Alejandro Colunga

Alejandro Colunga Marín is a Mexican painter and sculptor. He was born in Guadalajara on 1948-12-11cite web| title=Curriculum Vitae | last=Colunga | first=A. | url=http://www.miacasabella.com/art-gallery/Alejandro_Colunga_Biography.html | accessdate=2008-08-02] and studied architecture between 1967 and 1971 and music and hospitality in 1971–1973 at Conservatorio del Estado de Jalisco.cite web| last=Noyola Anticuarios | first= | year=2007 | title=Complete information about Alejandro Colunga - Noyola Anticuarios | url=http://www.noyolaanticuarios.com/bios/Alejandro_Colunga/ | accessdate=2008-08-02] Colunga's painting and sculpting abilities were self-taught.cite web| url=http://www.focusonmexico.com/artdet.php?pid=122 | title=The Bronze Sculptures of Alejandro Colunga | date=2007-09-26 | publisher=Focus on Mexico | accessdate=2008-08-02]

One well-know series of eight sculptures of his, "La Rotonda del Mar", is a collection of bronze chairs that were created for Puerto Vallarta's boardwalk ("malecon").

Colunga has cited Rufino Tamayo as one artist who has influenced his work. [cite web| title=Alejandro Colunga, Mexican (1948 – ) | url=http://www.rogallery.com/Colunga_Alejandro/Colunga-bio.htm | publisher=ROgallery | accessdate=2008-08-02]

Collectors

*ASU Art Museum, Tempe, Arizonacite web| url=http://www.artfacts.net/index.php/pageType/artistInfo/artist/17610 | publisher=Artfacts.net | title=Alejandro Colunga (1948, MX) | accessdate=2008-08-02]
*Museu Colecção Berardo, Lisbon, Portugal
*San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas

References

External links

* [http://www.picassomio.com/alejandro-colunga.html]
* [http://shs.westport.k12.ct.us/jwb/Collab/Fear/ArtProp/acmadona.jpg"Madona de los Tecolotes"]
* [http://www.georgetowncollege.edu/art/jacobs/artwork/alejandro_colunga.htm "Negrito Baila Zamba"]
* [http://www.vallartaonline.com/events/ThreeColungasatGaleriaDante/ Three Colungas at Galeria Dante]