Carlos Pedraza Olguín
Carlos Pedraza Olguín | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 31, 1913 Taltal, Chile |
| Died | November 20, 2000 (aged 86) Santiago, Chile |
| Education | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Painter |
Carlos Pedraza Olguín (31 December 1913 – 30 November 2000) was a Chilean painter. He won the National Prize of Art of Chile in 1979.[1]
Pedraza was born in Taltal on 31 December 1913.[1] He began his studies at Barros Arana National Boarding School where he was classmates with Jorge Millas, Luis Oyarzún Peña, and Nicanor Parra.[2] The three of them began publishing Revista Nueva in 1935.[2] After completing his studies there he attended the School of Fine Arts at the University of Chile.[1] He became an assistant in Jorge Caballero's class.[3]
Pedraza was a member of the Generation of '40, a group of students who trained at the University of Chile and participated in the Official Salon of 1941.[4] Other member included Augusto Barcia, Ximena Cristi, and Aída Poblete.[4] He was noted for his still lifes and flowers as well as landscapes.[1] His work had expressive use of color applied in a thick impasto.[3]
Between 1955 and 1958 he was Secretary of the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Chile.[1] From 1960 to 1963 he served as Director and then as Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts between 1963 and 1966.[1]
He became a full member of the Chilean Academy of Fine Arts on 30 August 1977.[5]
Pedraza was included in many group exhibits in Chile and abroad.[6] Of special note are the 1942 exhibition at the Toledo Museum of Art and the First São Paulo Biennial in 1956.[3] His paintings have been included in museum collections in Chile and elsewhere, such as the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[3][7]
Pedraza died in Santiago on 20 November 2000.[3]
Awards
- "Friends of Art" Award at the Salón Oficial de Artes Plásticas (1936)[1]
- First Prize, Official Salon, Santiago (1941)[1]
- First Medal Painting National Salon (1949)[1]
- First prize, XVI Viña del Mar Summer Salon (1949)[1]
- "Carlos Ossandón G." Office Award at the National Salon (1949)[1]
- "Rafael Molina Gamboa" Award at the National Salon (1949)[1]
- "University of Chile" Prize at Official Salon (1954)[1]
- University of Chile Painting Prize at the Salón Oficial de Artes Plásticas (1964)[1]
- National Art Prize (1979)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Carlos Pedraza Olguín" (in Spanish). Universidad de Chile. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- 1 2 Morales, Leonidas. "PARRA, NICANOR" (in Spanish). University of Chile. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Carlos Pedraza Olguín (1913 – 2000)" (in Spanish). Academia Chilena de Bellas Artes. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Generación del 40". Museo Nacional Bellas Artes. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑ "Nómina de Miembros". Academia Chilena de Bellas Artes. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑ "Exposiciones colectivas" (PDF). University of Chile. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑ "Carlos Pedraza". Artistas Visuales Chilenos (in Spanish). Museo Nacional Bellas Artes. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
Further reading
External links
- List of group exhibitions
- Speech by Pedraza at Academia Chilena de Bellas Artes (in Spanish)