Jenaro Pindú (1946–1993) was a prominent cartoonist, sculptor and architect of

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. He was a student of

Hermann Guggiari Hermann Guggiari (20 March 1924 – 1 January 2012) was a Paraguayan engineer and sculptor. Childhood and youth Guggiari was born in Asunción, Paraguay the son of Ana Brun and Pedro Bruno Guggiari, considered by many the most remarkable amo ...

, one of the best-known Paraguayan sculptors of the twentieth century.

Trajectory

His long career in the Paraguayan art world stretched from 1966 until 1983. :

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, the most important art critic in

, wrote about Pindú in 1983: "Today is already almost a truism to say that the 70's began with a predominance of drawing and the exhibition in the Gallery Pindú Miro may serve as the parameter and the beginning of that heyday… "

Livio Abramo Livio Abramo (June 23, 1903 – April 26, 1992) was a Brazilian-born Paraguayan sketcher, engraver, and aquarellist. Abramo was born on June 23, 1903, in Araraquara, Brazil to Italian-Jewish parents of Sephardic background. He described hi ...

, a master engraver, said: "... Pindú is one of the most capable artists of

-current, lyrical and dramatic at the same time-creating architectural structures laden with symbolism and transforming the human sense of latent, tight aggressiveness that comes from your subconscious in a world where his art, already solidly mature, provides us with an unexpected surprise and lyrical visions."

Distinctions

He received, among other major awards, the following: "Honorable Mention" in the Visual Arts Competition ACFA (1966), "Second Prize" in the Story Contest organized by the newspaper La Tribuna (1973); "Award for Guest Honor" at the Second Biennial Maldonado (

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) (1977) and" Grand Prix" at the Third Biennial Maldonado (1979)

Works

He was a prolific artist, and his collection of ink drawings and engravings is huge. Most of these samples of his talent have no title and are in major museums

and the world and in private collections. As an architect he designed both homes and commercial buildings that are both intrinsically works of art while retaining a distinct style and daring.

References

Cultural Center of the Republic El Cabildo
* Biographical Dictionary "FORGERS OF PARAGUAY," First Edicción January 2000. Distributed editions of Quevedo. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Enciclopedia Virtual Paraguaya - Portal

External links

* the Circle Gallery* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pindu, Jenaro 1946 births 1993 deaths People from Asunción Paraguayan sculptors Paraguayan architects 20th-century sculptors 20th-century Paraguayan architects