Juan Bordes

Juan Bordes. also known as Juan Bordes Caballero (July 15, 1948 in Gran Canaria), is a Spanish sculptor. specializing in the portrayal of the human figure. He is the author of several books, the organizer of convention programs, and the subject of exhibitions.[1]

Biography

Bordes was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on July 15, 1948. From 1957-60 he attended sculpture courses at the School of Las Palmas Lujan Perez Cárdenes with Abraham. From 1965-1972 he studied in Mdrid, attending the School of Architecture of Madrid, the School of Ceramics Moncloa and Life drawing classes in free Circulo de Bellas Artes in Madrid. In 1976, he started teaching at ETSA Madrid., becoming a professor of Architectural Composition there in 1988, and in 1986 received a PhD from the University of Madrid with a thesis "La escultura como elemento de composición en el edificio. Su normativa en la Tratadística española, francesa e italiana", under the direction of Juan Navarro.[2]

He is a Corresponding Member of the Real Academia Canaria de Bellas Artes de San Miguel Arcángel, an academician of the RReal Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. He has received fellowships from CINFE, and at the Academia Española in Rome.

Works

El Bautista o el Orador (The Baptist or the Orator). Bronze statue at the Atocha railway station in Madrid.

His works are held in the Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Caracas. Venezuela; Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Seville; the Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid; Colección Renfe. Madrid; Colección Mapfre,. Madrid; Colección Fenosa. Universidad de Valencia; Colección de Arte Contemporáneo, Castilla-La Mancha; Museo Popular de Arte Contemporáneo, Villafamés, Castellón de la Plana; Asociación Canaria de Amigos del Arte Contemporáneo, Santa Cruz de Tenerife; and Colegio de Arquitectos, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.[2]

Publications

References

  1. "VIAF record". Viaf.org. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  2. 1 2 "Bordes curriculum vitae". Juanbordes.com. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  3. http://bibmdc2.ulpgc.es/u?/MDC,1497 OCLC 755868643
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