Cárdenas was a descendant of slaves from Senegal and the Congo, and was born in Matanzas, a major port in the sugar industry.[3] In Cuba, Cárdenas studied under Juan José Sicre, and from 1943 to 1949 at Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes “San Alejandro” in Havana.[2] He was member of Asociación de Grabadores de Cuba (AGC) from 1951 to 1955, and of the creative group Los Once from 1953 to 1955. Cárdenas' work was exhibited several times in 1952 "Pintura Ávila Escultura Cárdenas" at Palacio de los Trabajadores in Havana, and in 1955 he exhibited a selection of his pieces in "Agustín Cárdenas: 20 esculturas" at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana.
He settled in Paris in 1955 and in 1957 joined the Surrealist movement there. His work incorporated aspects of his African heritage and of Dogontotems.[2]
In 1987, his work was in the Corea Gallery, Seoul, South Korea. In 1993, his work was exhibited in "Agustín Cárdenas" in the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana and in 2002, Cárdenas's work was presented in "Desires and Grace" at the Haim Chanin Fine Arts Gallery in New York City.
Cárdenas also took part in many group exhibitions such as the IV Exposición Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado at the Centro Asturiano in Havana in 1950 and the "Exposition Internationale du Surréalisme Eros" at the Galerie Daniel Cordier in Paris in 1960. He participated in the II Bienal Internacional de la Pequeña Escultura in 1973 in Budapest, Hungary and the exhibition of Abstract Art "Tono a Tono" in the Salón de la Solidaridadin the Hotel Habana Libre in Havana in 2000.
Cárdenas has been awarded with several distinctions during his life, including Segundo Premio VI Salón Nacional de Pintura y Escultura, Salones del Capitolio Nacional, Havana, by the Cuban government (1953) and the Silver Medal XXXVII, Salón de Bellas Artes, Círculo de Bellas Artes, Havana (1955). In 1976, he was awarded with the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France and the Fujisankey Biennal Prize at the Hakone Open-Air Museum, Fujisankey, Japan. Also in 1995 he received Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas by the Cuban Ministry of Culture.
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agustín, cárdenas, alfonso, april, 1927, matanzas, cuba, february, 2001, havana, cuba, cuban, sculptor, active, surrealist, movement, paris, sculpture, influenced, brâncuși, henry, moore, jean, poet, andré, breton, said, artistic, hand, that, efficient, dragon. Agustin Cardenas Alfonso April 10 1927 Matanzas Cuba February 9 2001 Havana Cuba was a Cuban sculptor who was active in the Surrealist movement in Paris His sculpture was influenced by Brancuși Henry Moore and Jean Arp 1 2 Poet Andre Breton said of his artistic hand that it was efficient as a dragonfly 3 Untitled 1961 sculpture by Auguste Cardenas in the area above the Roman quarry in Sankt Margarethen im Burgenland near Lake Neusiedl Contents 1 Biography 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksBiography EditCardenas was a descendant of slaves from Senegal and the Congo and was born in Matanzas a major port in the sugar industry 3 In Cuba Cardenas studied under Juan Jose Sicre and from 1943 to 1949 at Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro in Havana 2 He was member of Asociacion de Grabadores de Cuba AGC from 1951 to 1955 and of the creative group Los Once from 1953 to 1955 Cardenas work was exhibited several times in 1952 Pintura Avila Escultura Cardenas at Palacio de los Trabajadores in Havana and in 1955 he exhibited a selection of his pieces in Agustin Cardenas 20 esculturas at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana He settled in Paris in 1955 and in 1957 joined the Surrealist movement there His work incorporated aspects of his African heritage and of Dogon totems 2 In 1987 his work was in the Corea Gallery Seoul South Korea In 1993 his work was exhibited in Agustin Cardenas in the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana and in 2002 Cardenas s work was presented in Desires and Grace at the Haim Chanin Fine Arts Gallery in New York City Cardenas also took part in many group exhibitions such as the IV Exposicion Nacional de Pintura Escultura y Grabado at the Centro Asturiano in Havana in 1950 and the Exposition Internationale du Surrealisme Eros at the Galerie Daniel Cordier in Paris in 1960 He participated in the II Bienal Internacional de la Pequena Escultura in 1973 in Budapest Hungary and the exhibition of Abstract Art Tono a Tono in the Salon de la Solidaridadin the Hotel Habana Libre in Havana in 2000 Cardenas has been awarded with several distinctions during his life including Segundo Premio VI Salon Nacional de Pintura y Escultura Salones del Capitolio Nacional Havana by the Cuban government 1953 and the Silver Medal XXXVII Salon de Bellas Artes Circulo de Bellas Artes Havana 1955 In 1976 he was awarded with the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France and the Fujisankey Biennal Prize at the Hakone Open Air Museum Fujisankey Japan Also in 1995 he received Premio Nacional de Artes Plasticas by the Cuban Ministry of Culture His works can be found in many permanent collections around the world including the Centre National des Arts du Cirque Fonds National d Art Contemporain and Musee de la Sculpture en Plein Air in Paris the Musee d Art et d Industrie at Saint Etienne France the Hakone Open Air Museum Hakone Japan the Musee d Art Contemporain Argel Algeria Museo de Bellas Artes in Caracas Venezuela Kendall Art Center Miami Florida and in the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana in Havana Cuba References Edit Mary Ann Marger 1998 09 28 THE ART OF CUBA Look we must St Petersburg Times Retrieved 2008 03 21 a b c Ricardo Pau Llosa 2008 Cardenas Agustin Grove Art Online Oxford University Press a b Exponen por primera vez en Nueva York la obra del cubano Cardenas terra com in Spanish Retrieved 2008 02 03 Further reading EditEl Nuevo Herald TRES ARTISTAS TRES MEDIOS May 7 2000 in Spanish El Nuevo Herald DECESO February 12 2001 in Spanish El Nuevo Herald UN ARTE CUBANO DE FRANCIA February 27 1985 in Spanish El Nuevo Herald VENTAS MILLONARIAS EN SUBASTA January 27 2002 in Spanish External links EditToni Pinera 2001 02 19 Agustin Cardenas rito metamorfose sensualidade in Spanish Granma Archived from the original on June 11 2007 Retrieved 2008 03 21 Agustin Cardenas artnet com Retrieved 2008 02 03 Cernuda Arte in Spanish cernudaarte com Retrieved 2008 02 03 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Agustin Cardenas amp oldid 1124527678, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
