Manolo Valdés facts for kids
Manolo Valdés, born on March 8, 1942, is a famous Spanish artist. He lives in New York City. Manolo Valdés creates amazing art using paint, sculptures, and different materials mixed together. He brought a new style of art to Spain. His art often mixed serious ideas about society with fun and clever humor.
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About Manolo Valdés
Manolo Valdés was born in Valencia, Spain, on March 8, 1942. He started studying art at the Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Carlos in 1957. He studied there for two years.
In 1964, he helped start an art group called Equipo Crónica. He formed this group with his friends Joan Toledo and Rafael Solbes. Manolo Valdés stayed with the group until Rafael Solbes passed away in 1981. Today, Manolo Valdés lives and works in New York City. He also has homes in The Hamptons and Miami.
Manolo Valdés's Artworks
Manolo Valdés is inspired by many famous artists. These include Velázquez, Rembrandt, Rubens, Matisse, and Picasso. He creates very large artworks. The way he uses light and colors makes his art feel real to touch.
His art is powerful and often includes symbols from art history. Valdés makes many types of art. These include paintings, huge sculptures, etchings (a type of printmaking), and collages.
Exhibitions and Awards
Besides his work with Equipo Crónica, Valdés had many art shows. Between 1965 and 1981, he had over seventy exhibitions. Some were solo shows, and others were group shows.
His art has been shown in famous art galleries and museums. These include the Guggenheim in New York. His work has also been seen at the Opera Gallery in New York and the Hirschhorn in Washington, D.C. His art has traveled to major art cities around the world. These cities include London, Berlin, Paris, Milan, Rome, Seoul, Istanbul, The Hague, and Monaco.
Manolo Valdés has won many important awards for his art. In 1965, he received the Lissone and Biella awards in Milan. He also won a silver medal at the International Prints Biennial in Tokyo. Other awards include one from the Bridgestone Art Museum in Lisbon. He also received the Alfons Roig Award in Valencia.
He was honored with the National Award for Plastic Arts in Spain. He also won a medal at the International Festival of the Plastic Arts in Baghdad. In 1993, he received the Medal of the Order of Andrés Bello in Venezuela.
The famous thinker Zygmunt Bauman called Valdés one of the best artists of "liquid art." He wrote about this in his book Liquid Life. He mentioned Valdés alongside artists like Herman Braun-Vega and Jacques Villeglé.
Valdés learned to paint by studying Spanish masters like Diego Velázquez and Pablo Picasso. Later, he was also influenced by Pop Art.
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External links
- Opera Gallery
- A Spanish biography
- Manolo Valdés: Biography and critical analysis
- Equipo Crónica
See also
In Spanish: Manolo Valdés para niños
