Beatriz González
Beatriz González (born November 16, 1938 in Bucaramanga ) is a Colombian painter .
life and work
González grew up in Colombia during the time of La Violencia . In 1962 she completed a degree in painting and art history with Marta Traba at the Universidad de los Andes and then studied printing technology at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam .
With “Los Suicidas Del Sisga / The Suicides of Sisga” (1965) Beatriz González made her artistic breakthrough. For this early work, she took a photo as a basis that shows a couple who were photographed shortly before they committed suicide. Beatriz González deals thematically with the conflicts in Colombia, sham democracy, corruption and the drug war. She fixed her gaze on the marginal, profane and provincial.
Exhibitions (selection)
Solo exhibitions
- 1981: Interior Decoration, Tate Modern , London
- 2018: Beatriz González: Retrospective 1965 - 2017, Kunst-Werke Berlin
Group exhibitions
- 1971: São Paulo Biennale
- 2017: Documenta 14 , Kassel
Movie
- 2010: Beatriz González ¿Por qué llora si ya reí? / Beatriz González ¿Why are you crying by Diego García Moreno
Web links
- Tate Gallery Who is Beatriz González?
- Tagesspiegel When colors lie
- Taz Very sad things in beautiful colors
Individual evidence
- ↑ documenta 14, daybook Beatriz González , accessed on June 10, 2019
- ↑ Hammer Beatriz González , accessed on June 10, 2019. (English)
- ↑ Monopol Magazin An own version of Modernism , accessed on June 10, 2019
- ↑ World art painting after torments , accessed on June 10, 2019
- ↑ KW Berlin Beatriz González (PDF; 1.3 MB), accessed on June 10, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | González, Beatrice |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Colombian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bucaramanga |