Rafael Canogar
Rafael Canogar (born May 17, 1935 in Toledo ) is a Spanish painter and sculptor. He is considered a representative of expressionism and abstract painting and often deals with socio-critical and political topics.
life and work
Rafael Canogar gave up school at the age of thirteen and entered the workshop of Daniel Vàzquez Dîaz (1948–1953) in 1948 to learn painting and drawing.
He designed his first work in the avant-garde style, later he switched to abstraction . He used a sculptural-painterly technique by scratching or pressing the paint onto the flat surface with his hands in order to show that the first gesture for painting comes from inside the artist.
In 1957 he founded the group El Paso from Madrid with other artists ( Antonio Saura , Manolo Millares , Luis Feito , Totoyo Millares ) and the critic José Ayllón and thus also experienced an action painting influence . Between 1957 and 1960 they defended informal art , informalism , and the Spanish cultural opening. From 1965 to 1966 he was a professor at Mills College in Oakland .
In 1974 Rafael Canogar took part in ADA campaigns by the avant-garde in Berlin.
Between 1983 and 1986 Canogar was a director of the Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid . In the periods 1981–1982 and 1983–1984 he was a member of the General Directorate of Art of the Ministry of Culture. Between 1984 and 1987 he was spokesman for the board of directors of Patrimonio Nacional.
Prices
In 1972 he won the first prize of the IX. São Paulo Biennial , Brazil .
literature
- Wieland Schmied : Presence Eternity. Traces of the transcendent in the art of our time , Martin-Gropius-Bau , Berlin April 7 to June 24, 1990, Cantz Edition, Stuttgart, 1990, ISBN 3-89322-179-4 .
- Rafael Canogar, Espejismo y realidad. Divergencias estéticas . Editorial Síntesis SA, Madrid 2011, ISBN 978-84-975674-1-1 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from May 17, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ ADA 1 and 2
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Canogar, Rafael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish painter and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toledo |