Have you ever heard of Joaquín Torres-García? Neither had we. Until now.
MoMa has assembled a wonderful
collection of Torres-García's works--paintings, murals, sculptures and writings--spanning his entire life. Influenced by other artists he met in his travels to Barcelona, Paris, Brussels, Italy, Madrid and New York, Torres-García (1874-1949) found his own voice and proved that great art is everywhere. You might recognize the influence of other artists in some of his paintings below (the artist and Picasso were good friends). Of course, he likely influenced his peers as well. Torres-García was involved in different
avant-garde movements, finally settling on his own movement "constructive universalism"
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| A representative painting that illustrates the artist's _____ style. What is especially interesting is the 3D aspect of his work. Each image has depth and mass. The next photo shows that the painting is actually as flat as can be. No actual depth, just great technique. |
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| The earliest known image of the "golden arches" (bottom right) |
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| Toulouse-Lautrec called and wants his painting back |
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| "Time is nothing but a symbol" |
Torres-García traveled extensively, living in Europe and New York for many years. He had his own version of the 10 Year Plan, with his lasting more than 40 years.
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