Luis Seoane (1910–1979) was a
lithographer
Lithography () is a planographic method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water. The printing is from a stone (lithographic limestone) or a metal plate with a smooth surface. It was invented in 1796 by the German ...
and artist. Born in
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...
, Argentina, on June 1, 1910, of Galician immigrants, he spent much of his childhood and youth in
Galicia (Spain)
Galicia ( ; or ; ) is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain and nationalities and regions of Spain, historic nationality under Spanish law. Located in the northwest Iberian Peninsula, it includes the provinces o ...
. He was educated in
A Coruña
A Coruña (; ; also informally called just Coruña; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality in Galicia, Spain. It is Galicia's second largest city, behind Vigo. The city is the provincial capital of the province ...
. His first exhibition was held in 1929. He is usually included in the group of
Os renovadores, the renovators of Galician art in the first third of the 20th century.
Returning to Argentina in 1936 to escape the
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War () was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republican faction (Spanish Civil War), Republicans and the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the Left-wing p ...
, Seoane became an important cultural figure in Buenos Aires, where he was responsible for the creation of a number of
mural
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Word mural in art
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s and other
public works of
art
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.
On his return to Galicia in 1960, he became a leading figure within the movement to revive
Galician culture
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. He died in A Coruña in 1979.
References
"Seoane" ''Grial'' (
Editorial Galaxia) (65). 1979. .
Dieste, García-Sabell; Dónega; Carballo Calero; Díaz Pardo; Ledo; Piñeiro; Gómez Paz; Lorenzana; Paz-Andrade; Patiño; González Garcés; Seoane; García-Bodaño; Novoneyra; R. Ruibal; Blanco Amor; Fernández de la Vega; Cunqueiro; Losada; Tobío Fernández; Sucarrat Boutet; Fole; Girri and Odriozola.
* "Seoane López, Luís". ''Diccionario enciclopédico galego universal'' 55. ''La Voz de Galicia''. 2003–2004. p. 72. .
* "Seoane López, Luís". ''Diciopedia do século'' 21 3. Do Cumio, Galaxia e do Castro. 2006. pp. 1915–1916. .
* "Seoane López, Luís". ''Enciclopedia Galega Universal'' 15. Ir Indo. 1999–2002. pp. 267–268. .
* "Seoane López, Luis". ''Gran Enciclopedia Galega Silverio Cañada'' (DVD). ''El Progreso''. 2005. .
"Luís Seoane" ''Raigame: revista de arte, cultura e tradicións populares'' (33). 2010. .
''Emigrante dun país soñado: Luís Seoane entre Galicia e Arxentina'' CCG. 2011. . Villares; Sarlo; Sobrino; Díaz; Núñez Seixas; Devoto; Romero; Wechsler; Gutiérrez Viñualez; Axeitos; Castiñeiras; Portela; Casas; Méndez Ferrín; Beramendi; Patiño and Montero.
''Luís Seoane no Museo de Belas Artes da Coruña: O legado de Maruxa Seoane'' Xunta de Galicia
The Xunta de Galicia (; "Regional Government of Galicia") is the collective decision-making body of the government of the autonomous community of Galicia, composed of the President, the Vice-president(s) and the specialized ministers (''Consel ...
. 2019. .
* Alonso Montero, Xesús (2002)
994 ''As palabras do exilio''. Biblioteca Galega 120 n.º 114. ''La Voz de Galicia''. .
* Axeitos, X. L.; Seoane, X. (1994). ''Luís Seoane e o libro galego na Arxentina
937-1978'. Deputación da Coruña.
* ——— (2004)
''A Academia no discurso exílico de Luís Seoane'' Real Academia Galega. .
* ———; Díaz; Patiño; Pérez; Seoane; Villares (2010)
''Dicionario Seonae'' Fundación Luis Seoane. .
* Barreiro; Longueira; López; Monterroso
''Do primitivo na arte galega ata Luis Seoane'' Fundación. .
* Barro, David; Montero, Carmela (2018)
''Luis Seoane. Deseño e diferenza'' Santiago de Compostela: Dardo. .
* Braxe, L.; Seoane, X., eds. (1989). ''Galicia Emigrante (1954-1971). Escolma de textos da audición radial de Luis Seoane''. Ediciós do Castro. .
* ———; ———, (1990). ''Figuraciós, de Luís Seoane''. Deputación da Coruña. .
* ———; ———, (1994)
''O cine e a fotografía. Luís Seoane'' Centro Galego de Artes da Imaxe. .
* ———; ——— (1996). ''Luís Seoane e o teatro''. Sada: Ediciós do Castro. .
* ———; ——— (1996)
''Luís Seoane: textos sobre arte'' Consello da Cultura Galega. .
* Capelán Rey, Antón (2010)
Edicións Laiovento. .
