Unframed
January 28 - March 20, 2021
Antonio Lizárraga, Balance of Duality Exhibition, Sicardi Gallery, 2016
ANTONIO LIZÁRRAGA
[1924-2009, Brazil]
Born in Buenos Aires, Lizárraga began his studies in 1946 at the Universidad Polytécnica de Madrid. Through most of the decade of the 1950s, he traveled through Europe and northern Africa, making work in diverse media. In 1959, he moved to São Paulo, where he began working as an illustrator of the literary supplement for the journal O Estado de São Paulo. During the nine years of his work there, Lizárraga was also deeply engaged in graphic design projects for books and industrial objects. He participated in the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th São Paulo bienals (1967, 1969, 1971, and 1973). And, in 1979, he participated as a founding member of the Cooperative dos Artistas Plásticos de São Paulo, and his design work was shown in the exhibition O Desenho como Instrumento in the Pinacoteca do Estado. In the 1980s, Lizárraga's artistic process changed dramatically, a result of health complications. He began working closely with an assistant, who became a kind of physical extension of the artist's thought process. In 1993, the Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo held a solo exhibition of his paintings.
Throughout his career, Lizárraga looked to the shared implications of design, geometric painting, and poetry. His works in diverse mediums demonstrate the simple elegance of forms, as they create balance within a composition. Although his contributions to art and design history are well known in Brazil, this exhibition marks an exciting introduction for collectors and institutions.
Lizárraga's works are included in the collections: Biblioteca Brasiliana Guita e José Mindlin, São Paulo, Brazil; Fundação Padre Anchieta, São Paulo, Brazil; Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Universidade de São Paulo (MAC/USP), Brazil; Museu de Arte Moderna (MAM), São Paulo, Brazil; and Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil, among others.
2016
Antonio Lizárraga: Balance of Duality, Sicardi Gallery, Houston, TX, USA
2006
Geografia da linha, Antonio Lizárraga, Centro Cultural São Paulo, Brazil
2003
Antonio Lizárraga: Pintura, Valu Ória Galeria de Arte, São Paulo, Brazil
2000
Antonio Lizárraga: Desenhos, MAM / Higienópolis, São Paulo, Brazil
1999
Antonio Lizárraga: Desenhos, Galeria Valu Ória, São Paulo, Brazil
1998
Antonio Lizárraga: Caixas de Cor, Arte Palavra, Livraria Vozes, São Paulo, Brazil
1996
Desenhando a Cor, Galeria Valu Ória, São Paulo, Brazil
1994
Frágil sobre Frágil, Galeria Mônica Filgueiras, São Paulo, Brazil
1993
Pinturas, Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo (MAM), Brazil
1992
Acordacor, Galeria Montessanti, São Paulo, Brazil
1991
Perpendiculares da Cor, Galeria Milan, São Paulo, Brazil
1989
Lizárraga, Mira Schendel Room, Galeria Letraviva, São Paulo, Brazil
1988
Formas: pinturas e relevos, Galeria Paulo Vasconcellos, São Paulo, Brazil
1986
Galeria Paulo Figueiredo, São Paulo, Brazil
1985
Lizárraga/Presente Retrospective and release of the book “Anatomia do Gol”, na Galeria Humberto Tecidos, São Paulo, Brazil
1984
Gravuras, Individual na Galeria Mônica Filgueiras, São Paulo, Brazil
1980
Desenhos, Sede da Cooperativa dos Artistas Plásticos de São Paulo, Brazil
1962
Desenhos, Galeria Selearte, São Paulo, Brazil
1960
Gundemaro Lizárraga: Desenhos, Galeria de Arte São Luís, São Paulo, Brazil
Biblioteca Braziliana Guita e José Mindlin, São Paulo, Brazil
Fundação Padre Anchieta, São Paulo, Brazil
Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Universidade de São Paulo (MAC/USP), Brazil
Museu de Arte Moderna (MAM), São Paulo, Brazil
Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil
