Luis Caballero (painter)
Luis Caballero Holguin | |
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Born | |
Died | 19 June 1995 Bogotá, Colombia | (aged 51)
Nationality | Colombian |
Education | Académie de la Grande Chaumière |
Known for | Painting |
Luis Caballero Holguín (27 August 1943 – 19 June 1995),
Biography
Caballero was raised in a conservative Catholic household. He studied at the
Caballero returned to Paris where he found more freedom in 1969 and lived there until 1995, when he returned to Bogota for a special exhibition of his work at the Luis Ángel Arango Library.
He died in June of the same year at the age of fifty-one.
His figurative works are usually large scale mixed media oil, ink, watercolor washes on either canvas or paper, sometimes incorporating fabrics or rope in a limited range of muted sepia colors, often representing male nude figures, in a contemporary style marked by classic training.[5]
The Tate Museum in London acquired a work by the artist in 2023.[1]
In 2024, the first UK exhibition by the artist opened at Cecilia Brunson Projects curated by Daniel Malarkey.[2]
Publications and bibliography
- Luis Caballero by Luis Caballero
- Luis Caballero : the male nude : May 3-May 29, 1994 by Luis Caballero
- Luis Caballero : paintings & drawings by Luis Caballero
- L. Caballero, Me tocó ser así
- Barnitz, Jacqueline. Twentieth-Century Art of Latin America. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2001. ISBN 9780292708587
- Rodríguez, Marta. Luis Caballero. Arte Nexus: Arte en Colombia 27 (January–March 1998): 121–23.
- Sokolowski, Thomas. Luis Caballero: Large Scale Drawings. New York: Nohra Haime Gallery, 1991. Catalogue of Exhibition, Grey Art Gallery, New New York University's fine art museum, June 4-July 12, 1991.
References
- ^ "MURIÓ LUIS CABALLERO: El pintor Luis Caballero vino a Bogotá a esperar la muerte". El Tiempo. 20 June 1995.
- ^ Benezit Dictionary of Artists
- ^ Medellin Becerra, Jorge Alejandro; Fajardo Rivera, DianaCaballero Holguín, Luis, Diccionario de Colombia (2005 edición). p. 143. ISBN 958-04-8561-5
- ^ Richard G. Mann for the Miami biennale.org
- ^ glbtqarchive.com , pdf