Taller Torres Garcia

Taller Torres Garcia

Years active	1943–1963
Location	Uruguay
Major figures	Joaquín Torres-García
Influences	Universal Constructivism
Influenced	Julio Alpuy, José Gurvich, Gonzalo Fonseca

Taller Torres Garcia (sometimes abbreviated TTG) was an organization founded by Joaquín Torres-García in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1943. It was also known as "La Escuela del Sur" ("School of the South").[1] He intended it to serve as a form of art education that would support young artists.[2][3] The group organized exhibitions and published its own magazine. Its members included many prominent artists, such as Torres-García’s sons Augusto Torres and Horacio Torres, Julio Alpuy, José Gurvich, and Gonzalo Fonseca.[4] The group built on the ideas of Torres-Garcia, including Universal Constructivism, and were influential in advancing modern art in Uruguay. The group later dissolved in 1963.[5]

Notable members

• Rosa Acle
• Julio Alpuy
• Elsa Andrada
• Daymán Antúnez [es]
• Esther Barrios de Martín
• Lidya Buzio
• Josefina Canel
• Sergio de Castro
• Josep Collell
• Eva Díaz Torres
• Lola Fernández
• Gonzalo Fonseca
• María Elena García Brunel
• Luis Gentieu
• José Gurvich
• Linda Kohen
• Lilián Lipschitz
• Francisco Matto [es]
• María Esther Mendy
• María Julia Monti
• Andrés Moskovics [es]
• Amalia Nieto
• Teresa Olascuaga
• Raquel Orzuj
• Manuel Pailós [es]
• Juan Pardo
• Olga Piria
• Angelina de la Quintana
• Héctor Ragni [es]
• Esther Rela
• Alceu Ribeiro
• Lía Rivas
• Quela Rovira
• Lily Salvo
• Luis San Vicente
• Daniel de los Santos
• Augusto Torres, Torres-García’s son
• Horacio Torres [es], Torres-García’s son

References

1. Wilkin, Karen (1993-04-01). "From the workshop of Torres-Garcia". New Criterion. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
2. Ramirez, Mari Carmen (1992). El Taller Torres-García: The School of the South and Its Legacy. Austin: University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292781214.
3. "La Escuela del Sur. El taller Torres-García y su legado". museoreinasofia.es. Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
4. "JOSÉ GURVICH". oas.org. Organization of American States. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
5. Kalenberg, Angel (2003). "Taller Torres García". In Steverlynck, Maria-Laura (ed.). Taller Torres-Garcia. Oxford Art Online. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T083176. ISBN 978-1-884446-05-4.