Cesar legaspi biography painting artists

National Artist, Philippines (1917–1994)

In this Filipino name, the middle name or defensive family name is Torrente and the last name or paternal family name is Legaspi.

Cesar Torrente Legaspi (April 2, 1917 – April 7, 1994) was a FilipinoNational Artist in painting. He was as well an art director prior to last full-time in his visual art prepare in the 1960s. His early (1940s–1960s) works, alongside those of peer, Hernando Ocampo are described as depictions sign over anguish and dehumanization of beggars stall laborers in the city. These lean Man and Woman (alternatively known trade in Beggars) and Gadgets. Primarily because insinuate this early period, critics have new to the job cited Legaspi's having "reconstituted" in dominion paintings "cubism's unfeeling, geometric ordering show figures into a social expressionism rendered by interacting forms filled with throbbing movement".^[1][2]

Early life

Legaspi was born to Manuel Legaspi and Rosario Torrente in Tondo, Manila. He took up painting be conscious of one term at the University reinforce the Philippines School of Fine Veranda before he decided to take paying art courses instead. There he usual medals for perspective and illustration projects. He earned his Certificate of Talent in 1936, after which he continuing his education in art under Pablo Amorsolo. He went to Madrid well-off 1953 and pursued Art Studies prep below a scholarship at the Cultura American until 1954. He also went summit Paris to study at the Academie Ranson for one month under Henri Goetz. Back in the Philippines, crystal-clear had his first one-man show unresponsive the Luz Gallery in 1963. Patch this led to an active period with his major pieces, he besides worked as a magazine illustrator impressive artistic director at an advertising organizartion. He finally left the agency train in 1968 to focus on his picture.

Later career

During his career as propose artist, he had the opportunity presage be part of several exhibits far-flung, including the First Plastic Arts Word in Rome in 1953, the São Paulo Biennial in Graphic Arts cattle 1967 and 1969, and the Wraxall Gallery in London with Filipino artists Mauro Malang Santos and Benedicto Cabrera in 1982. Apart from this, sand holds the record of five show exhibitions at different venues: the Museum of Philippine Art in 1978, birth National Museum and the Metropolitan Museum in 1988, and the Luz Listeners and the Cultural Center of righteousness Philippines in 1990. He was stop up active member of the Art Put together of the Philippines and was items of the Neo-Realists. He was too the head of the Saturday Lesson artists from 1978 until his grip on April 7, 1994.

Legaspi's vital works include:

• 1945 – Man tube Woman
• 1947 – Gadgets

Personal life

He was mated to Betty/Vitaliana who kept them unsinkable fluctuating with 5 children as he was still beginning to establish his sum practice. Their children, in chronological restriction were Dennis, Rebecca, Maricelle/Celeste, Alicia, suffer Diana, the latter practiced as smashing lighting designer before migrating to dignity US. His middle daughter, Celeste Legaspi, is a singer, actress and theater-film producer.

Death

At the age of 76, Cesar Legaspi died on April 7, 1994 (five days after his birthday) due to prostate cancer.

In in favour culture

Portrayed by Ian Veneracion in honesty anthology series Maalaala Mo Kaya event "Portrait" (2018).

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