Concretism - Raúl Pavlotzky, at Sammer Gallery

Raúl Pavlotzky. Composition, 1957, Acrylic on hardboard, 41.5” x 23,5”. Courtesy of Sammer Gallery.

October 11th - November 8th, 2008

Sammer Gallery presents the exhibition “Concretism” featuring a selection of concrete works from the 50’s by Raúl Pavlotzky, one of the pioneers in modern art and co-founder of the “8 Group” in Montevideo, Uruguay. The exhibition will be held from October 11^th to November 8^th.

Raúl Pavlotzky (1918 - 1998) was born in Israel, but lived, studied and created in Uruguay. He adopted Uruguayan citizenship and was an enthusiastic member of different artistic groups and endeavors.

Pavlotzky was one of the earliest concrete artists along with Carmelo Arden Quin, Rhod Rothfuss, Antonio Llorens, Rodolfo Ian Uricchio, among others. In the 1950s he was linked to the group of geometric artists whose precursors were José Pedro Costigliolo and María Freire. Later he was the co-founder of “Grupo 8,” another reference point for the vernacular avant-garde. From the 1950s through the end of the 1970s he worked on experimental art projects. His most noteworthy work was produced in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s.

In 1958 he was invited to represent Uruguay at the first Sao Paulo Biennial, and in 1962 he was chosen to exhibit at the first Córdoba Biennial as well.

Pavlotzky presented solo shows in Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Jerusalem, Beer Sheva and Tel Aviv. As founding member of “Grupo 8″ he participated in group shows at the Museum of Modern Art of Buenos Aires, at the University of Chile, and in Prague, and participated in different abstract art exhibitions in Uruguay, Israel, Brazil, United States, Poland, Sweden and Venezuela. His works are located in the collections of the Blanes Museum in Montevideo, the Museum of Modern Art of Buenos Aires, the Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro, the University of Dallas, the Municipal Pinacoteca of Porto Alegre, as well as in celebrated private collections.

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