Raรบl Pavlotvsky
Raรบl Pavlotsky naciรณ en Israel y pasรณ su vida en Uruguay. Estudiรณ con Guillermo Laborde y Josรฉ Cรบneo y luego se vinculรณ en la dรฉcada del 50 con el grupo de geomรฉtricos del que fueran precursores Josรฉ Pedro Costigliolo y Marรญa Freire. El tambiรฉn se encontrรณ entre los concretistas de primera hora. Mรกs adelante fue fundador del “Grupo 8โณ, otro punto de referencia para las vanguardias vernรกculas.Tambiรฉn cabe recordar su aporte a la serigrafรญa, no sรณlo en su propio terreno expresivo sino como tรฉcnico consumado que llevรณ a la plancha con gran refinamiento, muchas imรกgenes de sus colegas hoy apreciadas en galerรญas, museos y edificios. Desde la dรฉcada del 50 y hasta fines de los 70 se encontrรณ entre los artistas experimentales mรกs importantes del Uruguay. Recibiรณ numerosos premios en los Salones Municipales y las obras galardonadas hoy integran el acervo del Museo Blanes en Montevideo. En 1959 se le otorgรณ el Primer Premio del Salรณn Nacional y ese aรฑo tambiรฉn fue distinguido en la muestra internacional de arte de Punta del Este. Sus รฉxitos continuaron y en 1960 recibiรณ el Primer Premio en el Certamen “Warthein” en Buenos Aires. En 1969 se hizo acreedor al Primer Premio del Concurso FUNSA.
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Raรบl Pavlotzky was born in Israel and spent his life in Uruguay. He studied under Guillermo Laborde and Josรฉ Cรบneo, and later, in the 1950s, became associated with the group of geometric artists pioneered by Josรฉ Pedro Costigliolo and Marรญa Freire. He was also among the early proponents of Concrete Art. Later, he was a founder of “Grupo 8,” another key reference point for the local avant-garde. It is also worth noting his contribution to serigraphyโnot only within his own expressive practice but also as a consummate technician who, with great refinement, translated many of his colleagues’ images onto the printing plateโworks that are today prized in galleries, museums, and public buildings. From the 1950s until the late 1970s, he was counted among Uruguay’s most experimental artists. He received numerous awards at the Municipal Salons, and his prize-winning works are now part of the permanent collection of the Blanes Museum in Montevideo. In 1959, he was awarded First Prize at the National Salon; that same year, he was also distinguished at the international art exhibition in Punta del Este. His successes continued, and in 1960, he received First Prize at the “Warthein” Competition in Buenos Aires. In 1969, he was awarded First Prize in the FUNSA Competition.
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Explicaciones/Explanations
La mayorรญa de las obras de Pavlotsky fueron realizadas con tรฉcnicas mixtas, resultado de la libre experimentaciรณn con los materiales caracterรญstica de la plรกstica de la รฉpoca. Otro rasgo destacado de estas obras es el variado tratamiento de la materia. La ausencia de motivos “reconocibles” es determinante para que la expresiรณn en las obras sea pautada por el uso y combinaciรณn de distintos materiales como arena, telas e incluso chapas de metal.
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Most of Pavlotskyโs works were executed using mixed mediaโthe result of the free experimentation with materials characteristic of the visual arts of that era. Another prominent feature of these works is the varied treatment of matter. The absence of “recognizable” motifs is a decisive factor in ensuring that the expression within these works is governed by the use and combination of diverse materials, such as sand, fabrics, and even metal sheets.
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Luz/Light
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Sombrรญo/Dark
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Geomรฉtricos/Geometricals
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Lugares/Places
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