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Jorge de Oteiza    (Spanish, 1908-2003)

 Jorge de Oteiza - Composición 2 (Paintings) h: 39 x w: 31 cm / h: 15.4 x w: 12.2 in
Jorge de Oteiza
Composición 2 1950
 
  

Biography
1921 Study with Nicanor Zabaleta and Juan Cubanas, Navarre, Spain
1929 Study with Dimitry Scaliapini, Madrid, Spain
1929 He Registered in the Arts & Crafts College, Madrid
1931 - 1933 First Prize in Comptetion of New Young Artist, Guipuzkoa, San Sebastián
1941 Lecturer in National College of Ceramics, Buenos Aires, Argentine
1942 - 1948 Researcher for arts and teacher of Ceramics, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Argentine
1949 First Prize in National Competition To Felipe IV, Spain
1951 Honor Roll in the Triennial of Milan, Italy
1951 Diploma of Honor in the IX Triennial of Milan, Italy
1954 His sculptures for the Basilica of Aranzazu were forbidden, finally produced in 1969
1957 Won 1st Prize in the International Prix in Sculpture, 2nd prize awarded to Morandi and 3rd prize awarded to Ben Nicholson, IV Biennal of Sao Paulo, Brazil
1957 IV Biennial São Paulo. Won International Sculpture Prize. Morandi & Ben Nicholson were awarded the following two prizes
1957 Participate in the Foundation of Equipo 57-Spain
1959 - 1965 Carry on Political, Social and Cultural work through Poetry and Anthropological Studies
1965 Lecture in honor of Eduardo Chillida, Donostia, Spain
1976 Participate in Biennial of Venecia, Venice, Italy
1985 Gold medal for Fine Arts, Department of Culture, Spain
1985 Awarded the Euskadi Prize
1996 Received the Pevsner Prize in Recognition of His Work.
1998 Circle medal of Fine Arts of Madrid, Spain
1998 Universal Basque Prize, Donostia, Spain
2000 University of the Basque Country organized lectures about him, Donostia, Spain

Exhibitions
1990 - 2002 Multiple prizes and Exhibitions (Solo)
1995 Exhibition with Chillida, Santelmo Museum, San Sebastián, Spain (Group)
1990 Julio Gonzales, Picasso, Chillida, Goroillo & Oteiza exhibition in the Modern Art Museum of Troyes, France (Group)
1990 The National Art Centre Museum of Queen Sofia, Madrid, Adquires, works by Oteiza (Group)
1987 San Telmo Museum, San Sebastián, Spain (Group)
1987 Five Centuries of Spanish Art, Department of culture, Spain (Solo)
1986 Municipal Savings Bank, San Sebastian, Spain (Solo)
1974 Txantxangorri Gallery, Fuenterrabia, Spain (Solo)
1970 First Prize Competition Plaza Colon, Madrid, Spain (Solo)
1967 Palazuelo Millares, Madrid, Spain (Solo)
1967 'With Chillida/Palazuelo/Millares/Hisa, Madrid', Spain (Group)
1966 Barandiaran Gallery, San Sebastián, Spain (Group)
1966 Museum of Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain (Group)
1966 Museum of Vitoria, Vitoria, Spain (Group)
1960 Neblí Gallery, Madrid, Spain (Group)
1960 'Illescas' Bilbao, Spain (Group)
1959 Blanco Y Negro with Chillida/Tapies, Darro Gallery, Madrid (Solo)
1958 Gress Gallery, Washington D.C., United States (Solo)
1955 Abstrac Art, Fernando Fe Gallery, Madrid, Spain (Solo)
1953 Exhibition of Fantastic Art, Clan Gallery, Madrid (Solo)
1953 Exposicion Arte Fantastico, Clan Gallery, Madrid, Spain (Group)
1952 Collective Exhibition, Xagra Gallery, Madrid, Spain (Group)
1952 Monument to the unknown Politic prisioner, London, UK (Solo)
1950 Four Abstract sculptors (with Serra), Layetanas Galleries, Barcelone, Spain (Solo)
1949 Five Basque plastic Artists, Studio Gallery, Bilbao, Spain (Solo)
1949 Salon de los once (with Miro) , Biosca Gallery, Madrid, Spain (Solo)
1935 Joint Exhibit 'Witcomb Hall' Buenos Aires, Argentina (Group)
1935 Fine Art Alabemy of the University of Santiago de Chile, Chile (Solo)
1934 'In the Kuesaal', San Sebastián, Spain (Group)
1934 Sculptures, San Sebastian, Spain (Solo)

Literature
1990 God Exists in the Nordwest, Spain
1988 Publication: Jorge Oteiza Proposito Experimental, Laixa Fundation
1986 Publication Catalogue: Oteiza, Aesthete & Basque Mythologizes
1968 Aesthetic of the Egg, Spain
1963 Aesthetic of the Basque Soul, Spain
1957 Foundation of Equipo 57
1957 Proposito Experimental, Biennal Sao Paulo, Brazil
1951 Contemporary Sculpture, Madrid, Spain
1948 Inform about my Sculpture, Buenos Aires, Argentine
1944 New art in Post war, Popayan, Colombia
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