Dario Ortiz (artist)

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Dario Ortiz
Born (1968-09-12) September 12, 1968 (age 55)
NationalityColombian
Education Colegio San Tarsicio
Alma mater Jorge Tadeo Lozano University
Known forContributor to the Ibaque newspaper, El Nuevo Día
Notable workOscar Rodríguez Naranjo, the painter of beauty
Website Web page

Dario Ortiz Robledo (born September 12, 1968) is a Colombian artist. [1] [2] [3]

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Biography

Ortiz, a self-taught artist, was born in Ibagué, Colombia. He graduated from the Colegio San Tarsicio in Bogotá in 1986. [4] He studied History and Art Appreciation in the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University in 1990–1991. Since 1995, he has been a contributor to the Ibaque newspaper, El Nuevo Día. Ortiz publications include the books: Oscar Rodríguez Naranjo, the painter of beauty (1996), Neorealism (2000), in collaboration with Carol Damian, and the essays Vásquez de Arce y Ceballos drawings (2007), A Brief History of the arts in the territory of Tolima (2007), and A novel painted (2008).

In 2003, Ortiz founded, and is the head of, the Museo de Arte del Tolima in Ibagué. [5]

Public collections

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References

  1. Amable López Meléndez, "Darío Ortiz en Santo Domingo" Archived 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine , Hoy (Santo Domingo), August 1, 2009 (Spanish).
  2. Cristóbal Peñafiel, "Darío Ortiz Robledo: ‘Mi mejor obra la haré mañana", El Universo , April 9, 2009 (Spanish).
  3. "Darío Ortiz abrió su 'Ventana al Mundo'", El Espectador , September 29, 2008 (Spanish).
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