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Hugo Cifuentes
Hugo Cifuentes was a pioneering Latin American photographer.
Cifuentes began studying drawing and painting in the 1940s, before turning to photography. Cifuentes received his first prize for photographic composition in 1949. In the 1960s, Cifuentes joined VAN a group of progressive Informalist artists, founded by Enrique Tabara, who broke with prevailing art tradition and found inspiration from the Constructivist Movement, Surrealist Movement and Pre-Colombian art. VAN strongly opposed Communist political views and searched for new artistic pathways while staying connected to their roots.
As Cifuentes developed his own visual vocabulary, humorous undertones became evident in his art. Cifuentes responded to ...
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