1923 - 2013

Osnovne informacije

  • Museums on this site: Nacionalni muzej lepih umetnosti
  • 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.

Pitanja i odgovori

Gde mogu da vidim dela umetnika Clorindo Testa poređana hronološkim redom?

Radove umetnika Clorindo Testa možete pogledati hronološkim redosledom na stranici Hronologija dela umetnika.

Pod kojim drugim imenima ili pseudonimima je poznat/a Clorindo Testa?

Clorindo Testa se pojavljuje i pod drugim imenima: Clorindo Manuel José Testa.

Postoji li 3D virtuelna obilaznica kroz dela umetnika Clorindo Testa?

3D galerija umetnika Clorindo Testa je stranica koja prikazuje umetnikova dela u virtuelnoj trodimenzionalnoj galeriji.

Kako se umetnost autora Clorindo Testa razvijala tokom vremena?

Hronika umetnika Clorindo Testa predstavlja hronološku vremensku liniju koja se pomera uz skrolovanje i prikazuje dela umetnika po hronološkom redu, grupisana u poglavlja prema periodima stvaralaštva.

Kratak kviz

Svako pitanje ima samo jedan tačan odgovor.

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