Alejandro Otero (artist)

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Alejandro Otero (born March 7, 1921 in El Mateco , Bolívar , † August 13, 1990 in Caracas ) was a Venezuelan sculptor , painter and cultural organizer.

Life

Otero studied at the Escuela de Artes Plásticas y Artes Aplicadas de Caracas from 1939 to 1945. After completing his studies, he traveled to New York and Paris , where he put the focus of his work on a renewal of Cubism , especially with his series with the name "Cafeteras". During his stay in Paris, he and other artists founded the group Los Disidentes , which published a magazine of the same name. The group primarily dealt with the demand for a renewal of the understanding of art, especially in the art schools of Venezuela, away from realism to the abstract. This cafetera series became famous for an exhibition in Washington, DC in 1948 , since they served Otero as a transition to realism and began a new era in Venezuelan painting. Toward the end of his life, he designed many monumental public art exhibitions in many American cities.

On August 14, 1990, the Museo Alejandro Otero was opened in Caracas in his memory. It not only houses Otero's personal writings and photographs, but also exhibits works by 105 national and international artists.

Web links

Commons : Alejandro Otero  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Natalicio de Alejandro Otero at: efemeridesvenezolanas.com, accessed on February 28, 2016
  2. ↑ Testimonios de Alejandro Otero: un relato necesario , on: douglasmonroy.com, accessed on February 28, 2016
  3. ↑ Alejandro Otero , at: venezuelatuya.com, accessed February 28, 2016
  4. ↑ Museo Alejandro Otero , on: fmn.gob.ve, accessed on February 28, 2016


personal data
SURNAME Otero, Alejandro
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Venezuelan artist, author and cultural organizer
DATE OF BIRTH March 7, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH El Mateco , Bolívar, Venezuela
DATE OF DEATH August 13, 1990
Place of death Caracas