Jorge La Guardia
Jorge La Guardia (born April 21, 1937 in Albaicín ) is a Spanish artist who lives and works on Engelbosteler Damm in Hanover .
Life
Jorge La Guardia was born in 1937 to a vegetable farmer in the old town of Granada during the Spanish Civil War . At the age of 14 he began training as a locksmith . From 1951 to 1958 he attended the art school in Granada. There he made his first ironwork.
In 1958, La Guardia moved to an artist group in Ibiza , and a year later to Barcelona , where he was deeply influenced by the work of the Catalan architect and artist Antoni Gaudí . However, he still earned his livelihood there with folklore and small copper works.
In 1961, La Guardia visited what for him was “mysterious Germany ” - and has stayed there until today. In 1966 he worked as a welder for the Henschel company . Meanwhile, drafts and the first small steel sculptures were created.
In 1969, La Guardia produced plasterwork and miniature terracottas in homework . A year later he made steel sculptures and works in copper and through his friendship with the guitarist Hans Haider found a connection between folklore and sculpture.
In 1970 La Guardia first met the artist Hans-Jürgen Breuste, who was then active in Linden , during the “Wood and Iron Age”. Both artists have since exercised mutual influence.
Nevertheless, the artistic work was not yet enough to make a living: At the end of 1970, La Guardia started working for the Günter Bode company . During this time, a number of sheet steel sculptures and samples in copper and concrete were created, as well as some deep reliefs.
The big turning point came in 1975: “Of vital importance” for the artist was the establishment of his first own studio, which he and a friend had done . In the workshop with an exhibition room he created his first large outdoor sculptures made of iron and steel for street art. In November of the same year, the first large- scale sculptures were unveiled in the garden city of Tollenbrink in Hanover, “Altamira - Dona Rosita - Antonio.” In the meantime, contact with the Argentine painter Maria Fraxedas and Angel Balbuena, who worked in the background, led to a change in La Guardia's work.
La Guardia also deals with painting.
In 2004 he performed at the Masala Music Festival, played guitar to his own singing , accompanied by the flamenco guitarist Miguel Casas and the dancer Carmen Salado.
Exhibitions, works and awards (selection)
- 1975: Altamira , Dona Rosita and Antonio sculptures in the garden city of Tollenbrink
- 1977 to 1980: Exhibitions in Hanover, Göttingen and Bad Pyrmont ,
- In 1978 he won the first prize of the Lüders Foundation with the sculpture "Penetration" in Hanover.
- In 1980 he created the “Machu Picchu” fountain in Hanover and
- since then has designed the interior architecture of various locations
- In 1981 he took part in the autumn exhibition of the Kunstverein Hannover and
- 1983 at the exhibition of the Lower Saxony Ministry for Science and Art at the Kunstverein Hannover
- In 1986 he created a sculpture for the German Red Cross in Hanover
- In 2005, La Guardia was awarded the “Order of Honor for Special Services” by the Spanish state by royal decision of June 24, 2005.
literature
- Jobst Meyer: Pictures of a friend , in: Invitation / El Oja - because it sees, it's eye (A. Machado) / Jorge La Guardia / Pictures and sculptures / September 5 - 20, 2009 / Engelbosteler Damm 13/30167 Hanover / Secret annexe, gallery and workshop , leaflet August 2009
- Hermann Otto (publisher and publisher): Jorge La Guardia , vol. Document 2 in the ARTFORUM series, undated (late 1970s)
Web links
- Jorge La Guardia's website
- NN : A Spanish artist passes on his traditions in Germany , German Press Agency , reproduced by Holger Schumacher on onguru.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Jorge La Guardia, short autobiography in: ARTFORUM, document 2 by Hermann Otto
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m website of the artist
- ↑ Angel Balbuena in ARTFORUM document 2, Jorge La Guardia
- ↑ Masala Review 2004
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | La Guardia, Jorge |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Albaicín |