Hugo Cifuentes

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Hugo Cifuentes
Born
Hugo Gilberto Cifuentes Navarro

1923
Otavalo, Ecuador
Died2000(2000-00-00) (aged 76–77)
Quito, Ecuador
Known for Painting
MovementVAN (Vanguardia Artística Nacional)
Awards Casa de las Américas Award.

Hugo Gilberto Cifuentes Navarro (Otavalo - Ecuador, 1923 - Quito - Ecuador, 2000) was a Latin American photographer. [1] [2] His photos show everyday Ecuadorian life. [3]

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Career

Cifuentes began studying drawing and painting in the 1940s, before turning to photography. Cifuentes received his first prize for photographic composition in 1949. In the 1960s, Cifuentes joined VAN (Vanguardia Artística Nacional) — a group of progressive Informalist artists, founded by Enrique Tábara, who broke prevailing art tradition and found inspiration from the Constructivist Movement, Surrealist Movement and Pre-Columbian art. VAN strongly opposed Communist political views and searched for new artistic pathways while staying connected to their roots.

As Cifuentes developed his own visual vocabulary, humorous undertones became evident in his art. Cifuentes responded to internal conflicts and other miseries that gripped Ecuador with humor. By seeing things from a different angle, Cifuentes added new layers to the often hard realities.

In 1983, Cifuentes won the Casa de las Américas Award.

Selected solo exhibits

References

  1. ↑ ARTE, LatAm (2023-09-13). "Gallery Of Photography By Hugo Cifuentes". LatAm ARTE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  2. ↑ "Photographers' Identities Catalog". PIC. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  3. ↑ Behnke, Alison (2008-09-01). Ecuador in Pictures. Twenty-First Century Books. p. 70. ISBN   978-0-8225-8573-2 . Retrieved 2025-08-20.


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