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Jesús Rafael Soto (June 5, 1923 – January 14, 2005) was a Venezuelan op and kinetic artist, a sculptor and a painter. [1] [2]His works can be found in the collections of the main museums of the world, including Tate (London), Museum Ludwig (Germany), Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris), Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna (Roma) and MoMA (New York).
President Rafael Caldera (left of center) opening the museum on 25 August 1973. In 1959, Jesús Rafael Soto won Venezuela's National Prize for Plastic Arts; at the ceremony he announced his intention to start a museum in his hometown, Ciudad Bolívar, but it was only in the late 1960s that he began donating artwork to the city.
Jesús Rafael Soto (1923–2005) Seka Severin de Tudja (1923–2007) Carlos Cruz-Díez (1924–2019) Narciso Debourg (b. 1925) Elsa Gramcko (1925–1994)
Contemporary Art Museum Jesús Soto. This avant-garde museum was established by Soto to promote Venezuelan art and culture. The building was designed by Carlos Raúl Villanueva. The museum displays works from Soto's personal collection, built up during the 1950s and 1960s during his stay in Europe. Museum of Contemporary Art of Zulia (Maczul).
Jesús Rafael Soto (1923–2005) Arnold Alfred Schmidt (1930–1993) Julian Stanczak (1928–2017) Günther Uecker (born 1930) Grazia Varisco (born 1937)
Español: Escultura de Jesús Soto, 1957. Título: Sin título. Autor: Jesús Soto. Año: 1957. Ubicación: Universidad Central de Venezuela. Edificio de la Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo. En el jardín del cafetín.
Ríos Reyna Hall Foyer ceiling by Jesús Soto The Teresa Carreño Theatre is an architectonical and cultural masterpiece of Venezuela . It covers a surface of 22,586 m 2 (243,110 sq ft) and has a completed area of over 80,000 m 2 (860,000 sq ft).
He often photographed and supported other Venezuelan artists and intellectuals, including Francisco Narváez, Rafael Monasterios, Alejandro Otero, Jesús Rafael Soto, and Carlos Cruz Diez. [1] He was also a friend to international artists, notably, Alexander Calder designed a piece of kinetic art for his living room.