{"id":2778,"count":1,"description":"<strong>Juan Soriano<\/strong>\r\n<strong>Guadalajara, Jalisco<\/strong>\r\n<strong>(1920 - 2006)<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<em>Juan Soriano fue un artista multifac\u00e9tico que dej\u00f3 una huella imborrable en el arte mexicano del siglo XX. Con una carrera que abarc\u00f3 m\u00e1s de siete d\u00e9cadas, explor\u00f3 la pintura, escultura, cer\u00e1mica y teatro, desafiando los c\u00e1nones del muralismo tradicional para abrazar un estilo personal, lleno de simbolismo y libertad creativa. Su legado, marcado por obras que fusionan lo universal con lo \u00edntimo, lo consagr\u00f3 como pionero de la generaci\u00f3n de la \"Ruptura\" y un puente entre el arte mexicano y las corrientes internacionales.<\/em>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Childhood and Early Artistic Steps<\/strong><\/p>\r\nBorn on <strong>August 18, 1920<\/strong> , in Guadalajara, Mexico, under the full name <strong>Juan Francisco Rodr\u00edguez Montoya<\/strong>. Soriano was his father's maternal surname. At the age of 12, a year after starting his first artistic endeavors, he joined the <strong>Grupo de Artistas J\u00f3venes de Jalisco<\/strong>, led by painter <strong>Jes\u00fas Reyes Ferreira<\/strong>, who introduced him to popular art and Mexican Baroque. Without formal academic training, Soriano enriched himself through observation and experimentation. His <strong>first group exhibition<\/strong> was at 14 at the <strong>Museo del Estado<\/strong>\u00a0as part of <strong>Francisco Rodriguez \"Carcalla\"<\/strong>workshop. <strong>Lola \u00c1lvarez Bravo<\/strong>, <strong>Jos\u00e9 Ch\u00e1vez Morado<\/strong> and <strong>Mar\u00eda Izquierdo<\/strong>Lola \u00c1lvarez Bravo, Jos\u00e9 Ch\u00e1vez Morado, and Mar\u00eda Izquierdo attended this pictorial exhibition. The same year, 1934, he presented his first solo exhibition at the <strong>Museo Regional de Guadalajara<\/strong>. In 1935, at just 15, he moved to Mexico City for the first time, where he connected with figures like <strong>Frida Kahlo<\/strong>, <strong>Diego Rivera<\/strong> and <strong>David Alfaro Siqueiros<\/strong>, although his style soon diverged from social realism to embrace surrealism and abstraction.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Iconic Works and Recognitions<\/strong><\/p>\r\nAmong his most celebrated pieces are <strong>Apolo con peces<\/strong>\u00a0(1987), exhibited at the <strong>Soumaya Museum<\/strong>, and <strong>La Paloma<\/strong> (1984), a monumental sculpture symbolizing peace, which became an icon of his mastery as a sculptor. Soriano received the <strong>National Prize for Science and Arts<\/strong> (1987) and <strong>Premio Vel\u00e1zquez de las Artes<\/strong>\u00a0(2005), the highest Spanish award for Ibero-Americans.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Key Exhibitions and Collections<\/strong><\/p>\r\nSus retrospectivas m\u00e1s importantes incluyen:\r\n\r\n- \"<strong>- \"Juan Soriano: 50 Years of Painting\"<\/strong>\" (1987), Museo de Arte Moderno (Ciudad de M\u00e9xico).\r\n- \"<strong>- \"Retrospective\"<\/strong>\" (2005), Museo Reina Sof\u00eda (Madrid, Espa\u00f1a).\r\n- \"<strong>\"Juan Soriano: The Golden Age\"<\/strong>\" (2006), Palacio de Bellas Artes (Ciudad de M\u00e9xico).\r\n\r\nSu obra reside en instituciones como el <strong>Modern Art Museum<\/strong> (MAM), <strong>Museo de Arte Contempor\u00e1neo<\/strong> (MARCO), <strong>Museo Reina Sof\u00eda<\/strong> and <strong>Museo de Arte Moderno de Nueva York<\/strong> (MoMA).\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>In His Own Words<\/strong><\/p>\r\nSoriano reflexion\u00f3 en entrevistas:\r\n\r\n-\u00a0 \"El arte es una forma de libertad; no se puede crear bajo mandatos.\"\u00a0 (Revista Proceso, 1998).\r\n-\u00a0 \"No quiero ser prisionero de ning\u00fan estilo. El arte debe ser un riesgo constante.\" (Peri\u00f3dico La Jornada, 2002).\r\n- \"Pintar es una forma de respirar, de existir. Sin ello, me apagar\u00eda.\" (Documental \"Juan Soriano: El Ni\u00f1o de Mil A\u00f1os\", 2005).\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Later Years and Legacy<\/strong><\/p>\r\nJuan Soriano passed away on <strong>February 10, 2006<\/strong>\u00a0, in Mexico City, at the age of 85, due to respiratory complications. Until his last days, he kept his creative spirit alive, working in his workshop in the Roma neighborhood. Today, his home-studio is a cultural space that preserves his artistic universe. Beyond his body of work, Soriano left us with a message: art is an act of rebellion and authenticity, without borders or labels.","link":"https:\/\/32reales.com\/en\/artista\/juan-soriano\/","name":"Juan Soriano","slug":"juan-soriano","taxonomy":"berocket_brand","parent":0,"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/32reales.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/berocket_brand\/2778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/32reales.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/berocket_brand"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/32reales.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/berocket_brand"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/32reales.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?berocket_brand=2778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- This website is optimized by Airlift. Learn more: https://airlift.net. Template:. Learn more: https://airlift.net. Template: 69c7d768a01328e38e7d5540. 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