Juan Batlle Planas
Juan Miguel Luis Batlle Planas (born March 3, 1911 in Torroella de Montgrí , Girona province , Spain ; † October 8, 1966 in Buenos Aires , Argentina ) was the most important representative of surrealism in the visual arts of Argentina.
In 1913, when he was two years old, he moved with his parents to Buenos Aires, which he never left for the rest of his life. He remained closely connected to the Catalan community and was therefore familiar with the works of Joan Miró , Salvador Dalí , Pablo Picasso and Antoni Tàpies early on . In a trade school (Escuela Industrial) , which he attended from 1924, he specialized in mechanics and textile dyeing. In 1926 he learned the art of engraving. Since 1928 he was strongly influenced by Zen Buddhism and since 1931 by psychoanalysis . The first automatic drawings were made in 1930. In 1934 he finally turned to surrealism. He created drawings, engravings , oil paintings , murals , sculptures , moving objects, illustrated books, designed theatrical costumes and decorations, and also wrote poetry since 1937.
In addition to this creative activity, he also worked as a theorist and teacher. From 1947 he taught painting and sculpture in his own studio and from 1953 gave courses on the psychology of form .
Name spelling
The family name under which the family emigrated to Argentina was probably Batlle Planes , but the spelling Batlle Planas has prevailed. Every now and then the name is also given as Battle Planas .
Web links
- http://www.latinarte.com/servlet/Solver/OBRAS_ARTISTA?ID_ARTISTA=15 (commercial site, contains images)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Batlle Planas, Juan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Batlle Planes, Juan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentine painter, sculptor and printmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 3, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Torroella de Montgrí , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 8, 1966 |
| Place of death | Buenos Aires , Argentina |