Francisco Aritzia
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Title: Violeta Parra
Technique: silkscreen
Dimensions: 70 X 50 cm
Edition: -
Reference: FA0001
RRP: 350 €
About Francisco Aritzia
1943 : Born on September 7 in Santiago de Chile.
1962-66: He studied drawing, painting and engraving at the Chilean School of Fine Arts in Santiago.
1968-70 : Works in Paris with a grant from the French government in engraving and painting workshops with Maître Couteau and the painter Gustave Singier at the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
1970 : Lives and works in Bologna, Italy and Paris, France.
1972 : Returns to Chile in September and works as a cultural monitor at the Casa da Cultura in Chuquicamata. Paint a mural in the Officers' Room of the Calama regiment.
1973 : In December he returned to France.
1974 : He did an internship at the Museum of L'Abbaye de la Sante Croix in Sables d'Olonne, France.
1975 : He lives in Portugal, where he collaborates with filmmaker Raul Ruiz in 4 films, making panels, drawings, paintings and small roles as an actor.
1989-91: Receives a scholarship from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation to carry out serigraphy works.
1987-97: He teaches at the National Society of Fine Arts in Lisbon.
1995-97: Teaches “Debates and Aesthetics” at the Espírito Santo Foundation (School of Decorative Arts) in Lisbon.
1998 : Participates in Expo '98 in Lisbon with a tile mural based on an original by Roberto Matta.
1998 - 2002: Worked as Cultural Attaché at the Chilean Embassy in Portugal.
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