Juan Bordes

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Juan Bordes in 2017.

Juan Bordes. also known as Juan Bordes Caballero ((1948-07-15)July 15, 1948 in Gran Canaria), is a Spanish sculptor. specializing in the portrayal of the human figure. He is the author of several books, the organizer of convention programs, and the subject of exhibitions.[1]

Biography

Bordes was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on July 15, 1948. From 1957-60 he attended sculpture courses at the School of Las Palmas Luján Pérez with Abraham Cárdenas. From 1965-1972 he studied in

School of Architecture of Madrid (ETSA), the School of Ceramics Moncloa and Life drawing classes in free Círculo de Bellas Artes
in Madrid. In 1976, he started teaching at ETSA Madrid, becoming a professor of Architectural Composition there in 1988, and in 1986 received a PhD from the University of Madrid with a thesis "La escultura como elemento de composición en el edificio. Su normativa en la Tratadística española, francesa e italiana", under the direction of Juan Navarro.[2]

He is a Corresponding Member of the Real Academia Canaria de Bellas Artes de San Miguel Arcángel, an academician of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. He has received fellowships from CINFE, and at the Academia Española in Rome.

Works

Araucas. Bronze statue in Araucas, Gran Canaria.

His works are held in the

Renfe, Madrid; Colección Mapfre, Madrid; Colección Fenosa; Universidad de Valencia; Colección de Arte Contemporáneo, Castilla-La Mancha; Museo Popular de Arte Contemporáneo, Vilafamés, Castellón de la Plana; Asociación Canaria de Amigos del Arte Contemporáneo, Santa Cruz de Tenerife; and Colegio de Arquitectos, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.[2]

Publications

References

  1. ^ "VIAF record". Viaf.org. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  2. ^ a b "Bordes curriculum vitae". Juanbordes.com. Archived from the original on 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  3. ^ http://bibmdc2.ulpgc.es/u?/MDC,1497[permanent dead link] OCLC 755868643

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