- Juan Soriano
Juan Soriano (b.
August 8 ,1920 as Juan Rodríguez Montoya d.February 10 ,2006 ) was a Mexican painter and sculptor.Soriano was born in Guadalajara and displayed his first painting at age 14. He moved to
Mexico City in 1935, where after a difficult start he was accepted into the local art scene.He became a member of the
Mexican School cultural movement also featuringFrida Kahlo and novelistOctavio Paz . He also joined theLeague of Revolutionary Writers and Artists .Soriano experimented with abstract work as well as portraits and self portraits. He also became a sculptor in terracotta, ceramics and later bronze.
In 1957, he was awarded the José Clemente Orozco prize by the government of
Jalisco . In 1985, Bellas Artes staged an exhibition in honor of his fifty years in the art world. In 1987, he was awarded the National Art Prize by the Mexican government. The Spanish Government awarded Soriano its Valazquez Plastic Arts Prize.During his career, his works featured in 130 exhibitions held in Mexico, the US, China, France and Poland. Soriano has works on display in public places in Mexico such as a large dove outside the Museum of Contemporary Art in
Monterrey .He died in February 2006 in
Mexico City .External links
* [http://www.juansoriano.net/ Juan Soriano website] (in Spanish)
* [http://www.mexicodesconocido.com/english/cultura_y_sociedad/personajes/detalle.cfm?idsec=20&idsub=0&idpag=65 Juan Soriano profile] (in English)
* [http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2006/02/11/soriano-obit.html "Mexican artist Juan Soriano dies" CBC Arts 11 February 2006, accessed 12 February 2006]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4702422.stm "Mexican artist Soriano dies at 85" BBC News 10 February 2006 retrieved 12 February 2006]
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