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Born 1935 New York City. Known for: Abstract figurative and still-life painting, themes of industrial isolation.
José Antonio Dávila. PDVSA La Estancia, Caracas . By Beatriz Sogbe . In 1967, José Antonio Dávila (New York, 1935) visited several cities in the United States on an invitation from that country’s... Read full biography
José Antonio Dávila. PDVSA La Estancia, Caracas . By Beatriz Sogbe . In 1967, José Antonio Dávila (New York, 1935) visited several cities in the United States on an invitation from that country’s State Department. Back in Venezuela, he conceived a figurative approach to contemporary man conveyed... Read full biography
José Antonio Dávila. PDVSA La Estancia, Caracas . By Beatriz Sogbe . In 1967, José Antonio Dávila (New York, 1935) visited several cities in the United States on an invitation from that country’s State Department. Back in Venezuela, he conceived a figurative approach to contemporary man conveyed through cabins and engine rooms where man is trapped in anguish and alienation. Later, in 1970, he formed a group called Presencia 70. It was created to promote individual work and its members were free... Read full biography
José Antonio Dávila. PDVSA La Estancia, Caracas . By Beatriz Sogbe . In 1967, José Antonio Dávila (New York, 1935) visited several cities in the United States on an invitation from that country’s State Department. Back in Venezuela, he conceived a figurative approach to contemporary man conveyed through cabins and engine rooms where man is trapped in anguish and alienation. Later, in 1970, he formed a group called Presencia 70. It was created to promote individual work and its members were free to choose their approaches and proposals. Presencia 70 was composed of Oswaldo Vigas, Régulo Pérez, José Antonio Dávila, J.M. Cruxent, Humberto Jaimes Sánchez and Ángel Hurtado. Its duration was ephemeral, barely two years, but during that time they... Read full biography
José Antonio Dávila. PDVSA La Estancia, Caracas . By Beatriz Sogbe . In 1967, José Antonio Dávila (New York, 1935) visited several cities in the United States on an invitation from that country’s State Department. Back in Venezuela, he conceived a figurative approach to contemporary man conveyed through cabins and engine rooms where man is trapped in anguish and alienation. Later, in 1970, he formed a group called Presencia 70. It was created to promote individual work and its members were free to choose their approaches and proposals. Presencia 70 was composed of Oswaldo Vigas, Régulo Pérez, José Antonio Dávila, J.M. Cruxent, Humberto Jaimes Sánchez and Ángel Hurtado. Its duration was ephemeral, barely two years, but during that time they promoted two salons in the Museum of Fine Arts in Caracas, Caracas Athenaeum, and House of Culture of Maracay. Those artists already ha... Read full biography
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José Antonio Dávila
PDVSA La Estancia, Caracas
By Beatriz SogbeIn 1967, José Antonio Dávila (New York, 1935) visited several cities in the United States on an invitation from that country’s State Department. Back in Venezuela, he conceived a figurative approach to contemporary man conveyed through cabins and engine rooms where man is trapped in anguish and alienation. Later, in 1970, he formed a group called Presencia 70. It was created to promote individual work and its members were free to choose their approaches and proposals. Presencia 70 was composed of Oswaldo Vigas, Régulo Pérez, José Antonio Dávila, J.M. Cruxent, Humberto Jaimes Sánchez and Ángel Hurtado. Its duration was ephemeral, barely two years, but during ...But wait, there's more...
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