Amelia Abascal

Amelia Abascal Gómez
Amelia Abascal Gómez in Valladolid, Spain, 1969.
Born	1920 (1920) Madrid, Spain
Nationality	Mexican
Occupation(s)	Painter, sculptor

Amelia Abascal Gómez (born 1920) was a Spanish-born Mexican painter, sculptor, and ceramist.

Life and career

Abascal was born in Madrid, Spain in 1920.[1] She was primarily a self-taught artist.[2] After arriving in Mexico in 1940[2] at the age of 20, she took classes in chemistry, and applied it to her plastic arts, painting, ceramics, and designing.[2] She was one of four artists to represent Mexico in 1968 at an exhibition in Argentina of Latin American painting. Following the Exhibition in Argentina, Abascal won acclaim with a solo exhibition at the Misrachi Art Gallery in Mexico City, Mexico in 1968.[2]

Abascal's work involves treating bronze and copper sheets with acid to create an eroded texture. She specializes in relief sculpture, but has also produced murals.[2]

Works

Abascal's acid-treated copper plates were shown at the 1967 Galería de Arte Mexicano which was held in Mexico City, Mexico during the months of January and February.[3] The plates were described by a critic as "abstracted vigor on to copper plates."[3]

At the 1967 Galería de Arte Mexicano alongside Abascal's acid-treated copper plates were pieces from Carlos Merida whom is credited as being one of the first Latin artists to combine European and Latin styles in painting.[3]

References

1. "Amelia Abascal Gómez". PARES. Portal de Archivos Españoles. Movimientos Migratorios Iberoamericanos. Gobierno de España.
2. Heller, Jules; Heller, Nancy G. (19 December 2013). "Abascal, Amelia (1923–)". North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-135-63882-5.
3. "Reviewed Work: Grupo de Once". Diálogos: Artes, Letras, Ciencias humanas. 3 (2 #14). El Colegio de México: 22. January–March 1967. JSTOR 27932381.