Augusto Barcia
Augusto Barcia | |
|---|---|
| Born | Augusto Barcia Muñoz 20 August 1926 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | 8 December 2001 (aged 75) Santiago, Chile |
| Education | University of Chile |
| Movement | Expressionism |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Chile |
| Website | barcia.cl |
Augusto Barcia Muñoz (20 August 1926 – 8 December 2001) was a Chilean painter and professor.[1][2] A representative of the Chilean Generation of '40 (Spanish: Generación del Cuarenta), Barcia is consider one of the first expressionist painters in Chile.[1][3][4]
Biography
Barcia was born on 20 August 1926 in Santiago.[1]
In 1943, Barcia enrolled at the Arts Faculty of the University of Chile.[1] Specializing in painting, Barcia studied under Augusto Eguiluz, Pablo Burchard, and Gregorio de la Fuente.[1][4] Until 1987, Barcia was a professor of painting and drawing at the Arts Faculty of the University of Chile.[1][4] Barcia also served as director of the Association of Painters and Sculptors of Chile.[1]
Barcia's early work focused on portraiture.[5] Barcia later moved towards landscape painting in an expressionist style, being one of the first to paint in the style in Chile.[1][3][4]
Barcia was a member of the Mural Workshops of 1969–1973 at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso led by Francisco Méndez.[3][6] In 1991, following the Chilean transition to democracy, Barcia joined Méndez's revived Mural Workshop.[3]
On 8 December 2001 Barcia died in Santiago, aged 75.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Augusto Barcia". Artistas Visuales Chilenos (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑ "Barcia, Augusto (Chilean painter, 1926–2001)". Union List of Artist Names Online. Los Angeles, California: J. Paul Getty Trust. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Dardel Coronado, Magdalena (February 2017). REPENSANDO LOS CONCEPTOS DE MUSEO, CURADURÍA Y ARTE PÚBLICO: EL CASO DEL MUSEO A CIELO ABIERTO DE VALPARAÍSO EN LA HISTORIA DEL ARTE CHILENO (PDF) (PhD thesis) (in Spanish). San Martín, Buenos Aires Province: National University of General San Martín. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "AUGUSTO BARCIA". MAC COLECCIONES (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑ "Artista: Augusto Barcia, Sin título". Museo de Artes Visuales MAVI UC (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑ Dardel Coronado, Magdalena (December 2019). "DE LA AUTORÍA INDIVIDUAL A LA PARTICIPACIÓN COLECTIVA: EL TALLER DE MURALES DE LA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO, 1969–1973" [FROM INDIVIDUAL AUTHORSHIP TO COLLECTIVE PARTICIPATION: THE MURAL WORKSHOP AT THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF VALPARAÍSO, 1969–1973]. Atenea (in Spanish) (520). Concepción, Chile: 63–74. doi:10.4067/S0718-04622019000200063. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
Further reading
- Barcia by Barcia, 1998 Edición ATG