Luis Alberto Solari
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Luis Alberto Solari | |
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| Born | October 17, 1918 |
| Died | October 13, 1993 (aged 74) |
| Nationality |  Uruguay, Uruguayan |
| Known for | Painter, Printmaking & Engraver |
Luis Alberto Solari (n. Fray Bentos, on October 17, 1918 - October 13, 1993) was a painter and engraver from Uruguay.
Background[]
He moved to Montevideo in 1934 to study at the Circulo de Bellas Artes with Professor between 1934 and 1937. He pursued his particular interest in etching in 1952 during a three-month course at the in Paris with Professor . From 1967 to 1969, he took advanced courses at the and the under the Brazilian and the Uruguayan Luis Camnitzer.
Exhibitions[]
He has exhibited at the Biennial of Graphic Arts in Santiago de Chile, Buenos Aires, , San Juan, Puerto Rico, Florence, Krakow, Ljubljana, Frechen, Leipzig, Vienna, Norway, Finland, Bradford, Biella, Segovia and Japan.
Notable works[]
His most notable works, including mezzotint and acrylic paintings, are of human figures with anthropomorphic animal masks. Their costumes reveal rather than conceal their true identities.
Prizes[]
Amongst Solari's many prizes and distinctions were first prizes for drawing at the in Montevideo in 1955 and 1964, the first prize for painting there in 1965 and the gold medal for printmaking at the first in , Colombia, in 1977. In 1989 the opened in the city of Fray Bentos, Uruguay, showing his works and promoting fine arts in the region.
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