” (German: The Magical Heart of Cutzamala ) by 1987.
Awards
- 1960: Prize of the Instituto de Arte de México
- 1967: 1st prize at the III. Sculpture Biennial
- 1980: Gold medal from the Academia dell Arte del Lavoro , Italy
Web links
- Literature by and about Ángela Gurría in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
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- ↑ Academia de Artes: Escultura - Ángela Gurría
- ↑ Carlos Rodríguez: Ángela Gurría, monumentalidad escultórica de México ( Memento of June 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) in notas de hoy , 2004.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gurría, Ángela |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | mexican sculptress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mexico city |