Feliciano Centurión
Feliciano Centurión (March 29, 1962 in San Ignacio, Paraguay – November 7, 1996 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a Paraguayan painter.
| Feliciano Centurión | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Feliciano Centurión March 20, 1962 San Ignacio Misiones, Paraguay |
| Died |
November 7, 1996 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Nationality | Paraguayan |
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work |
“Cielito Argentino” (“Little Argentine Sky”) “La mirada” (“The Look”) |
Early life
Centurión was born March 20, 1962 at San Ignacio de las Misiones, Paraguay. He went to high school in Formosa province (Argentina), and college in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Education
Centurión studied branches of the plastic arts at the Oscar R. Albertozzi School of Fine Arts in Formosa, at the Pridiliano Pueyrredón School of Fine Arts and at the Ernesto de la Cárcova Superior School of Fine Arts. The last two were located in Buenos Aires. He obtained degrees of National Professor and Superior Professor of Painting.
Career
| Year | Individual expositions |
|---|---|
| 1987 | Arte Sanos Gallery. Asuncion. |
| 1990 | Frazadas (Blankets). Fábrica Gallery. Asuncion. Paraguay. |
| 1991 | Al natural (Naturally). Little Gallery. Asuncion. Paraguay. |
| 1992 | Pinturas (Paintings). Ricardo Rojas Cultural Center. Buenos Aires. Argentina.
Honor Merit. Docent Formation Institute. Universidad Iberoamericana. Asuncion. Paraguay. |
| 1993 | Las galerías (The Galleries). Manzana de la Rivera. Asuncion. Paraguay. |
| 1996 | Muestra retrospectiva (Restrospective Show). Visual Arts Center and Correa de Freiburg Road Gallery. Germany. |
| Year | Important Expositions |
|---|---|
| 1985 | El puerto (The Harbor). Exposition Room of Aerolíneas Argentinas. Formosa province. Argentina. |
| 1986 | Grupo Sapucai (Sapucai Group). The Cárcova Plastic Arts National Fund. Cultural Center. Buenos Aires. Argentina. |
| 1988 | Paraguayan Museum of Contemporary Art. Asuncion. Paraguay.
MARGS. Art Museum of Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre. Brazil. |
| 1990 | Gráficos-Seri-Gráficos (Graphics-Seri-Graphics). Little Gallery. Asuncion. Paraguay.
Recoleta Cultural Center. Buenos Aires. Argentina. The Martel Painting Awards. Visual Arts Center. Asuncion. Paraguay. |
| 1991 | Cinco Artistas Paraguayos (Five Paraguayan Artists). Centoira Gallery. Buenos Aires. Argentina. |
| 1992 | Voces emergentes (Emergent Voices). Criticism Workdays. Buenos Aires. Argentina.
New World Foundation. National Museum of Fine Arts. Buenos Aires. Argentina. Martel Second Biennial of Painting. Visual Arts Center. Asuncion. Paraguay. |
| 1993 | Patricios Bank Foundation. Buenos Aires.
Archipiélagos (Archipelagoes). Contemporary Arts Museum. Porto Alegre. Brazil. The Younger Artists of Ruth Benzacar. Ruth Benzacar Gallery. Buenos Aires. Argentina. |
| 1994 | Tres Artistas Paraguayos (Three Paraguayan Artists). Latin Gallery. Montevideo. Uruguay. |
| 1995 | Exposition from the Institute of Iberian-American Cooperation. Buenos Aires. Argentina. |
| 1996 | The Plastic Arts in Formosa. Homage to Feliciano Centurión. Crisólogo Larralde Foundation. Formosa province. Argentina.
Frío/Caliente (Cold/Hot). Borges Cultural Center. Buenos Aires. Argentina. |
| 1997 | Objetos - 8 artistas del Mercosur (Objects - 8 artists from the Mercosur). Itinerant show by every country of the Mercosur. Exposition Room of the OEA. Buenos Aires. Argentina. |
Awards
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 1989 | Award from the Manliba Foundation. Buenos Aires. Argentina. |
| 1990 | Third place at the Martel Biennial of Painting. Visual Arts Center. Asuncion. Paraguay. |
| 1992 | Award from New World Foundation. National Museum of Fine Arts. Buenos Aires. Argentina. |
Later life
Centurión died in Buenos Aires, November 7, 1996.
Selected works
Some of his work includes:
- ”Cielito argentino” (Little Argentine Sky)
- ”Sol naciente” (Birthing Sun)
- ”La mirada” (The Look)
- ”Flotar” (To Float)
- ”Ensueño” (Dream)
- ”Flores” (Flowers)
- ”Tu presencia” (Your presence)
References
- Centro Cultural de la República El Cabildo
- Diccionario Biográfico "FORJADORES DEL PARAGUAY", Primera Edición Enero de 2000. Distribuidora Quevedo de Ediciones. Buenos Aires, Argentina.