Exhibition tribute to Hugo Rodriguez at the Fine Arts Museum
With a total of 25 bronze pieces on display, on Wednesday 4 of March (from 19) will inaugurate the exhibition "Hugo Rodríguez. Sculpture "at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes.
Buenos Aires organized by the traditional exhibition together with the Foundation Luis Felipe Noé, this exhibition will be seen until 15 March on the second floor of the Museum located on the Avenue of the Liberator 1473.
In this opportunity, Sample meet 25 the creations of the artist born in Buenos Aires in 1929. These were made between 1972 Y 1998 and they are from private collections.
It should be noted that this is the first act of the newly created Foundation Luis Felipe Noé. In that context, the renowned national artist celebrated the organization and further noted that the objective of the Foundation that bears his name is "promote and give visibility to Argentine artists to contribute to increasing the social and cultural heritage of our country".
Rodriguez is the protagonist of the artistic scene from Argentina 1959. This year, He exposed in the cradle of the movement informalista, the Pizarro Gallery. Shortly after, He made his first mural at the Hotel Regidor and after two samples in Gallery Rubbers, he turned away from the local cultural environment. In 1962, He departed bound for Brazil, where currently resides.
self-taught artist, in his sculptural work he discovered a new way of casting bronze with a polystyrene model, It is resulting in more intricate shapes and delicate than the traditional technique “lost wax”. Inspired by the Brazilian jungle, their unique pieces, worked directly by the artist without previous sketch, They refer to objects and artifacts of the great pre-Columbian civilizations in Latin America. Large contemporaneity, involve a cosmic vision of the world and their biological complexity.
“Hugo Rodriguez. sculptures” will be open from Tuesday to Friday, of 11 a 20 and on Saturdays and Sundays, of 10 a 20 (closed Monday), free admission for the Argentine public or resident in the country. For non-residents, general entry has a value of 200 pesos (It includes a visit to the permanent exhibitions and temporary).