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1920 - 1993. Known for: Painting.
Multidisciplinary artist Washington Barcala was formed sharing tasks in the factory of cardboard boxes of his parents, so he became familiar with the raw material that years later he would use in his... Read full biography
Multidisciplinary artist Washington Barcala was formed sharing tasks in the factory of cardboard boxes of his parents, so he became familiar with the raw material that years later he would use in his work. In his early years of education, he studied at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in... Read full biography
Multidisciplinary artist Washington Barcala was formed sharing tasks in the factory of cardboard boxes of his parents, so he became familiar with the raw material that years later he would use in his work. In his early years of education, he studied at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Montevideo, coinciding with the artist Joaquín Torres García. In 1950, Barcala attended classes at the Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (Madrid). He returns to Montevideo and then returns to Madrid... Read full biography
Multidisciplinary artist Washington Barcala was formed sharing tasks in the factory of cardboard boxes of his parents, so he became familiar with the raw material that years later he would use in his work. In his early years of education, he studied at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Montevideo, coinciding with the artist Joaquín Torres García. In 1950, Barcala attended classes at the Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (Madrid). He returns to Montevideo and then returns to Madrid for good in 1975, when his work begins to acquire international projection. Barcala's production can be grouped into three styles: figurative painting (1946-1950), abstract and informalist painting (1961-1964) to reach what is his most personal... Read full biography
Multidisciplinary artist Washington Barcala was formed sharing tasks in the factory of cardboard boxes of his parents, so he became familiar with the raw material that years later he would use in his work. In his early years of education, he studied at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Montevideo, coinciding with the artist Joaquín Torres García. In 1950, Barcala attended classes at the Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (Madrid). He returns to Montevideo and then returns to Madrid for good in 1975, when his work begins to acquire international projection. Barcala's production can be grouped into three styles: figurative painting (1946-1950), abstract and informalist painting (1961-1964) to reach what is his most personal style "stage of the boxes" since 1967. It is worth noting the artist's definition of his conception of art, which is collected on his... Read full biography
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Multidisciplinary artist Washington Barcala was formed sharing tasks in the factory of cardboard boxes of his parents, so he became familiar with the raw material that years later he would use in his work. In his early years of education, he studied at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Montevideo, coinciding with the artist Joaquín Torres García.
In 1950, Barcala attended classes at the Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (Madrid). He returns to Montevideo and then returns to Madrid for good in 1975, when his work begins to acquire international projection.
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