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Edition 8 (1988) Winner
Enrique Tábara
エンリケ・タバーラ
Enrike Tabāra
Aliases:
Luis Enrique Tábara
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1930-02-21 （Guayaquil）
- Died
- 2021-01-25 （Guayaquil） age 90
- Nationality
- Ecuadorian
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Guayaquil, Ecuador → Barcelona, Spain → Guayaquil, Ecuador
Career
- Occupations
- painter, art teacher
- Active Years
- 1946-2021
- Affiliations
- VAN (Vanguardia Artística Nacional)
- Influenced By
- Joaquín Torres García, Manuel Rendón, Vladimir Tatlin, Antoni Tàpies, Joan Miró
- Influenced
- Aníbal Villacís, Estuardo Maldonado, Oswaldo Viteri
- Nominations
- Nominee for the Velázquez Prize of Plastic Arts 2007
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Fine Arts in Guayaquil | — | Fine Arts | — | 1946-1951 | Ecuador |
| Escuela Oficial de Bellas Artes de Barcelona | — | Fine Arts | — | 1955 | Spain |
School of Fine Arts in Guayaquil
Fine Arts
Period:
1946-1951
Year of Graduation:
1951
Country:
Ecuador
Mentored by Hans Michaelson and Luis Martinez Serrano
Escuela Oficial de Bellas Artes de Barcelona
Fine Arts
Period:
1955
Country:
Spain
Scholarship from Ecuadorian government
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Swiss Abstract Painting Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1964 | Second Prize Hall – October | — | — | Municipality of Guayaquil | 受賞 |
| 1967 | First Prize Hall – July | — | — | Municipality of Guayaquil | 受賞 |
| 1967 | First Prize Hall Vanguard | — | — | Municipality of Guayaquil | 受賞 |
| 1968 | Medal of Artistic Merit | — | — | Municipality of Guayaquil | 受賞 |
| 1970 | Gold Medal, First Hall Drawing, Watercolor and Tempera | — | — | House of the Culture | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Premio Eugenio Espejo | — | — | President of Ecuador | 受賞 |
Swiss Abstract Painting Prize
1960
Result:
受賞
Second Prize Hall – October
1964
Organization:
Municipality of Guayaquil
Result:
受賞
First Prize Hall – July
1967
Organization:
Municipality of Guayaquil
Result:
受賞
First Prize Hall Vanguard
1967
Organization:
Municipality of Guayaquil
Result:
受賞
Medal of Artistic Merit
1968
Organization:
Municipality of Guayaquil
Result:
受賞
Gold Medal, First Hall Drawing, Watercolor and Tempera
1970
Organization:
House of the Culture
Result:
受賞
Premio Eugenio Espejo
1988
Organization:
President of Ecuador
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Patas-Patas
1965 Abstract artFamed series containing legs with feet incorporated into abstract forms, inspired by nature and ancestral motifs.
feetnatureancestralism
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ConstructivismInformalismAbstract expression
- Recurring Motifs
- feetinsectsshrubsbones
Legacy
Master Ecuadorian painter representing Hispanic pictorial culture, considered a national treasure and one of the most important artists of the last century.
Museums
- Museo de Arte de Lausanne Lausanne, Switzerland
- Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain
- Museo de Arte Moderno de São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil
- Museo de Arte del Banco Central Guayaquil, Ecuador
- National Museum of Ecuador Quito, Ecuador
- Museo Antropológico de Arte Contemporaneo (MAAC) Guayaquil, Ecuador
Trivia
- Began drawing regularly by the age of six.
- Patas-Patas series originated from accidentally dropping a figure sketch where the feet landed prominently.
- First artist to use Pre-Columbian motifs as a search for a new aesthetic in Ecuador.