Ada Balcácer (born 16 June 1930) is a Dominican multimedia visual artist whose artistic production ranges from painted works, textile designs, murals, and printmaking.[1] Known for her compositional themes of Caribbean mysticism and naturalism, Balcácer has won several national and international awards.[1]
Balcácer was born in Santo Domingo, on June 16, 1930, and grew up during the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo.[1][2] Her early childhood years were spent between Santo Domingo and San Juan de la Maguana, where she developed a love for botany, science, and folklore.[2] When Balcácer was 16, during a parade in San Juan de la Maguana, an accident while riding a horse led to a fractured wrist that later developed gangrene and obliged the doctors to amputate her left arm.[2] She has said of the incident: "I am one of two one-armed painters in Latin American art history. The other one was José Clemente Orozco, the Mexican muralist. I've never felt different and have been painting for the past 64 years ever since my goals changed."[2]
In 1951, she graduated from the National School of Fine Arts in Santo Domingo. There, she studied under teachers who had emigrated from the war in Europe, such as Josep Gausachs, George Hausdorf, and Manolo Pascual, as well as native Dominican artists, like Celeste Woss y Gil. Oscar de la Renta was her classmate.[1][2]
Motivated to leave the environment of Trujillo dictatorship, Balcácer moved to New York City, shortly after graduating, working as a textile designer. She returned home shortly after the 1961 assassination of Trujillo.
A few years later,[when?] after returning for a visit to the Iowa workshop of printmaker Mauricio Lasansky, Balcácer started her exploration in printmaking. She joined the group Nueva Imagen (New Image) in 1972 and became interested in the aesthetic possibilities of light and color while exploring tropical Dominican and Caribbean themes. She also began creating increasingly abstract compositions.[1]
When she turned 70, Balcácer relocated to Miami, Florida. In November 2008, the then-78-year-old Balcácer opened the ABRO Gallery by Ada Balcácer, in Miami's Wynwood Art District.[3] The ARBO closed in 2012.[2]
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^ abcdeGuerrero, Myrna (2014-07-01). "Ada Balcácer: Outstanding Figure of National and Latin American Art". Artistico RD. from the original on 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
^ abcdefSuarez De Jesus, Carlos (2014-05-15). "Ada Balcacer: One-Armed Genius at PAMM". Miami New Times. from the original on 2015-07-11. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
^"ABRO Gallery Opens". ARTPULSE. 2008-11-29. from the original on 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
April 14, 2024
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