'Abstract in Red' by Carmélio Rodrigues Cruz, 1966, Brasil, São Paulo Bienniale, Museum of Modern Art Resende, New York, Chicago

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Signed twice, verso, 'Carmélio' and 'Carmélio Cruz' for Carmélio' Rodrigues Cruz (Brazilian, born 1924) and dated 1966.

Carmélio Rodrigues Cruz … Read more Signed twice, verso, 'Carmélio' and 'Carmélio Cruz' for Carmélio' Rodrigues Cruz (Brazilian, born 1924) and dated 1966.

Carmélio Rodrigues Cruz first studied art with the Brazilian painter, Jacinto de Souza (1935-1940). In 1944, he was invited to participate in the Sociedade Cearense de Artes Plásticas (SCAP), alongside other Latin American Modernists including Antonio Bandeira and Aldemir Martins. In 1947, Cruz moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he taught for three years at the Brazilian Design Association. In 1951, he was granted his first solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (Resende). In 1963, he made the documentary 'O Fogo' and, in the same year, was appointed set designer for the film 'Pluft o Fantasminha', for which he received the SACI Award and the Governor's Award from the State of São Paulo.

Over the course of a long and distinguished career as painter, cinematographer and set designer, Carmélio Cruz exhibited widely and with success and was the recipient of numerous prizes, medals and juried awards. In 1969, writing of his career as an artist, the critic Theon Spanudis said: "Starting from some of Paul Klee's plastic experiences, in recent years (Cruz) has developed a sui generis painting, which is characterized by the happy marriage of two different elements; a rhythmic, linear element, which invades the canvas and subdivides it rhythmic segments, and a chromatic, diffuse element, finding in his works 'poetic evocations of ancient walls, abandoned walls, walls with moss, and the melancholy of inner cities with their humble rhythmically serial farmhouses'".(Pontual, Roberto; Dictionary of Plastic Arts in Brazil; text by Mário Barata et al. Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian Civilization, 1969).

Solo Exhibitions:
1951 - Resende RJ - Solo, Museum of Modern Art
1962 - São Paulo SP - Solo, Vila Rica Gallery
1964 - São Paulo SP - Solo, São Luís Gallery
1965 - São Paulo SP - Solo, at the São Luís Gallery
1965 - Rio de Janeiro - Solo, Goeldi Gallery
1973 - Rio de Janeiro - Solo, Praça Gallery
1974 - Rio de Janeiro - Solo, Praça Gallery
1977 - Rio de Janeiro - Solo, Domus Gallery
1983 - São Paulo SP - Solo,Tableau Plastic Arts
1985 - Campinas SP - Solo, Croqui Gallery
1986 - São Paulo SP - Solo, Seta Gallery
1989 - CE Fortress - Carmélio Cruz: Da Cor da Luz do Sol

Group Exhibitions
1946 - CE Fortress - 2nd April Room
1948 - CE Fortress - 4th April Room
1951 - São Paulo SP - 1st International Biennial of São Paulo,
1953 - São Paulo SP - 2nd International Biennial of São Paulo
1955 - São Paulo SP - 3rd International Biennial of São Paulo,
1955 - São Paulo SP - 4th Salão Paulista de Arte Moderna, at Galeria Prestes Maia
1956 - São Paulo SP - 5th Salão Paulista de Arte Moderna, at Galeria Prestes Maia - bronze medal
1957 - São Paulo SP - 6th Salão Paulista de Arte Moderna, at Galeria Prestes Maia - acquisition prize
1958 - São Paulo SP - 47 Artists of the Leirner Prize for Contemporary Art, at the Folhas Art Gallery
1958 - São Paulo SP - 7th Salão Paulista de Arte Moderna, at Galeria Prestes Maia - acquisition prize
1959 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 8th National Salon of Modern Art
1959 - São Paulo SP - Salão Paulista de Arte Moderna
1960 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 9th National Salon of Modern Art
1960 - São Paulo SP - Salão Paulista de Arte Moderna
1961 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 10th National Salão de Arte Moderna
1961 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Formiplac Prize, não MAM/RJ
1961 - São Paulo SP - 10th Salão Paulista de Arte Moderna, at Galeria Prestes Maia
1962 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 11th National Salão de Arte Moderna
1962 - São Paulo SP - 11th Salão Paulista de Arte Moderna, at Galeria Prestes Maia - small gold medal
1963 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 12th National Salão de Arte Moderna
1963 - São Paulo SP - 7th International Biennial of São Paulo, at Fundação Bienal
1963 - São Paulo SP - Salão Paulista de Arte Moderna
1964 - São Paulo SP - 13th Salão Paulista de Arte Moderna - 1st State Government Award
1965 - São Paulo SP - 8th International Biennial of São Paulo, at the Bienal Foundation - Itamaraty Award in design
1967 - Frankfurt (Germany) - Brazilian Desenhistas
1967 - Madrid (Spain) - Brazilian Desenhistas
1967 - Rome (Italy) - Brazilian Desenhistas
1967 - São Paulo SP - 9th International Biennial of São Paulo, at Fundação Bienal
1967 - Tel Aviv - Desenhistas Brasileiros
1968 - São Paulo SP - International Gravura Exhibition, at Faap
1968 - São Paulo SP - 17th Salão Paulista de Arte Moderna
1970 - Chicago (United States) - Chelsea Brazilian Art Collective
1970 - New York (United States) - Chelsea Brazilian Art Collective
1979 - São Paulo SP - Theon Spanudis School, at MAC/USP
1991 - CE Fortress - SCAP: 50 Years, Imperial Othon Palace Hotel
1997 - São Paulo SP - A Cidade dos Artistas, no MAC/USP
1999 - São Paulo SP - Everyday/Art. Or Consumption, not Itaú Cultural
2000 - São Paulo SP - Brazil + 500 Mostra do Redescobrimento, at the Fundação Bienal See less