Luis Ortiz Monasterio
Luis Ortiz Monasterio (born August 23, 1906 in Mexico City , † February 16, 1990 there ) was a Mexican sculptor . In 1968 he was one of the founding members of the Academia de Artes .
biography
Ortiz studied from 1921 to 1924 at the Academia de San Carlos (today Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México -UNAM) under Ignacio Asúnsolo , where he taught sculpture as a professor until 1926 after his study trip through California , and later after the renaming again from 1931 to 1962. During this time he exhibited his works successfully in the Mexican National Gallery, in Los Angeles and in California. He also taught with great commitment at the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), at the art schools of the Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP) and at the national master school, the Escuela Nacional de Maestros . He mainly made sculptures out of bronze, stone and terracotta , from the mid- 1940s also with paint. With his techniques and variations he decisively shaped the Mexican art movement of the 20th century .
Web links
- Literature by and about Luis Ortiz Monasterio in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
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- ^ Academia de Artes: Escultura - Luis Ortiz Monasterio
- ↑ Biografías y Vidas: Luis Ortiz Monasterio
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ortiz Monasterio, Luis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 23, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mexico city |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 16, 1990 |
| Place of death | Mexico city |