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Juan Francisco Rodriguez Soriano BIOGRAPHY
1920 Guadalajara, Mexico - 2006 Mexico City, Mexico. Known for: Abstract painting and large-scale animal/bird scultpure.
One of Mexico's most important modern artists, Juan Soriano served as a link between the nationalist imagery of the Mexican muralists and the experimental vanguard of the 1950s and 1960s known as La... Read full biography
One of Mexico's most important modern artists, Juan Soriano served as a link between the nationalist imagery of the Mexican muralists and the experimental vanguard of the 1950s and 1960s known as La Ruptura. Juan Soriano was born in Guadalajara, son of veterans of the Mexican revolution. Something... Read full biography
One of Mexico's most important modern artists, Juan Soriano served as a link between the nationalist imagery of the Mexican muralists and the experimental vanguard of the 1950s and 1960s known as La Ruptura. Juan Soriano was born in Guadalajara, son of veterans of the Mexican revolution. Something of a prodigy, he developed his distinctive style after moving to Mexico City when he was fifteen. Institute of Fine Arts personnel compared Soriano with Mexican greats Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo and... Read full biography
One of Mexico's most important modern artists, Juan Soriano served as a link between the nationalist imagery of the Mexican muralists and the experimental vanguard of the 1950s and 1960s known as La Ruptura. Juan Soriano was born in Guadalajara, son of veterans of the Mexican revolution. Something of a prodigy, he developed his distinctive style after moving to Mexico City when he was fifteen. Institute of Fine Arts personnel compared Soriano with Mexican greats Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo and Maria Izquierdo. Soriano was a member of the League of Revolutionary Writers and Artists, a group that opposed Nazism and fascism in Europe and spoke out against alleged injustices by the U.S. government in Latin America, particularly in Central... Read full biography
One of Mexico's most important modern artists, Juan Soriano served as a link between the nationalist imagery of the Mexican muralists and the experimental vanguard of the 1950s and 1960s known as La Ruptura. Juan Soriano was born in Guadalajara, son of veterans of the Mexican revolution. Something of a prodigy, he developed his distinctive style after moving to Mexico City when he was fifteen. Institute of Fine Arts personnel compared Soriano with Mexican greats Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo and Maria Izquierdo. Soriano was a member of the League of Revolutionary Writers and Artists, a group that opposed Nazism and fascism in Europe and spoke out against alleged injustices by the U.S. government in Latin America, particularly in Central America. In the 1950s, he traveled to Italy, where he was inspired by the classic artists. He also lived in France, whose... Read full biography
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One of Mexico's most important modern artists, Juan Soriano served as a link between the nationalist imagery of the Mexican muralists and the experimental vanguard of the 1950s and 1960s known as La Ruptura.
Juan Soriano was born in Guadalajara, son of veterans of the Mexican revolution. Something of a prodigy, he developed his distinctive style after moving to Mexico City when he was fifteen.
Institute of Fine Arts personnel compared Soriano with Mexican greats Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo and Maria Izquierdo.
Soriano was a member of the League of Revolutionary Writers and Artists, a group that opposed Nazism and fascism in Europe and spoke out against alleged injustices by the U.S. government in Latin America, part...But wait, there's more...
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