Born in Banes, Cuba, Díaz-Balart is the son of the mayor of Banes, Rafael José Díaz-Balart. Díaz-Balart studied accounting and political science and economics in Havana before moving to New York City to pursue art studies in 1959.[1] From 1959 to 1962 he studied art in the Museum of Modern Art, New York. In 1967 he became a lecturer in many cultural centres and universities of the United States, Poland, Spain, Germany and Netherlands. He acted in two movies by Andy Warhol, The Life of Juanita Castro (1965) and The Loves of Ondine (1968).[2] He was friends with fellow artist Andy Warhol actor Louis Waldon.[3]
Díaz-Balart lectures frequently and his work – explorations of color and light in geometric paintings and light sculpture – has been widely exhibited. In 1966 the Studio Gallery in Washington, D.C., presented an individual exhibition. In 1967 he presented an exhibition in the Iris Clert Gallery in Paris. In 1967 he joined Mass Art Inc. in partnership with Sujan Souri, Dorian Godoy, and Philip Orenstein. The company manufactured the first inflatable chair designed by Philip Orenstein which is now included in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. In 1998 he showed "Waldo Balart. Black Painting" in Galería Edurne in Madrid. In 1964, he exhibited in the Pan American Union Building in Washington, D.C., and in 1968 in the Gallery of Modern Art, New York. In 1970, he participated at the first San Juan Bienal del Grabado Latinoamericano (Biennial of Latin-American Engraving) at the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture in Puerto Rico.
In 1979, he participated in the Third Bienal Internacional del Deporte en las Bellas Artes (Biennial of Sport in Fine Arts) in Barcelona, and in 1995 he participated in the international art fair Art Cologne in Germany.
^Andrea O'Reilly Herrera (editor) Cuba: Idea of a Nation Displaced, p. 45, at Google Books
Further readingedit
Jose Veigas-Zamora, Cristina Vives Gutierrez, Adolfo V. Nodal, Valia Garzon, Dannys Montes de Oca; Memoria: Cuban Art of the 20th Century; (California/International Arts Foundation 2001); ISBN978-0-917571-11-4
Jose Veigas; Memoria: Artes Visuales Cubanas Del Siglo XX; (California International Arts 2004); ISBN978-0-917571-12-1(in Spanish)
Andrea O'Reilly Herrera; Cuba: Idea of a Nation Displaced; (State University of New York Press, 2007) ISBN978-0-7914-7199-9
waldo, díaz, balart, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, díaz, balart, second, maternal, family, name, gutiérrez, gutiérrez, born, february, 1931, cuban, painter, sculptor, currently, living, madrid, spain, born, 1931, february, 1931, banes, cubaocc. In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Diaz Balart and the second or maternal family name is Gutierrez Waldo Diaz Balart y Gutierrez born February 10 1931 is a Cuban painter and sculptor currently living in Madrid Spain Waldo Diaz BalartBorn 1931 02 10 February 10 1931 age 93 Banes CubaOccupation s Painter sculptorParent s Rafael Jose Diaz BalartAmerica GutierrezRelativesRafael Diaz Balart brother Mirta Diaz Balart sister Contents 1 Biography 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksBiography editBorn in Banes Cuba Diaz Balart is the son of the mayor of Banes Rafael Jose Diaz Balart Diaz Balart studied accounting and political science and economics in Havana before moving to New York City to pursue art studies in 1959 1 From 1959 to 1962 he studied art in the Museum of Modern Art New York In 1967 he became a lecturer in many cultural centres and universities of the United States Poland Spain Germany and Netherlands He acted in two movies by Andy Warhol The Life of Juanita Castro 1965 and The Loves of Ondine 1968 2 He was friends with fellow artist Andy Warhol actor Louis Waldon 3 Diaz Balart lectures frequently and his work explorations of color and light in geometric paintings and light sculpture has been widely exhibited In 1966 the Studio Gallery in Washington D C presented an individual exhibition In 1967 he presented an exhibition in the Iris Clert Gallery in Paris In 1967 he joined Mass Art Inc in partnership with Sujan Souri Dorian Godoy and Philip Orenstein The company manufactured the first inflatable chair designed by Philip Orenstein which is now included in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York In 1998 he showed Waldo Balart Black Painting in Galeria Edurne in Madrid In 1964 he exhibited in the Pan American Union Building in Washington D C and in 1968 in the Gallery of Modern Art New York In 1970 he participated at the first San Juan Bienal del Grabado Latinoamericano Biennial of Latin American Engraving at the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture in Puerto Rico He had his first major exhibition in 1972 at the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo 1 In 1979 he participated in the Third Bienal Internacional del Deporte en las Bellas Artes Biennial of Sport in Fine Arts in Barcelona and in 1995 he participated in the international art fair Art Cologne in Germany In 2002 he was honoured as a Frost Art Museum of Florida International University fellow 1 He had one man shows in the Netherlands and in Spain He is the recipient of a Pollock Krasner Foundation fellowship His work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid the Mondriaan House in Amersfoort The Netherlands and the Museum of Modern Art in Hunfeld Germany among others In 1992 he published the book Ensayos de Arte Essays on Art In 1999 he moved from Spain to Liege Belgium 4 He later returned to Madrid before 2011 He also briefly lived in Paraguay 1 Represented by the Madrid gallery Casado Santapau The marriage of his sister Mirta Diaz Balart to former Cuban leader Fidel Castro as Castro s first wife made Waldo Diaz Balart Castro s brother in law His nephews include U S congressman Mario Diaz Balart former congressman Lincoln Diaz Balart and NBC Nightly News Saturday news anchor Jose Diaz Balart References edit a b c d Hedgecoe Guy 4 November 2011 The man who knew Fidel Castro Warhol and Franco s Spain iberosphere com Retrieved 7 June 2018 Michael Ferguson Joe Dallesandro Warhol Superstar Underground Film Icon Actor p 87 at Google Books John Jonas Gruen and Samuel Swasey Two Men p 57 at Google Books Andrea O Reilly Herrera editor Cuba Idea of a Nation Displaced p 45 at Google BooksFurther reading editJose Veigas Zamora Cristina Vives Gutierrez Adolfo V Nodal Valia Garzon Dannys Montes de Oca Memoria Cuban Art of the 20th Century California International Arts Foundation 2001 ISBN 978 0 917571 11 4 Jose Veigas Memoria Artes Visuales Cubanas Del Siglo XX California International Arts 2004 ISBN 978 0 917571 12 1 in Spanish Andrea O Reilly Herrera Cuba Idea of a Nation Displaced State University of New York Press 2007 ISBN 978 0 7914 7199 9External links editExternal image nbsp Waldo Diaz BalartOfficial website Diaz Balart Waldo Cintas Foundation Los suicidados de la historia by Jorge Edwards El Pais 27 February 2006Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Cuba Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Waldo Diaz Balart amp oldid 1217002064, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
