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Vortice Collection by Carlos Mendoza

Offered by: Beto Oliveros Studio

Description
From the Vortice Collection by Carlos Mendoza

Carlos Mendoza is a Venezuelan artist working in the United States. Mendoza received his M.A. in sculpture from the Royal College of Art, London. In Venezuela, he was head of the department of restoration and conservation of Sculpture of the Galería de Arte Nacional. He taught at the Escuela de Artes Plasticas Cristóbal Roja. He was president of the National Association of the Young Sculpture.

He has participated in several solo and group exhibitions, including the Conac Gallery, the V National Salon of Young Artists, Venezuela, the VII National Biennial of Visual Arts, Galería de Arte Nacional, XLII, XLIII and XLIV Arturo Michelena Hall, Galería Oro Negro, Venezuela, the 8th Small and Medium Sculpture Triennial, Budapest, which was part of an exhibition that later went to Bucharest, Belgrade, Reykjavik, Stockholm, Vienna, Paris and The Hague among others.

Mendoza has received multiples awards including, Julio Morales Lara Awards, Arturo Michelena Hall of Valencia. Sculpture Award, Aragua Hall. National Encounter of Sculptors Award Fundarte. Caracas Metro Award and II Prize Francisco Narváez Sculpture Biennial. Special mention in the Sculpture Hall. His work is in the Art Museum of Maracay, Aragua; Andrés Pérez Mujica Open Air Museum and Ateneo Collection, Valencia; Minas de Aroa National Park, Yaracuy, and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Zulia, Maracaibo among others.

"I’ve always been drawn to constructing from scratch, as raw materials like wood, stone, metal, and even unconventional materials have a profound ability to reveal answers to the unconscious mind. Throughout my extensive career as an artist, I’ve had the privilege of exploring these materials and their unique properties."

He currently lives in New York and teaches sculpture at The New York School of the Arts.

More Information

Origin:	United States
Period:	New
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Contemporary
200 Lex Booth #:	05
Incollect Reference #:	788734

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