Rodrigo Arenas Betancur
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Rodrigo Arenas Betancur (born October 23, 1919 in Fredonia in the Antioquia department in Colombia , † May 12, 1995 in Medellín ) was a Colombian writer and sculptor .
Arenas Betancur grew up as a farmer's son and later became a writer and sculptor. He studied at the " Instituto de bellas artes de Medellín " in Medellín.
Arenas Betancur began his career as a Christ figure carver in Colombia and later also in Mexico, where he initially carried out mainly government contracts. He also wrote for several magazines during this period.
From the 1950s Rodrigo Arenas Betancur began to occupy himself with monumental sculpture; Most of the clients were the state or large companies. Popular motifs for his works were national freedom fighters and heroes; especially in Colombia. In 1993 he was kidnapped by suspected drug mobsters and imprisoned for three months.
Works (selection)
- La guacamaya herida (1959) in Cuernavaca, Mexico
- Bolívar desnudo (1956–1962) in Pereira, Colombia
- Homenaje al general José María Córdova (1957–1964) in Rionegro, Colombia
- Monumento a los lanceros (1968–1971) in Boyaca, Colombia
- Las Bananeras (1974–1978) in Santa Marta, Colombia
Web links
- Literature by and about Rodrigo Arenas Betancur in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
Remarks
- ↑ also Betancourt
- ↑ Efemérides del 12 de mayo
- ↑ On the death of Rodrigo Arenas Betancurs ( Memento from July 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), Hamburger Abendblatt, May 15, 1995.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arenas Betancur, Rodrigo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Arenas Betancourt, Rodrigo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Colombian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fredonia |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 12, 1995 |
| Place of death | Medellin |