Víctor Grippo

Víctor Grippo (1936–2002) was an Argentine painter, engraver and sculptor, considered the father of conceptual art in Argentina. He was born in Junín, province of Buenos Aires, the elder of two sons of an Italian immigrant father and an Argentine mother of Albanese origin.

Grippo was raised in his birthtown, and in his youth he moved to the capital of the province, La Plata, and then to the city of Buenos Aires. He studied Chemistry and Pharmacy in the University of La Plata, and attended seminars by Héctor Cartier at the Fine Arts School. He had been interested in art from an early age. He started off as a painter and engraver in the 1950s, and in the 1960s he began experimenting with sculpture, and produced animated pieces (with engines and lighting).

Grippo died in Buenos Aires in February 2002.

References

* MALBA, Colección Costantini. [http://www.malba.org.ar/web/prensa2.php?id=6 Press comunique] about a retrospective exhibition of Grippo's work.
* [http://www.revistanueva.com.ar/00683/nota01/index.htm Revista Nueva] . Biography and quotes by Víctor Grippo.
* [http://www.argentinaxplora.com/activida/arte/grippo.htm ArgentinaXplora] . Art in Argentina. Interview with Víctor Grippo.