* Castiñeiras, Manuel A. (1995)
"Luis Seoane: a pintura como sinal de identidade"''Anuario Brigantino'' (18): 295–300. .
* Cid; Neira; Seoane; Axeitos (1994). ''Luís Seoane, 1910-1979. Unha fotobiografía''. Xerais. .
* Couceiro Freijomil, Antonio (1951-53). ''Diccionario bio-bibliográfico de escritores'' III. Bibliófilos Gallegos. p. 352.
* Cuba, Xulio (1994). ''Luís Seoane: A forma da patria''. Didáctica. A Coruña: Espiral Maior. .
* Díaz Arias de Castro, Xosé (1994). ''Luís Seoane, a forxa da modernidade''. Biblioteca Coruñesa. Vía Láctea. .
* ——— (2019)
"Luis Seonae: unha vida e unha obra con Galicia ao fondo" Deputación da Coruña. Dep. legal: C 219–2019.
* ——— (2019)
''Cadernos de Estudos Xerais'' (A. C. Irmáns Suárez Picallo) (16).
* Díaz Pampín, María América (2004). ''Luís Seoane. Notas ás súas cartas a Díaz Pardo 1957-1979''. Ediciós do Castro. .
* Dónega, Marino (1994)
''Luis Seoane: vida e obra literaria'' A Coruña: Real Academia Galega. .
* Fandiño, X. R.; López, Gloria, eds. (2010). ''Luís Seoane: teórico do deseño gráfico''. Alicerces n.º 18. Museo do Pobo Galego. .
* Fernández Freixanes, Víctor (1976)
''Unha ducia de galegos'' Vigo: Editorial Galaxia. pp. 61–78. .
* García, S. (2020)
"El diseño gráfico y la identidad gallega desde el exilio…"Actas del III Simposio FHD
Design Museum of Barcelona.
* González Fernández, Helena (1994)
''Luís Seoane. Vida e obra''
Agra Aberta. Editorial Galaxia. .
* López Bernárdez, C. (2005). ''Breve historia da arte galega - Breve historia del arte gallego''. Nigratrea. .
* ——— (2015)
Edicións Laiovento. .
* ——— (2018)
Edicións Laiovento. .
* López Vázquez, J. M. (1990). ''Enciclopedia temática de Galicia. Arte'' 5. Barcelona: Nauta. pp. 225–227. .
* Lucie-Smith, Edward (1994). ''Arte latinoamericano del siglo XX''. Barcelona: Ediciones Destino. .
* M. Vilanova, F. (1998). ''A pintura galega (1850-1950). Escola, Contextualización e Modernidade''. Xerais. .
* Martínez-Romero, J. (2019)
"Merecida homenaxe a un artista creador polifacético"
''Cadernos de Estudos Xerais'' (A. C. Irmáns Suárez Picallo) (14).
* Méndez Ferrín, Xosé Luis (1984). ''De Pondal a Novoneyra''. Edicións Xerais de Galicia. pp. 100–102. .
* Pablos, Francisco (1981). ''Plástica Gallega''. Caja de Ahorros Municipal de Vigo. pp. 300–301. .
* ——— (2003). ''A pintura en Galicia - La pintura en Galicia''. Nigra Trea. pp. 138–141. .
* Pérez Rodríguez, Mª. Antonia (2003). ''Luis Seoane a través da prensa, 1929-1979''. Sada: Ediciós do Castro. .
* Rey, G., ed. (2002)
''Luis Seoane ilustra a Rosalía''
Centro de Estudios Rosalianos. Fundación Rosalía de Castro. .
* Seoane Rivas, Xavier (1994). ''A voz dun tempo. Luís Seoane: o criador total''. Sada: Ediciós do Castro. .
* Squirru, Rafael (1976). ''Seoane (estudio crítico-biográfico)''. La Barca Gráfica. Buenos Aires: Dead Weight.
* Tilve, M. (2007). ''El despertar de la conciencia gallega en Buenos Aires: Luis Seoane y Galicia emigrante''. Xeito Novo. .
* Varela Vázquez, Lorenzo (1948). ''Seoane''. Buenos Aires: Botella al mar.
* Vázquez; García; Rosende; Ortega; Sobrino (1982). ''Historia del Arte Gallego''. Madrid: Alhambra. .
* Vilavedra, Dolores, ed. (1995). ''Diccionario da literatura galega. Autores I''. Vigo: Editorial Galaxia. pp. 557–560. .
* ———, ed. (2000). ''Diccionario da literatura galega. Obras III''. Vigo: Editorial Galaxia. p. 205. .
* Villares, Ramón (2019)
''Galicia. Una nación entre dos mundos''
Pasado & Presente. .
Argentine muralists
1910 births
1979 deaths
Artists from Buenos Aires
Writers from Galicia (Spain)
Argentine people of Galician descent
20th-century Argentine artists
20th-century Argentine lithographers
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