Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award
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Sonia Gutiérrez
ソニア・グティエレス
Sonia Gutiéresu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1947 （Cúcuta, Colombia）
- Nationality
- Colombia
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Colombia → Paris, France
Career
- Occupations
- painter, printmaker, artist
- Active Years
- 1962-
- Influenced By
- Andy Warhol
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National University of Colombia | School of Fine Arts | — | — | — | Colombia |
| Atelier 17 | — | — | — | — | France |
National University of Colombia
School of Fine Arts
Country:
Colombia
Atelier 17
Country:
France
School founded by Stanley William Hayter
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Premio Pintura | — | — | 3rd Salón 10 de mayo | 受賞 |
| 1966 | Primer Premio Dibujo | — | — | 10th Salón Cano | 受賞 |
| 1967 | Fourth Prize, III Salón Nacional de Pintura | — | — | Croydon | 第4位 |
| 1968 | Honors, 1st Bienal Iberoamericana de Pintura Coltejer | Pintura Pop | — | Coltejer | 名誉賞 |
Premio Pintura
1965
Organization:
3rd Salón 10 de mayo
Result:
受賞
Primer Premio Dibujo
1966
Organization:
10th Salón Cano
Result:
受賞
Fourth Prize, III Salón Nacional de Pintura
1967
Organization:
Croydon
Result:
第4位
Honors, 1st Bienal Iberoamericana de Pintura Coltejer
1968
Work:
Pintura Pop
Organization:
Coltejer
Result:
名誉賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Pintura Pop (Pop Painting)
1968 acrylic on canvasTwo faceless females in colorful outfits, one in orange-yellow-brown dress, the other in blue skirt and shirt, with a mustard yellow chair and rug.
Pop Art
Seguiremos diciendo patria (We’ll Keep Saying Homeland)
1972 acrylic on canvasA man and woman hung upside down by ankles, backs turned, symbolizing torture.
political violenceloyalty to homeland
Cimitarra: Vivo o muerto al aeropuerto (Cimitarra: Alive or Dead at the Airport)
1976 linocutBlack-and-white linocut showing two feet and one hand bound with rope.
political oppression
Y con unos lazos me izaron (And They Lifted Me Up With Rope)
1979 acrylic on canvasFaceless woman in purple dress hung upside down, bound by rope from ankles and wrists, based on Dr. Olga López's torture.
torturestate violence
Bibliography
- Pintura Pop (1968)
- Seguiremos diciendo patria (1972)
- Mas allá del estado de sitio (1976)
- Operación rastrillo (1976)
- Magdalena Medio (1977)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Pop art aestheticvivid colors, patterns, texturestransition from abstraction to political pop art
- Recurring Motifs
- suspended figures upside downfaceless victimsbound feet with ropepolitical violence
Legacy
Renowned for pop art responding to Colombia's 1970s political violence, leading to exile. Featured in Radical Women exhibition.
In Popular Culture
- Hammer Museum 'Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960-1985' (2017)
Trivia
- First group exhibition in 1962.
- Exiled from Colombia mid-1990s due to political art.
- Critic Gloria Valencia Diago called her 'go-go from head to toe'.