Manuel Hernández Gómez Explained

Manuel Hernández Gómez
Other Names:Manuel Hernández,
Manuel Hernandez Gomez,
Manuel Hernández Viveros
Birth Date:October 20, 1928
Birth Place:Bogotá, Colombia
Death Date:October 1, 2014
Death Place:Bogotá, Colombia
Education:National University of Colombia,
Academy of Painting
Occupation:Painter, educator
Known For:Painting
Spouse:Pilar Quiñónez de Hernández

Manuel Hernández Gómez (19282014) was a Colombian painter and educator.[1] [2] He is considered one of the key figures in abstract painting in the country, and exhibited his work internationally.[3] Hernández Gómez was a professor at the School of Fine Arts in Bogotá, and served as director of the School of Fine Arts in Ibagué.[4]

Biography

Hernández Gómez was born on October 20, 1928, in Bogotá, Colombia. He studied fine art at the National University of Colombia; and at the Academy of Painting in Santiago de Chile.[5] He continued his studies at Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, and the Art Students League of New York.

Hernández Gómez was part of the art groups Taller 9, and Nueva Generación. In the 1960s, he abandoned the figurative style of painting and dedicated himself to  abstract art. In 1967, he received first prize at the XIII National Salon with his work 'flores en blanco y rojo'.[6]

Hernández Gómez was married Pilar Quiñónez de Hernández. He died on October 1, 2014, in Bogotá.

His work is found in public collections and archives, including the Blanton Museum of Art,[7] and the print collection of the New York Public Library.[8] In 2020, his work was part of the group exhibition Expanding Abstraction: Pushing the Boundaries of Painting in the Americas, at the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, Texas.[9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: October 1, 2014 . Falleció en Bogotá el maestro Manuel Hernández . The teacher Manuel Hernández died in Bogotá . https://web.archive.org/web/20230419234215/https://www.radiosantafe.com/2014/10/01/fallecio-en-bogota-el-maestro-manuel-hernandez/#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url . April 19, 2023 . Radio Santa Fe . es . July 25, 2023 . bot: unknown .
  2. News: October 1, 2014 . Murió el pintor colombiano Manuel Hernández, pionero del arte abstracto en el país . Colombian painter Manuel Hernández, pioneer of abstract art in the country, died . Pulzo . https://web.archive.org/web/20141004052205/http://www.pulzo.com/entretenimiento/218781-murio-el-pintor-colombiano-manuel-hernandez-pionero-del-arte-abstracto-en-el . 2014-10-04.
  3. News: October 1, 2014 . Murió el maestro colombiano Manuel Hernández . es . The Colombian teacher Manuel Hernández died . Caracol Radio . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006082918/https://caracol.com.co/noticias/entretenimiento/murio-el-maestro-colombiano-manuel-hernandez/20141001/nota/2441722.aspx . 2014-10-06.
  4. News: October 1, 2014 . Murió el pintor bogotano Manuel Hernández . es . The Bogota painter Manuel Hernández died . El Tiempo . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183936/http://www.eltiempo.com/entretenimiento/arte-y-teatro/murio-el-pintor-manuel-hernandez/14621376#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url . March 3, 2016 . July 25, 2023 . bot: unknown .
  5. Book: Cisneros, Florencio García . Cuarenta Pintores Latinoamericanos en New York . 1964 . Rema Press . 124 . es.
  6. Web site: 2014 . Manuel Hernandez 1928–2014 . 2023-07-25 . Artnexus.
  7. Web site: Manuel Hernández Gómez . 2023-07-25 . . en.
  8. Web site: Signo-Ser . 2023-07-25 . Print Collection of The New York Public Library.
  9. Web site: Keever . Erin . 2020-12-24 . Best in Show: The Blanton Museum's 'Expanding Abstraction' . 2023-07-25 . Sightlines . en-US.

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