Édgar Negret

Édgar Negret Dueñas
Born	(1920-10-11)October 11, 1920 Popayán, Colombia
Died	October 11, 2012(2012-10-11) (aged 92) Bogotá, Colombia
Education	School of Fine Arts, Cali
Known for	Sculpture
Notable work	El Maíz
Movement	Constructivism

Édgar Negret Dueñas (October 11, 1920 – October 11, 2012 ^[1] ) was a Colombian abstract sculptor. ^[2]

Life

Negret was born in Popayán, Colombia. He attended the School of Fine Arts in Cali, ^[3] Colombia, where he started his first studies in the year 1938 with the founder and teacher Jesus Maria Espinosa. Initially working in stone in styles reminiscent of European modernists like Jean Arp and Constantin Brâncuși. ^{[4] [5]} By the early 1950s, he began working in metal in constructivist tradition.

In 1955, his art was acquired by the Museum of Modern Art. ^[6] In 1963, he won the Salón de Artistas Colombianos, and therein became one of the most prominent Colombian sculptors of the 20th century. In 1968, he was awarded the David E. Bright Sculpture Prize, at the Thirty-fourth Venice Biennial. In 1985, the Museum Negret opened. ^[7] In 2010, he was awarded “Grado de Oficial” by order of the Congress of Colombia.^{[ citation needed ]} Negret died, on his 92nd birthday, in Bogotá, Colombia.

In 2016, Google Doodle commemorated his 96th birthday. ^[8]

Recognitions and awards

• 1963 – XV Salón de Artistas Colombianos ^[9]
• 1967 – XIX Salón de Artistas Colombianos ^[10]
• 1968 – David E. Bright Sculpture Prize ^[9]
• 1975 – Guggenheim Fellowship ^[11]
• 1997 – Best International Artist at ARCO ^[10]
• 1998 – Andrés Bello Order ^[10]
• 2010 – Grado de Oficial by the Congress of Colombia ^[9]

Gallery

• 
  Gran Máscara (Escalera) (1972), Cali, Colombia
• 
  Flor Sanky (1991), Bogotá, Colombia
• 
  No title (1992), Valencia, Spain
• 
  Sol rojo (1995), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
• 
  El Maíz (1996), Sonsón, Colombia
• 
  La gran cascada (2000), Bogotá, Colombia
• 
  El sol (2005), Rionegro, Colombia
• 
  Various sculptures by Édgar Negret in La Tertulia Museum

Selected works

• Sign for an Aquarium (Model) (1954), painted iron, Museum of Modern Art, New York City ^[12]
• Aparato Mágico (1959), painted aluminium and wood, Art Museum of the Americas, Washington D.C. ^[13]
• Acoplamiento (1966), bolted and painted aluminium, Bogotá Museum of Modern Art, Bogotá D.C. ^[14]
• Edificio (1967), painted aluminium, Miguel Urrutia Art Museum, Bogotá ^[15]
• The Bridge (Homage to Paul Foster) (1968), painted aluminum, Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence ^[16]
• Escalera (1972), painted aluminium, La Tertulia Museum, Cali ^[17]
• Navegante (1972), painted metal, Museum of Contemporary Art of Bogotá, Bogotá ^[18]
• Máscara (1974), painted aluminium and wood construction, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro ^[19]
• Sol (1985), painted aluminium, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington D.C. ^[20]
• Cascada (1988), painted bronze, Bank of Spain, Madrid ^[21]
• Anudamiento (1990), bolted sheet metal and paint, Casa de Nariño, Bogotá ^[22]
• Navegantes (1990), painted aluminum, Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach ^[23]
• Serpiente Emplumada (1993), bolted sheet metal and paint, La Tertulia Museum, Cali ^[24]
• Lake-Direction (1995), bolted sheet metal and paint, Museum of Contemporary Art of Lima, Lima ^[25]
• Casa de la Serpiente (1996), painted aluminium, Grupo Sura, Medellín ^[26]
• Espacio Ritual (1996-2019), painted iron, Atchugarry Museum of Contemporary Art, Manantiales ^[27]

References

1. "Falleció el escultor colombiano Édgar Negret". El Espectador (in Spanish). 12 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
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5. "Anita Shapolsky Gallery NYC". anitashapolskygallery.com. Archived from the original on 2011-11-21. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
6. "Colombianos Destacados". Colombia.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-12. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
7. "Edgar Negret, 90 años « Casa Museo Negret & MIAMP". Museonegret.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
8. "Edgar Negret's 96th birthday". Archived from the original on 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
9. "Edgar Negret". Regaleria. Archived from the original on August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
10. "Edgar Negret". Artnexus. Archived from the original on August 15, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
11. "Edgar Negret". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. 1975. Archived from the original on August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
12. "Édgar Negret - Sign for an Aquarium (Model)". moma.org. New York City, USA: Museum of Modern Art. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
13. "Edgar Negret AMA's Permanent Collection Artist Series". amamuseum.blogspot.com. Washington D.C., USA: Art Museum of the Americas. 20 December 2012. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
14. "Edgar Negret - Acoplamiento". mambogota.com (in Spanish). Bogotá D.C., Colombia: Bogotá Museum of Modern Art (MAMBO). Archived from the original on 23 December 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
15. "Edificio - Escultura". banrepcultural.org (in Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia: Banco de la República de Colombia. 1990. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
16. "Edgar Negret The Bridge (Homage to Paul Foster)". risdmuseum.org. Providence, USA: Rhode Island School of Design Museum. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
17. "Gran máscara. Escalera". artsandculture.google.com (in Spanish). Cali, Colombia: Google Arts & Culture. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
18. "Navegante". artsandculture.google.com (in Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia: Google Arts & Culture. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
19. "Máscara". artsandculture.google.com. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Google Arts & Culture. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
20. "Sol (Sun)". Washington D.C., USA. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
21. "Cascada". coleccion.bde.es (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Banco de España. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
22. "ARTE". casanarino.presidencia.gov.co/arte.html (in Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia: Casa de Nariño. 2023. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
23. "Navegantes". artsandculture.google.com. Long Beach, USA: Google Arts & Culture. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
24. "Serpiente Emplumada". artsandculture.google.com (in Spanish). Cali, Colombia: Google Arts & Culture. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
25. "Lake-Direction". Lima, Peru: Google Arts & Culture. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
26. "Casa de la serpiente" (in Spanish). Medellín, Colombia: Sura.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
27. "Edgar Negret" (in Spanish). Manantiales, Uruguay: macamuseo.org. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

External links

• Lucie-Smith, Edward (1993). "8". Latin American Art . Thames and Hudson. pp.  131–133. ISBN   9780500202609.
• "Interview: EDGARD NEGRET", Mario Pachajoa Burbano, Septiembre 15, 1999
• Colombia.com - EDGAR NEGRET (Artista Plástico)
• "Edgar Negret", La Prenza Libre, 10/08/10
• "Edgar Negret - Colombian Sculptor". The Art Reference. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 2013-06-18.