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 Oswaldo Subero (1934-)
A Geometrical Abstract painter (abstract constructivism). Before that, he was an Informal Abstract artist.
Birth: January 8th, 1934. Caracas, Venezuela
1954-58: Enters Arts School at Caracas and finished his studies
1958: Member of Venezuelan Independent Plastic Artists Association
1958: "Free Study of Arts" association member
1959: Travels to Italy and studies for year in Desnudo School , Fine Arts Academy, Roma
1960: Travels to study in Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, England and Spain
1961-65: Student at Fine Arts Academy of Rome, where got a degree as a painter
1965-70: Settled in Venezuela, became Principal at the Arts Plastics School "Gomez Candial" at Cumana
1970-72: Lives in Paris and attends to courses of professor Frank Popper, Vincennes University, France
1972-79: Professor at the Arts School Cristobal Rojas, Caracas Venezuela
1975: Participates in Course "Light, Color and Vision" for Professor Miguel Laufer
1974-2003: Professor in Francisco de Miranda College, Caracas
1979: Founder member of AVAP (Venezuelan Association of Plastic Arts), recognized by International Association of Plastic Arts- AIAP/UNESCO
Main Awards:
1965: Diploma and Gold Medal International Exposition. Roma, Italy
1974: Vicson Award XXXII Annual Saloon of Plastic Arts Arturo Michelena, Ateneo. Valencia, Venezuela
1975: Second Award, First Framauro Saloon of Venezuelan Artists of Paris. Caracas, Venezuela
1975: Julio Morales Award, XXXIII Annual Saloon of Plastic Arts Arturo Michelena, Ateneo. Valencia, Venezuela
1979; Andres Bello Culture Honor Medal. Third Class. Venezuela
1982: Honor Medal Bulgary Republic. Caracas, Venezuela
1984: Andres Bello Culture Honor Medal. Second Class. Venezuela
1992: Sculpture Award Contest winner, for artistic project to develop in Lagoven Building . Maturin, Venezuela
1997: Honor Diploma, Rotary Club. Caracas
2002: National Award Armando Reveron, Venezuelan Plastic Arts association -AVAP-. Venezuela
2005: Award Societa Dante Alliguieri. Maracay, Venezuela
2005: Ciencia Arte Award. Maracay, Venezuela
2008: Fundaiguini Plastic Award. Caracas, Venezuela
2008: Parnaso Award, Painting Mention. Parnaso´s Sons Association. Caracas, Venezuela
International Expositions:
1960: Hispanic Institute of Culture. Madrid, Spain
1963: Latinamerican Painters. Contemporary Gallery. Art Maya Gallery. Milan, Italy
1964: Sulmura di Arte. Sulmura, Italy
1965 V Arts Review of Figurative Art, Rome Exposition Palace. Italy
1965: International Painting Exposition. Rome, Italy
1965: "Il Bilico" Gallery. Rome, Italy
1972: Grands et Jaunes d´Aujourd´hui, Grand Palais. Paris, France
1974: Venezuela Vision, Fine arts Museum. Lima, Peru
1974: V National and II International Museums, Institute and Culture House. Cucuta, Colombia
1977: Ibero-American Current Art. Madrid, Spain
1977: Venezuelan Expo-Graphic Marco IV Gallery. Rome. Italy
1980: Venezuelan Painting Moment-XX Century, Venezuelan Culture Center. Colombia
1980: XXXIX Venice Biennial. Venice, Italy
1980: Italian-Latinamerican Institute. Rome, Italy
1981: Twelve Foreign and Twelve Italians, Sincron Gallery. Brescia, Italy
1981: AM16 Association, International Constructivistic Art Little Size
1983: Christoforo Columbus Exposition 1983, America-Hispanic cities. Madrid, Spain
1984: First Biennial La Habana. Cuba
1985; Graphic Gallery, Art Expo. New York, USA
1986: VII Biennial San Juan, Latinamerican Engraving. San Juan, Puerto Rico
1986: Space Volume. Verifica 8+1. Mestre. Italy
1987: First Biennial. Cuenca, Ecuador
1987: Josip Broz Tito Gallery. Belgrade
1991: 1991 Confrontation , Sincron Gallery. Brescia, Italy
2004: Vene Art Cao, World Trade Center Saloon. Curacao
Venezuelan private expositions: more than 100 around the country
National and International Museum permanent expositions:
National Museum of Fine Arts (Arts National Gallery). Caracas, Venezuela
Museum of Arts. Maracay, Venezuela
Jesus Soto Museum. Bolivar City, Venezuela
Main Wall Pedagogic University of Caracas (Mural). Venezuela
Nation Museum. Lima, Peru (Bidimentional painting #862, 2000 .120x105 cmts)
Latin American Arts Museum (MoLAA). Long Beach, CA, USA (Bidimentional painting #889. 70x180cmts)
Private Collections: Venezuela, Colombia, Spain, France, Italy, Singapure, England, New York and Miami( USA), among other nations
Sources:
Artefacto Magazine. Jun-Jul 2009. Ed La Galaxia. Caracas, Venezuela (artefacto.contacto@gmail.com)
Subero. Rotacion del Color. LPG galeria. jun-jul 1999. Caracas, Venezuela
Subero, Oswaldo. Taller de Arte. Caracas, Venezuela.2005.
Information provided by Enrique Abreu, friend of the artist and former colleague as a professor at Francisco de Miranda College.
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