Benjamin Saúl
Benjamín Saúl (born June 27, 1924 in Monforte de Lemos , Galicia , † 1980 in San Salvador ) was a Spanish-Salvadoran artist and sculptor.
Life
Benjamín Saúl grew up in the pottery and sculpture town of Monforte de Lemos in Galicia. His father Nemesio Rodríguez and his mother Emilia Quiroga ran a pottery. He discovered his fondness for visual representation early on. From 1944 to 1950 he studied art at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid. Together with his mentor, José Planes , he took part in the first public tenders for sculpture work. In 1950 at the Concurso Nacional de España , his first stone carving Paso del Estrecho and the design for the Valle de los Caídos were awarded.
In 1955, Benjamín Saúl was invited by the Dominican Republic , where he made twelve monuments until 1960, including a travertine sculpture of an alma mater statue for the National University of Santo Domingo , two lions for the entrance to the National Palace and Justice Building of the Ministry of Justice and a bronze Soldier statue for Military Academy Trustees.
In 1960, after receiving a grant from the French government, he moved to Paris. At the end of 1963 Benjamin Saúl was invited to El Salvador to complete the project of a monumental Christ on the summit of the volcano in San Salvador.
It was there that Benjamin Saúl discovered his love for the country of El Salvador and decided to spend the rest of his life in El Salvador. He became director of the Escuela de Artes Plásticas . In 1965 he was appointed professor of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of the University (Ingeniería y Arquitectura de la Universidad de El Salvador).
Well-known works include the sculptural groups Homenaje al Padre Cañas in bronze ( Zacatecoluca Central Park 1967) and the Monumento al Mar made of reconstructed stone (across from the former US embassy in El Salvador 1970).
Benjamin Saul also took part in numerous international group exhibitions, such as Escuelas Superiores de España (Madrid 1949), Angle Du Fauburg Gallery (Paris 1964), Galería Forma (San Salvador 1972) and Brickell Gallery (Miami, USA 1974).
Benjamin Saúl died in San Salvador in 1980. His significant production of sculptures, reliefs and drawings of his work is part of the collection of the Museo de Arte Moderno in Madrid and the Museum of American Art in Mexico, as well as in private collections in Central America, USA, India, Spain, Dominican Republic, Chile, Puerto Rico , Mexico, France, Italy, Brazil, China, England and Japan.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Saúl, Benjamin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Saúl, Benjamin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hispanic-Salvadoran artist and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Monforte de Lemos , Galicia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1980 |
| Place of death | San Salvador |