Juan Calzadilla
Juan Calzadilla (* 1931 in Altagracia de Orituco ) is a Venezuelan author and artist .
He studied at the Universidad Central de Venezuela and the Instituto Pedagógico Nacional . He is a member of the El techo de la ballena group (1961) and works for Imagen magazine (1984).
In his books he mainly deals with art. He has also written several biographies on Venezuelan artists such as Arturo Michelena and Armando Reverón .
Works
- Dictado por la jauría (1962)
- Malos modales (1968)
- Oh smog (1978)
- Antología paralela (1988)
- Minimal (1993)
- Principios de Urbanidad (1997)
- Corpolario (1998)
- Diario sin sujeto (1999)
- Aforemas (2004)
- Vela de armas (2008)
- Noticias del alud (2009)
Honors and prizes
- Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas de Venezuela, 1997
Web links
- Literature by and about Juan Calzadilla in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
- El poder de la palabra (Spanish)
- Poemas (Spanish)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Calzadilla, Juan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Venezuelan author and artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Altagracia de Orituco |