1923 - 2013

Kratki podatki

  • Museums on this site: National Museum of Fine Arts
  • Top 3 works: Untitled
  • Color intensity: monochromatic
  • Died: 2013
  • Lifespan: 90 years
  • Works on this site: 4

An Architect and Artist of Argentina

Clorindo Manuel José Testa was an Italian-Argentine architect and artist. Born in Benevento near Naples, Italy, he graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Universidad de Buenos Aires in 1948. His path to architecture was shaped by his studies in naval engineering and then civil engineering. Following a two-year stay in Europe, he also became a painter.

As an architect, his style was influenced by his artistic nature, with projects characterized by the effects of colour, tension, metaphors, and plasticity. His notable architectural works include:

Recognition and Legacy

Testa was a leader of the Argentine rationalist movement and a pioneer of the brutalist movement in Argentina. His professional reach extended to international roles, such as serving as a member of the international jury that selected the architect for the Opera Bastille in Paris.

Throughout his career, he received the Konex Award, a prestigious award for visual arts in Argentina, in 1982, 1992, and 2012. He passed away in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Vprašanja in odgovori

Kje lahko vidim dela umetnika Clorindo Testa v kronološkem vrstnem redu?

Dela umetnika Clorindo Testa si lahko ogledate v kronološkem vrstnem redu na njegovi strani Kronologija del.

S kakšnimi pseudonimi ali alternativnimi imeni je znan/a Clorindo Testa?

Clorindo Testa se pojavlja tudi pod imeni Clorindo Manuel José Testa.

Ali je na voljo 3D virtualni ogled del Clorindo Testa?

3D galerija umetnosti umetnika Clorindo Testa je stran, ki v virtualni trodimenzionalni galeriji prikazuje umetnikova dela.

Kako se je umetnost umetnika Clorindo Testa skozi čas razvijala?

Zgodovina umetnosti umetnika Clorindo Testa je kronološka časovnica, ki s pomočjo drljanja prikazuje dela umetnika v kronološkem vrstnem redu, razdeljena v poglavja po obdobjih njegove kariere.

Kratki kviz

Pri vsakem vprašanju je na voljo le eden pravilen odgovor.

Vprašanje 1:
In which country was Clorindo Testa born?
Vprašanje 2:
Which architectural movement was Clorindo Testa a pioneer of in Argentina?
Vprašanje 3:
In which city is the Banco de Londres building located?
Vprašanje 4:
How many times did Clorindo Testa win the Konex Award?
Vprašanje 5:
What was Clorindo Testa's field of study before becoming a painter?