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Alejandro
Silveira - digital art - Second Expoweb - Alejandro
Silveira - digital art - Show of computer generated art
works about the carnival of Uruguay 2001.
Angel Tejera
- Angel Tejera -
features a biography and galleries.
Alfredo
De la María - Alfredo
De la María - Uruguayan painter born in Uruguay in 1945
Beledos
- Beledos - provides information
on the Uruguayan Latin jazz guitarist.
Arteuy.com
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Arteuy.com - Arteuy
is an art portal for selling uruguayan art, with more than 100 artists
and 2000 works of art. They are the main contemporary artists from Uruguay,
each one has his/her web page with curriculums, photos of the artist and
each work has its image in 3 sizes. There are painters, scupltors, photographers,
digital artists, printers, original works and reproductions. It is the
best place for buying uruguayan art.
Candombe
In Uruguay - Candombe
In Uruguay - Candombe (can-dome-bey) is an African derived religion
which has aspects of dance, trance, music and art all imbued within a enthusiastic
and musical mysticism.
Carmen
Alvarez - Carmen Alvarez
- biography, current projects, sound clips, photos, and more for the pianist
from Uruguay.
Cecilia
de Torres - Cecilia de Torres
- El Taller Torres-García (TTG), the workshop school established
by the Uruguayan master Joaquín Torres-García, served as
a catalyst for the consolidation of Torres-García's aesthetic philosophy
as well as for the elaboration of his theories concerning the role and
function of modern art in Latin America. It became a testing ground for
ideas regarding the role of constructivism and abstraction in the production
of an American art, as well as a laboratory for experimenting with new
and traditional materials and techniques. The members of El Taller produced
a significant body of work that included painting, sculpture, ceramics,
wood and iron reliefs, furniture, murals, and architectural projects. As
a model for an integrated artistic community, as well as for the breadth
and range of media and materials that characterized its output, the TTG
has had no precedents or parallels in Latin America.
Centro
Municipal de Fotografía - Centro
Municipal de Fotografía -
Cinemateca
Uruguaya - Cinemateca Uruguaya
- An archive of the films of Uruguay. Includes publications, exibitions,
history and related resources.
Daniel
Escardo-Art Gallery - Daniel
Escardo-Art Gallery - Digital Art, 3D Animation, Online Video,
Dynamic Sculptures, Paintings and Drawings Arte Digital, Animación
3D, Video en linea, Escultura Dinamica, Pintura y Dibujos. (English and
Español)
Eduardo
Galeano - Eduardo
Galeano - [espanol] Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan essayist, journalist
and historian is the author of Open
Veins of Latin America - Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
- [english] a book that reveals that hidden side of Latin American history
that Britain and the United States would prefer to remain unknown.
In a world of information overload it is easy to hide the atrocities that
are commited in full collusion with the super powers - Galeano reveals
that many of the causes of today's corruption, cronyism and inequality
in Latin America had its roots firmly planted in the past.
El Cine
en Uruguay - El Cine en
Uruguay - Reseña histórica de la producción
audiovisual en Uruguay a lo largo de un siglo. Fotografías y videos
mpg del cine uruguayo.
Embassy
Of Uruguay in Washington DC - Cultural Menu - Embassy
Of Uruguay in Washington DC - Cultural Menu -
Filarmónica de Montevideo
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Filarmónica de Montevideo
- The Philharmonic Orchestra of Uruguay.
Foto Club
Uruguayo - Foto Club Uruguayo
- Exhibitions on line. Photography activities in Uruguay. In Spanish. (Español)
Gonzalo
Fonseca - Gonzalo Fonseca
- This is the official website of the famous stone sculptor from Uruguay.
Gaston
Rivero - Tenor - Gaston
Rivero - Tenor - Gaston Rivero was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. He
studied at the National Conservatory of Music, Buenos Aires, Argentina;
at the Westchester Music Conservatory, White Plains, New York; and at the
Renata Scotto Opera Academy, New York. His vocal teacher is Ira Siff, and
his coaches have included Lucy Arner and Alfredo Bonavera in New York,
and Susana Cardonet in Argentina.
IMAGENES is
a film and video production house founded in 1986 based in Montevideo,
Uruguay. Its goals are the production and promotion of audiovisual and
other artistic works based on the recording and reproduction of moving
and still images.
IMAGENES
- IMAGENES - is a film
and video production house founded in 1986 based in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Its goals are the production and promotion of audiovisual and other artistic
works based on the recording and reproduction of moving and still images.
"Since our foundation we have promoted the right of Uruguayans to have
their own images. Uruguay, with just three million inhabitants and two
million moviegoers has virtually no filmmaking tradition nor legal regulation
for the production, distribution and exhibition of local films."
Joaquin
Torres Garcia in the Art Museum of the Americas -Joaquin
Torres Garcia in the Art Museum of the Americas -A Joaquin Torres Garcia
was a pioneer of modernism, Torres-Garcia was born in Montevideo in 1874
of a Catalan father and Uruguayan mother. His family moved to Spain in
1891 and settled in Barcelona. Torres-Garcia studied at the Escuela Oficial
de Bellas Artes de Barcelona (the "Llotja") and at the Academia Baixas.
