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Born 1928 Mendoza, Argentina. Known for: Kinetic art, mixed media, performance, assemblage, painting, light images.
Julio Le Parc was born on September 23rd 1928 in the city of Mendoza, to a working-class family. At thirteen, he and his mother came to Buenos Aires, and he prepared to enter the Escuela de Bellas... Read full biography
Julio Le Parc was born on September 23rd 1928 in the city of Mendoza, to a working-class family. At thirteen, he and his mother came to Buenos Aires, and he prepared to enter the Escuela de Bellas Artes while also working in a handbag factory to contribute to the family budget. He left art school... Read full biography
Julio Le Parc was born on September 23rd 1928 in the city of Mendoza, to a working-class family. At thirteen, he and his mother came to Buenos Aires, and he prepared to enter the Escuela de Bellas Artes while also working in a handbag factory to contribute to the family budget. He left art school in 1947, disappointed with the education that he received there and studied Concrete Art* and the Spatialism* of Lucio Fontana. Around 1954, he approached an experimental theatre group and entered the... Read full biography
Julio Le Parc was born on September 23rd 1928 in the city of Mendoza, to a working-class family. At thirteen, he and his mother came to Buenos Aires, and he prepared to enter the Escuela de Bellas Artes while also working in a handbag factory to contribute to the family budget. He left art school in 1947, disappointed with the education that he received there and studied Concrete Art* and the Spatialism* of Lucio Fontana. Around 1954, he approached an experimental theatre group and entered the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes where he participated in the student movements. There, he met Martha, who was to become his wife. In 1958, he was awarded a scholarship by the French Cultural Service, and the couple travelled to Paris where he met... Read full biography
Julio Le Parc was born on September 23rd 1928 in the city of Mendoza, to a working-class family. At thirteen, he and his mother came to Buenos Aires, and he prepared to enter the Escuela de Bellas Artes while also working in a handbag factory to contribute to the family budget. He left art school in 1947, disappointed with the education that he received there and studied Concrete Art* and the Spatialism* of Lucio Fontana. Around 1954, he approached an experimental theatre group and entered the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes where he participated in the student movements. There, he met Martha, who was to become his wife. In 1958, he was awarded a scholarship by the French Cultural Service, and the couple travelled to Paris where he met art dealer Denise René and artists such as Victor Vasarely, Georges Vantongerloo and François Morellet. Later, together with Francisco Sobr... Read full biography
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Julio Le Parc was born on September 23rd 1928 in the city of Mendoza, to a working-class family. At thirteen, he and his mother came to Buenos Aires, and he prepared to enter the Escuela de Bellas Artes while also working in a handbag factory to contribute to the family budget.
He left art school in 1947, disappointed with the education that he received there and studied Concrete Art* and the Spatialism* of Lucio Fontana. Around 1954, he approached an experimental theatre group and entered the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes where he participated in the student movements. There, he met Martha, who was to become his wife.
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