Angel Botello

Angel Botello (June 20, 1913 - November 11, 1986) was a Spanish-Puerto Rican painter, sculptor and graphic artist. The artist critics called him "The Caribbean Gauguin" for his use of bold colors and depictions of island life. Angel Botello is considered one of the greatest Latin American post-modern artists and recognition and demand for his artwork continues to grow today, fetching unprecedented auction prices. File links The following pages link to this file: Angel Botello ... File links The following pages link to this file: Angel Botello ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A painter is a person who paints woodwork, walls, etc. ... An Italian Futurist sculpture by Umberto Boccioni at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City (MoMA). ... Saul Basss poster for the film, The Man with the Golden Arm - a highly regarded work of graphic design. ... Paul Gauguin (June 7, 1848 - May 9, 1903) was a leading Post-Impressionist painter. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... Postmodernism (sometimes abbreviated pomo) is a term applied to a wide-ranging set of developments in critical theory, philosophy, architecture, art, literature, and culture, which are generally characterized as either emerging from, in reaction to, or superseding, modernism. ...

Angel Botello never attached to any particular artistic school or movement and was a protean artist, he developed his own artistic style. Botello was a versatile and many-sided artist who worked in all artistic mediums at his reach: oil paintings, drawing, printmaking, bronze sculptures, wood carving, photography and mosaics. Proteus as seen by Andrea Alciato In Greek mythology, Proteus is an early sea-god, one of several deities whom Homer calls the Old Man of the Sea, whose name suggests the first, as protogonos is the firstborn. No mention is made of his parents, until for later mythographers he... Printmaking is a process for producing multiple original pieces of artwork; painting, on the other hand, is a process for producing a single original piece of artwork. ... Artists can use woodworking to create delicate sculptures. ... Photography is the process of making pictures by means of the action of light. ... This article is about a decorative art. ...

Life and work

"VooDoo", 72" x 60" Oil on Masonite Board (1958)

Angel Botello was born in the small town of Villa de Cangas de Morrazo in Galicia, in the northwestern region of Spain. Botello was one of six children (four girls and two boys) of Angel Botello Suárez, a businessman in the fish canning industry. In the 1920s and, after the bankruptcy of the family business, Angel Botello moved to Bordeaux, France with his family and lived there until 1935. While in France, Botello's mother wanted that Angel became a farmer but he wanted to be and architect. In France, architecture is considered a beau art rather than a science and students must take art courses. Botello and his younger brother Manuel studied during four years at the École des Beaux-Arts where they graduated with honors and excelled in drawing, painting and modeling. Image File history File linksMetadata VooDoo. ... Image File history File linksMetadata VooDoo. ... Galicia (Spain) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... It has been suggested that Roaring Twenties be merged into this article or section. ... Bordeaux (Bordèu in Gascon) is a France. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Parthenon on top of the Acropolis, Athens, Greece Architecture (from Latin, architectura and ultimately from Greek, αρχιτεκτων, a master builder, from αρχι- chief, leader and τεκτων, builder, carpenter) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ... École des Beaux-Arts (IPA ) refers to several art schools in France. ... Drawing is a means of making an image, using any of a wide variety of tools and techniques. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Model may refer to more than one thing : For models in society, art, fashion, and cosmetics, see; role model model (person) supermodel figure drawing modeling section In science and technology, a model (abstract) is understood as an abstract or theoretical representation of a phenomenon,see; geologic modeling model (economics) model...

In 1935, Botello returned to Spain where he applied and was accepted with a scholarship at the School of Art of the San Fernando Academy in Madrid. The few paintings that remain of the young Botello's work in France and Spain reflect and immediate break from his strictly academic training to the impressionist and post-impressionist concepts and techniques that shaped his development. 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Madrid is the capital and largest city in Spain, as well as in the province and the autonomous community of the same name. ... See also Impressionist (entertainment): A girl with a watering can by Renoir, 1876 Impressionism was a 19th century art movement, which began as a private association of Paris-based artists who exhibited publicly in 1874. ... Post-Impressionism is a term applied to a number of painters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries whose style developed out of or reacted against that of the Impressionists. ...

The Spanish Civil War started in 1936, which made him leave his studies and join the Republican Army as a cartographer. He fought in the Spanish Civil War together with his brother Manuel, who died in the war field. In 1939, the Spanish Civil War ended with a victory of General Francisco Franco and impossibilited to stay in Spain, Botello eventually returned to France to meet with his family who was in a refugee camp. The Botello family decided to leave Europe and move to the Dominican Republic where he was warmly received. The community of Dominican artists included him as one of their own and many of the paintings created at this time were presented at the "Latin American Art Exposition" at the Riverside Museum in 1940. The Spanish Civil War (July 1936–April 1939) was a conflict in which the incumbent Second Spanish Republic and political left-wing groups fought against a right-wing nationalist insurrection led by General Francisco Franco, who eventually succeeded in ousting the Republican government and establishing a personal dictatorship. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... History of Spain series Prehistoric Spain Roman Spain Medieval Spain -Visigoths -Al-Andalus -Age of Reconquest Age of Expansion Age of Enlightenment Reaction and Revolution First Spanish Republic The Restoration Second Spanish Republic Spanish Civil War The Dictatorship Modern Spain Topics Economic History Military History Social History Flag of the... Army (from French armée) can, in some countries, refer to any armed force. ... Cartography is the study of map making and cartographers are map makers. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Francisco Franco Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (pron. ... Refugee camp for Rwandans located in what is now the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo following the Rwandan Genocide A refugee camp is a camp built up by governments or NGOs (such as the ICRC) to receive refugees. ...