By the end of the decade he had become, along with Pablo Picasso and Julio
Gonzalez, part of the bohemian milieu of the cafe Els Quatre Gats. In 1903
Torres-Garcia assisted Antoni Gaudi with stained-glass windows for the
cathedral of Palma de Mallorca and later with the windows for the Sagrada
Familia in Barcelona. During this time the artist also executed various
mural commissions and developed a style of pastoral and monumental classicism
derived from that of Pierre Puvis de Chavannes.
La Casa
de Colonia Art Gallery - La
Casa de Colonia Art Gallery - displays recent pieces by Argentine and
Uruguayan artists, and collection items specially made for La Casa.
MAAM FOUNDATION
- Museum of American Art of Maldonado - MAAM
FOUNDATION - Museum of American Art of Maldonado - MAAM Foundation
is an active Cultural Center and Museum dedicated to promote art and culture
of the Americas. It was created by the famous Uruguayan artist Jorge Paez
Vilaró in 1973, in an old colonial house that has been later declared
National Historical Monument by the Government.
Marco Sartor
- Marco Sartor
- classical guitarist from Uruguay.
MERCOSUR
ART - MERCOSUR ART -
a site featuring information on Uruguayan museums
Museo Municipal
de Bellas Artes - Museo
Municipal de Bellas Artes - The musuem features the work of Uruguayan
artists including Juan Manuel Blanes (see painting right hand side
of page -) Calle Millan,1415. Montevideo.
Museo Municipal
de Bellas Artes Juan Manuel Blanes - Museo
Municipal de Bellas Artes Juan Manuel Blanes -
Museo Virtual
de Artes El Pais - Museo
Virtual de Artes El Pais - showcasing contemporary artists from Uruguay.
Pablo Cetrulo
- Pablo Cetrulo - sitio oficial
del artista plastico uruguayo Pablo Cetrulo
Photos
Of Uruguay - Photos
Of Uruguay - Images and information on Uruguay from the Ministry
of Tourism website.
Pre-Colombian
Rock Art in Uruguay - Pre-Colombian
Rock Art in Uruguay - In 1874, four years before the discovery of Altamira
paintings in Europe (which were not considered as prehistoric art initially),
a Spanish engineer in Uruguay, Barrial Posadas, copied meticulously
the designs he saw in an enormous rock, adding later a footprint stating
that, undoubtedly, they were "Indian designs".
Santiago
Paulós - Santiago Paulós
- Uruguayan painter.
Sicardi
Gallery -Sicardi Gallery - Sicardi
Gallery was founded in December 1994 by Maria Ines Sicardi. Ms. Sicardi,
a native of Buenos Aires, Argentina immigrated to Houston, Texas in 1989.
From the beginning, the gallery focused on Latin American art, primarily
from South American countries, seeking to expose Latin American art to
the United States and the United States to Latin American artists. Several
Uruguayan artists are featured at the gallery.
The Supersonicos
- The Supersonicos -
almost official site of the weirdest surf sci-fi band from Montevideo,
Uruguay. |
| Número Uno - 1936 - Oil
on canvas - Hector Ragni - - Argentinian-born
1897, Hector Ragni settled in Montevideo when he was 18. He later traveled
to Euope and lived in Barcelona and Paris as an expartriate before returning
to Montevideo where he was stongly influenced by Torres García. |
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| The Teatro Solís was established
in 1856 and is still operating. It
is the oldest theater in the Americas. |
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Juan
Manuel Blanes (1830-1901)
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The art of Uruguay and the richness
of its culture is phenomenal. When we keep in perspective that Uruguay
is smaller in size than Washington State and has a population of less than
4 million it becomes all the more astounding that this tiny nation (second
smallest country on the continent) should have such a rich and pronounced
artistic heritage. It has it's own literature, music, poetry and
visual art. In addition it produces it's own style of cinematography. As
Borges said of them:
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to differentiate themselves, their persistence in being themselves, their
searching and early rising soul. If on many occasions, they not only search
but find, it will be mean to envy them for it. The sun, in the mornings,
passes by San Felipe of Montevideo before it comes here.” |
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The Teatro
Solís in Montevideo, Uruguay - The
Teatro Solís in Montevideo, Uruguay - established in 1856 and
still operating—is the oldest theater in the Americas. Solís audiences
thrilled to the lyricism of many of the great singers of the 19th Century,
among them Adelina Patti, Romilda Pantaleoni, Gemma Bellincioni, and Enrico
Caruso, accompanied by a 285-member company. Programs also featured orchestra
and dance: the theater played host to dancer Vaslav Nijinksy's last stage
performance and presented Puccini, Mascagni, Saint-Saëns and Richard
Strauss. Read Susana Salgado's lively historical account The
Teatro Solís -150 Years of Opera, Concert and Ballet in Montevideo
- the very first of its kind - enriched by anecdotes, reviews and illustrations.
A complete narrative chronology of performances is indexed by performer
and work, making this book a rare treat for opera buffs and an invaluable
resource for scholars in the fields of music and dance history, American
studies, and Latin American studies.
Uruguay
Art From Universes in Universe - Worlds of Art - Uruguay
Art From Universes in Universe - Worlds of Art - The very fine Universes
in Universe Website
Uruguayan
Artists featured in the Art Cyclopedia - Uruguayan
Artists featured in the Art Cyclopedia - Featuring Pedro Figari - Francis
Luis Mora - Joaquin Torres-Garcia and Rafael Barradas
Uruguayan
Groups - Uruguayan
Groups - provides information on music groups. |
