Olivia Guzmán
Olivia Guzmán | |
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Alma mater | Academy of San Carlos and Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado "La Esmeralda" |
Known for | bronze sculpture |
Website | www.oliviaguzman.com |
Olivia Guzmán is a Mexican sculptor whose work has been recognised with membership in Mexico's Salón de la Plástica Mexicana.[1][2]
Life
Guzmán began her studies at the Academy of San Carlos[1][3] in 1976, first learning oil and watercolor techniques under Hermilo Castañeda,[1][4] moving on to sculpting ceramics and wood along with restoration techniques and applying gold leaf at the Centro del Seguro Social in San Jerónimo under Saúl Moreno and Cristina Molina.[1][4] She finished at the Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado "La Esmeralda" with Jorge de Santiago and becoming certified as an art teacher.[1][4] During her career, Guzmán has worked in clay, cement, fiberglass, resins, bronze and marble,[1][4] with more recent work involving chipped marble.[2] Her works often have a "broken" or "incomplete" aspect to them as sections will be unrefined or even missing.[1]
Her first individual exhibition took place in 1984 at the
References
- ^ ISBN 978 607 605 255 6.
- ^ a b "Olivia Guzmán". Schwarsctein Galería. Retrieved 5 June 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Olivia Guzmán". Lokomotion Comunicación Global. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Olivia Guzmán". Mexico City: Galeria Omar Alonso. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2015.