Amelia Abascal Gómez | |
|---|---|
 Amelia Abascal Gómez in Valladolid, Spain, 1969. | |
| Born | 1920 Madrid, Spain |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, sculptor |
Amelia Abascal Gómez (born 1920) was a Spanish-born Mexican painter, sculptor, and ceramist.
Life and career
Abascal was born in Madrid, Spain in 1920.[1] She was primarily a self-taught artist.[2] After arriving in Mexico in 1940[2] at the age of 20, she took classes in chemistry, and applied it to her plastic arts, painting, ceramics, and designing.[2] She was one of four artists to represent Mexico in 1968 at an exhibition in Argentina of Latin American painting. Following the Exhibition in Argentina, Abascal won acclaim with a solo exhibition at the Misrachi Art Gallery in Mexico City, Mexico in 1968.[2]
Abascal's work involves treating bronze and copper sheets with acid to create an eroded texture. She specializes in relief sculpture, but has also produced murals.[2]
Works
Abascal's acid-treated copper plates were shown at the 1967 Galería de Arte Mexicano which was held in Mexico City, Mexico during the months of January and February.[3] The plates were described by a critic as "abstracted vigor on to copper plates."[3]
At the 1967 Galería de Arte Mexicano alongside Abascal's acid-treated copper plates were pieces from Carlos Merida whom is credited as being one of the first Latin artists to combine European and Latin styles in painting.[3]
References
- ↑ "PARES. Portal de Archivos Españoles. Movimientos Migratorios Iberoamericanos. Gobierno de España".
- 1 2 3 4 5 Jules Heller; Nancy G. Heller (19 December 2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-63882-5.
- 1 2 3 "Diálogos: Artes, Letras, Ciencias humanas". 3 (Enero-Marzo) (2). El Colegio De Mexico. 1967: 22. JSTOR 27932381.
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