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jose sacal mexico

Born September 25, 1944 cuemavaca, Morelos Mexico. 2000 Siqueiros Museum cuemavaca Mor. Mexico. 2000 Michoacán Mexico; San esteban park Monterrey Mexico.
STuDiO Sierra paracaima #50, lomas de chapultepec, latinoamerican Museum Seoul Korea PROieCTS Bassiman Walkway london england; contem-
11000 Mexico D.F. Tel +(525) 520 53 93 Fax +(525) 540 COLLeCTive eXhibiTiOnS 1997 “Barcelona Fair” Barcelona porary Museum Shanghai china.
17 22 e-mail: sacal@prodigy.net.mx internet http:// Spain. 1997 “Bienal contemporánea” Florence italy. 1997 PRizeS 1997 Gold Medal Bienal international Florence
www.josesacal.com casa Turquesa Hotel cancun Mexico. 1998 cámara de italy. 1998 Trophy “Grand prix Mondial” Musse Beaux arts
studies 1965-69 The National institute of Fine arts Diputados de Mexico Mexico D.F. Mexico. 1998 ippodromo D’unet France. 1998 The president’s prize Florence italy.
cuernavaca Morelos Mexico. 1969-72 The institute of arts Della capannelle Rome italy. 1998 The 1st autumn annual 1998 The Jury Special prize, italia per l’arte. 1998 Diploma
“la esmeralda” Mexico. 1973-78 arthur Kronhnengold’s in Venice palazzo correr /art addiction Venice italy. 1998 of excellence, The autumn annual in Venice. 1999 Gold
Workshop Mexico. 1979-82 Theantiguo Molino de Santo Mexico Bulgaria encounter Sofia Bulgaria. 1998 palazzo Medal, l’elite contemporaine paris France. 1999 Director
Domingo (iNBa) Mexico city Mexico. 1983-97 enrique Degli afari Firenze italy. 1998 palazzo Beccio, Firenze, italy. choice award WinterFest international omaha uSa. 1999
altamirano’s Workshop Mexico. 1999 la Mision de Senecu Gallery el paso Texas u.S.a. 1999 Special Recognition, Miniature international Nebraska uSa.
inDiviDuAL eXhibiTiOnS 1996 Dube Gallery Barcelona amparo Museum exposición intinerante Mundial.1999 latin 1999 Gold Medal, The autumn annual in Venice.
Spain. 1997 Jardin des arts Gallery, paris, France. 1997 american Museum, long Beach, ca uSa. 1999 la Mairie PeRMAnenT COLLeCTiOnS Mexican embassy in Rome
Menache Gallery, Mexico D.F. Mexico. 1998 “José luis xVi paris France. 1999 Fortezza D’abasso Florence italy. italy; Zichy Thizzen Museum; Beaux arts Museum D’unet
cuevas painter, José Sacal Sculptor”, The pendulum Gallery 1999 The 2nd autumn annual in Venice palazzo correr /art France.
Mexico D.F. Mexico. 1998 Jewish community center, addiction Venice italy. ADDReSS Sierra paracaima #50S, l., chapultepec, Mexico DF
Mexico D.F. Mexico. 1999 Wansung Fung Gallery Beijing PubLiC SCuLPTuReS National Theater, Miscolc Hungary; 11000 Mexico, Tel+525 52 05 393 Fax+525 54 01 722 e-mail
china. 2000 contemporary Museum Morelia Mich. Mexico. lincoln park chapultepec Mexico D.F.; central park Morelia studio@josesacal.com, www.josesacal.com

LA fAMiLiA geODAS
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70 X 60 X 40 CM / 22 X 17 X 15 CM /
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95 X 45 X 40 CM /
37½ X 17½ X 15½ in

he divine thought has turned abundant multicolored groups of smiling figures; ur talent of introverted
Tit begets the repetition of those delicious maneuvers, made up by two or three Opersonality, quiet and a
bodies that do not know how to break. One of them is kept captive and will dreamer Jose Sacal uses art to
never exit its magic ties. express his emotions and transmit
PAuL vALéRy his love.
Also his work is full of harmony,
ccording to Jose Sacal his art can be the outcome of a dream, or of a transmit- movement, and perfection, with
Ated feeling by someone close to him that inspires him. It may emerge by a precision of those beings to use
daily event. His process begins by playing with clay or metal, and it is then when happily their inner selves.
that idea begins to take form between his hands, developing it until it reaches His art is a delicacy of many
live poetry, his sculptures. moods and language. It’s living
Born in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico in 1944, Jose Sacal studies in The lnstituto poetry. Body expressions of feel-
Regional de Bellas Artes in Morelos, Antiguo Molino de Santo Domingo (INBA) ing order and discipline, a mani-
and with the masters Arthur Khrohnengold and Enrique Altamirano. His work fest of each of his sculptures. He
has been exhibited individually and collectively in various museums and galleries establishes with the spectator a
within Mexico City around the country as well as in Barcelona Spain. This is the silent communication, with a lan-
result of more than 30 years of dedication and discipline. A piece of work that guage far larger than words and
speaks about a destiny and that gives it the necessary thrust to move, to integrate facts but a language that reaches
within and maintain or break with the harmonic rhythm of life. the soul.
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