Juan Calzadilla (16 May 1930 – 15 June 2025) was a

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n poet, painter, and art critic.

Education

He studied in the

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and in the Instituto Pedagógico Nacional.

Artistic life

He was co-founder of the group

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(1961), and Imagen magazine (1984). Calzadilla represented Venezuela at the 57th Venice Art Biennale.

Death

Calzadilla died on 15 June 2025, at the age of 95.Murió el poeta y pintor Juan Calzadilla

Works

*''Dictado por la jauría'' (1962) *''Malos modales'' (1968) *''Oh smog'' (1978) *''Antología paralela'' (1988) *''Minimales'' (1993) *''Principios de Urbanidad'' (1997) *''Corpolario'' (1998) *''Diario sin sujeto'' (1999) *''Aforemas'' (2004) * ''Vela de armas'' (2008) * ''Noticias del alud'' (2009)

Awards

National Prize of Plastic Arts of Venezuela National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

, 1996.

References

External links

El poder de la palabra

Poemas
1931 births 2025 deaths Venezuelan painters Venezuelan male writers Venezuelan contemporary artists {{Venezuela-painter-stub