Jorge Camacho (painter)
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Jorge R. Camacho Lazo was a Cuba
n painter.
Born in Havana
in 1934, in 1952, he left law studies to dedicate himself to painting. In 1959, he met his colleague José Luis Cuevas
and they both investigated the sources of Mayan culture.
Camacho arrived in Paris
in 1959 where he met his friend Augustín Cárdenas. In 1961, he met the poet André Breton
, and his work quickly began to take on surrealism as its point of departure .
His pictures deal with grief-stricken worlds where the most sophisticated esotericism includes an outstanding charm.
Camacho lived in Paris from 1975 until his death in 2011.
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n painter.
Born in Havana
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
in 1934, in 1952, he left law studies to dedicate himself to painting. In 1959, he met his colleague José Luis Cuevas
Jose Luis Cuevas
José Luis Cuevas is a modernist painter and sculptor from Mexico. Born in 1934, Cuevas derived most of his training outside of the academies. He is considered to be one of the artists from the 1950s in the Rupture Generation that was departing from the politicized and stylized mural school of...
and they both investigated the sources of Mayan culture.
Camacho arrived in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in 1959 where he met his friend Augustín Cárdenas. In 1961, he met the poet André Breton
André Breton
André Breton was a French writer and poet. He is known best as the founder of Surrealism. His writings include the first Surrealist Manifesto of 1924, in which he defined surrealism as "pure psychic automatism"....
, and his work quickly began to take on surrealism as its point of departure .
His pictures deal with grief-stricken worlds where the most sophisticated esotericism includes an outstanding charm.
Camacho lived in Paris from 1975 until his death in 2011.