During that year, the Botello family traveled to Cuba where they stayed for eight months. Upon their return to Santo Domingo, his paintings were noted by the Peruvian ambassador there who invited Botello to show them in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1944. After his arriving to Haiti, Botello met Christiane Auguste who became his wife and artistic manager. After his marriage with Christiane, Botello changed his artistic plans to move to Mexico to met with the greatest Mexican artist Diego Rivera and stayed in Haiti. Botello became increasingly recognized and critically acclaimed. His Haitian landscapes and figure studies are considered to be some of his best works. In Haiti, Botello developed his artistic career of woodworking and he's considered the father of the Haitian wood carvings and taught Haitian artists about it. translate Inside the colonial city, the first citadel (Fortaleza Ozama), the first hospital (hospital de San Nicolás de Bari), the first cathedral (catedral de Santo Domingo), and the first monastery (Monasterio de San Francisco) in the Western Hemisphere were built. ... Categories: Caribbean geography stubs | Capitals in North America | Haiti ... Diego Rivera and his wife Frida Kahlo (photographer: Carl Van Vechten) Diego Rivera (born December 8, 1886 in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico – died November 24, 1957)), full name Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez) was a cubist painter...

For ten years, the Botello family lived in Haiti until 1953 when they moved to San Juan, Puerto Rico, where they would reside permanently. By this time, he already had gained international recognition in the world of plastic arts. 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... San Juan from space, July 1997 Nickname: The Walled City Motto: Official website: http://www. ... The Plastic arts may refer to: Sculpture Dance The use of Plastics within the arts or as an artform itself. ...

Botello in Puerto Rico

"Girl With Red Dress", 60" x 48" Oil on Wood Panel (1985)

After the Botello family leaved Haiti and arrived to Puerto Rico in 1953, they opened their first art gallery at the Caribe Hilton Hotel. Later, they established a second art gallery at Old San Juan. Botello stated that the light and bright colors of the tropics opened a new world for him and stimulated his creativity. From the 1960s until his death in 1986, his work became more personal as it was enriched by his new favorite theme: his three children. The deep love that he felt for his children and his family is reflected in his later paintings and sculptures. Image File history File linksMetadata GirlWithRedDress. ... Image File history File linksMetadata GirlWithRedDress. ... The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. ... The Caribe Hilton Hotel, located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is one of the best known hotels in the Caribbean. ... Main article: San Juan, Puerto Rico Map of Old San Juan. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1959, Botello traveled to Ravenna, Italy to learn about the mosaic technique and produced some of them but quickly abandoned this technique, convinced that he mastered it. For other places named Ravenna, see Ravenna (disambiguation). ...

In the 1960's, Botello became interested in printmaking after an art dealer reproduced some of his paintings using this techniques. Botello refused to sign these reproductions because he was not consulted and not worked personally on the final production of the prints. For that reason, Botello traveled to Paris, France and learned about the printmaking techniques. He became a master in printmaking and graphic design. Some of his best printmaking works are his linocuts, lithograps and serigraphs. The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

By the beginning of 1980's, Botello started a double artistic career in painting and sculpture.

In 1985, Angel Botello was diagnosed with lung cancer and knowing that his life was in danger, them accelerated his artistic production pace and never surrendered to his illness. In the last year of his life, at age 73, Botello produced the incredible amount of 22 bronze sculptures in great format. This article is about the year. ... Lung cancer is a cancer of the lungs characterised by the presence of malignant tumours. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The 33 years that Botello lived in Puerto Rico is considered the most prolific period in his artistic career, in terms of the quality of his paintings and sculptures and the quantity of artwork produced and art mediums used. This artistic period of Botello in Puerto Rico has a strong figurative and surrealism influence and is the period that most recognition produced to the artist. This period is know in Puerto Rico as the "Botellian Style" and is recognized by his caricature figures, especially girls. Figurative art describes artworks - particularly paintings - which are clearly derived from real object sources, but are not necessarily representational. ... Kay Sage. ... Phil Silvers TV Guide cover A caricature is a humorous illustration that exaggerates or distorts the basic essence of a person or thing to create an easily identifiable visual likeness. ...

Angel Botello died in San Juan, Puerto Rico on November 11, 1986 leaving behind an impressive legacy of oil paintings, lithographs, linocuts, serigraphs and bronze sculptures. His former house located at Hato Rey, Puerto Rico now is an art gallery where it displays his paintings, sculptures and artwork of other outstanding Puerto Rican and international artists. Oil painting is done on surfaces with pigment ground into a medium of oil - especially in early modern Europe, linseed oil. ... Lithography is a method for printing on a smooth surface, as well as a method of manufacturing semiconductor and MEMS devices. ... Colour Linocut Linocut Linocut is a variant of woodcut, in which a sheet of linoleum (sometimes mounted on a wooden block) is used for the relief surface. ... Screen-printing, also known as silkscreening or serigraphy, is a printmaking technique that creates a sharp-edged single-color image using a stencil and a porous fabric. ... Bronze is the most popular metal for cast metal sculptures; a cast-metal sculpture of bronze is often called a bronze. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Selected exhibitions

• Pratt Institute, Exxon Exhibition, 1972
• Ponce Art Museum, Puerto Rico, 1977
• Nahan Galleries Art Expo, Washington DC and New York, 1980
• La Galerie Des Serbes Cannes, France, 1987
• Sotheby's, New York, 1987
• Christie's, London, 1990

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Permanent collections

• Hakone Art Museum, Hakone, Japan
• Kennedy Center, Washington, DC
• Fresno Art Institute, Fresno, California
• Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio
• George Washington University, Washington, DC
• Hispanic Museum, New York

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External links

• Botello Art Gallery

See also

• List of famous Puerto Ricans