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Carmélio Rodrigues Cruz
'Abstract in Red', Brasil, São Paulo Bienniale, MoMA Resende, New York, Chicago

1966

About the Item

Signed twice, verso, 'Carmélio' and 'Carmélio Cruz' for Carmélio' Rodrigues Cruz (Brazilian, born 1924) and dated 1966. Carmélio Rodrigues Cruz first studied art with the Brazilian painter, Jacinto de Souza (1935-1940). In 1944, he was invited to participate in the Sociedade Cearense de Artes Plásticas (SCAP), alongside other Latin American Modernists including Antonio Bandeira and Aldemir Martins. In 1947, Cruz moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he taught for three years at the Brazilian Design Association. In 1951, he was granted his first solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (Resende). In 1963, he made the documentary 'O Fogo' and, in the same year, was appointed set designer for the film 'Pluft o Fantasminha', for which he received the SACI Award and the Governor's Award from the State of São Paulo. Over the course of a long and distinguished career as painter, cinematographer and set designer, Carmélio Cruz exhibited widely and with success and was the recipient of numerous prizes, medals and juried awards. In 1969, writing of his career as an artist, the critic Theon Spanudis said: "Starting from some of Paul Klee's plastic experiences, in recent years (Cruz) has developed a sui generis painting, which is characterized by the happy marriage of two different elements; a rhythmic, linear element, which invades the canvas and subdivides it rhythmic segments, and a chromatic, diffuse element, finding in his works 'poetic evocations of ancient walls, abandoned walls, walls with moss, and the melancholy of inner cities with their humble rhythmically serial farmhouses'".(Pontual, Roberto; Dictionary of Plastic Arts in Brazil; text by Mário Barata et al. Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian Civilization, 1969). Solo Exhibitions: 1951 - Resende RJ - Solo, Museum of Modern Art 1962 - São Paulo SP - Solo, Vila Rica Gallery 1964 - São Paulo SP - Solo, São Luís Gallery 1965 - São Paulo SP - Solo, at the São Luís Gallery 1965 - Rio de Janeiro - Solo, Goeldi Gallery 1973 - Rio de Janeiro - Solo, Praça Gallery 1974 - Rio de Janeiro - Solo, Praça Gallery 1977 - Rio de Janeiro - Solo, Domus Gallery 1983 - São Paulo SP - Solo,Tableau Plastic Arts 1985 - Campinas SP - Solo, Croqui Gallery 1986 - São Paulo SP - Solo, Seta Gallery 1989 - CE Fortress - Carmélio Cruz: Da Cor da Luz do Sol Group Exhibitions 1946 - CE Fortress - 2nd April Room 1948 - CE Fortress - 4th April Room 1951 - São Paulo SP - 1st International Biennial of São Paulo, 1953 - São Paulo SP - 2nd International Biennial of São Paulo 1955 - São Paulo SP - 3rd International Biennial of São Paulo, 1955 - São Paulo SP - 4th Salão Paulista de Arte Moderna, at Galeria Prestes Maia 1956 - São Paulo SP - 5th Salão Paulista de Arte Moderna, at Galeria Prestes Maia - bronze medal 1957 - São Paulo SP - 6th Salão Paulista de Arte Moderna, at Galeria Prestes Maia - acquisition prize 1958 - São Paulo SP - 47 Artists of the Leirner Prize for Contemporary Art, at the Folhas Art Gallery 1958 - São Paulo SP - 7th Salão Paulista de Arte Moderna, at Galeria Prestes Maia - acquisition prize 1959 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 8th National Salon of Modern Art 1959 - São Paulo SP - Salão Paulista de Arte Moderna 1960 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 9th National Salon of Modern Art 1960 - São Paulo SP - Salão Paulista de Arte Moderna 1961 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 10th National Salão de Arte Moderna 1961 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Formiplac Prize, não MAM/RJ 1961 - São Paulo SP - 10th Salão Paulista de Arte Moderna, at Galeria Prestes Maia 1962 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 11th National Salão de Arte Moderna 1962 - São Paulo SP - 11th Salão Paulista de Arte Moderna, at Galeria Prestes Maia - small gold medal 1963 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 12th National Salão de Arte Moderna 1963 - São Paulo SP - 7th International Biennial of São Paulo, at Fundação Bienal 1963 - São Paulo SP - Salão Paulista de Arte Moderna 1964 - São Paulo SP - 13th Salão Paulista de Arte Moderna - 1st State Government Award 1965 - São Paulo SP - 8th International Biennial of São Paulo, at the Bienal Foundation - Itamaraty Award in design 1967 - Frankfurt (Germany) - Brazilian Desenhistas 1967 - Madrid (Spain) - Brazilian Desenhistas 1967 - Rome (Italy) - Brazilian Desenhistas 1967 - São Paulo SP - 9th International Biennial of São Paulo, at Fundação Bienal 1967 - Tel Aviv - Desenhistas Brasileiros 1968 - São Paulo SP - International Gravura Exhibition, at Faap 1968 - São Paulo SP - 17th Salão Paulista de Arte Moderna 1970 - Chicago (United States) - Chelsea Brazilian Art Collective 1970 - New York (United States) - Chelsea Brazilian Art Collective 1979 - São Paulo SP - Theon Spanudis School, at MAC/USP 1991 - CE Fortress - SCAP: 50 Years, Imperial Othon Palace Hotel 1997 - São Paulo SP - A Cidade dos Artistas, no MAC/USP 1999 - São Paulo SP - Everyday/Art. Or Consumption, not Itaú Cultural 2000 - São Paulo SP - Brazil + 500 Mostra do Redescobrimento, at the Fundação Bienal
  • Creator:
    Carmélio Rodrigues Cruz (1924, Brazilian)
  • Creation Year:
    1966
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 33 in (83.82 cm)Width: 32.75 in (83.19 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
  • Medium:
    Canvas,Oil
  • Movement & Style:
    Abstract
  • Period:
    1960-1969
  • Condition:
    painting: appropriate age-related toning, minor restoration, shows well; unframed.
  • Gallery Location:
    Santa Cruz, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU34414500322

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