Jorge Castillo
Jorge Castillo (disambiguation) • Illustration — Parque de Juan Carlos I, Madrid, Spain. "Paseo entre dos árboles", by Jorge Castillo. Jorge José Castillo Casalderrey (born June 16, 1933) is a Spanish-born painter and sculptor.
Also recorded as Jorge José Carmelo Castillo Casalderrey · Jorge Jose Carmelo Castillo Casalderrey
Jorge Castillo
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- Born
- 1933 · Pontevedra.
- Nationality
- Spain · Venezuela
- Occupation
- painter · sculptor · architect · graphic artist
- Fields
- Informalism
- Honours
- Laxeiro award · Wilhelm Loth Award · Castelao Medal
- Languages
- Spanish
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Biography
Biography
For most of his childhood, he and his family lived in Argentina. Since 1962, he has maintained residences in both Barcelona and New York City. Castillo greatly admired Pablo Picasso, and that influence shows in his paintings, etchings, and lithographs. His steel sculpture Homage to the Cyclist stands in the Plaça de Sants in Barcelona.
The recorded working language is Spanish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are Informalism. Work by Jorge Castillo is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, National Galleries Scotland, Vanderbilt Museum of Art and Neue Nationalgalerie. Distinctions recorded are Laxeiro award, Wilhelm Loth Award and Castelao Medal.
Documentary record
Jorge Castillo appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a painter, graphic artist and sculptor (born 16 July 1933). The birth of Jorge Castillo is recorded on 16 July 1933 in Pontevedra, Spain.
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Life and career
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1933
Jorge Castillo was born in 1933 at Pontevedra.
1983
Jorge Castillo, works on paper, October 8-November 1, 1983 is dated 1983.
1989
Jorge Castillo: Paintings of New York is dated 1989.
1991
Jorge Castillo: Recent paintings and drawings is dated 1991.
Literature
Literature
Castillo, Jorge, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Castillo, Jorge, Oxford Art Online, 2003
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