Roberto Berdecio
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Roberto Berdecio was a Bolivia
n-born artist.
A significant contributor to the important political and cultural art movement in Mexico
during the 1950s and 1960s. He was born in Sucre, Bolivia.
Berdecio worked in New York City in the 1940s with David Alfaro Siqueiros
, then moved to Mexico in the late 1940s where he continued his career in art. He painted mural
s and portrait
s, created lithographs and artistic explorations into the fourth dimension. He died in La Paz
, Bolivia.
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
n-born artist.
A significant contributor to the important political and cultural art movement in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
during the 1950s and 1960s. He was born in Sucre, Bolivia.
Berdecio worked in New York City in the 1940s with David Alfaro Siqueiros
David Alfaro Siqueiros
José David Alfaro Siqueiros was a social realist painter, known for his large murals in fresco that helped establish the Mexican Mural Renaissance, together with works by Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco, and also a member of the Mexican Communist Party who participated in an...
, then moved to Mexico in the late 1940s where he continued his career in art. He painted mural
Mural
A mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other large permanent surface. A particularly distinguishing characteristic of mural painting is that the architectural elements of the given space are harmoniously incorporated into the picture.-History:Murals of...
s and portrait
Portrait
thumb|250px|right|Portrait of [[Thomas Jefferson]] by [[Rembrandt Peale]], 1805. [[New-York Historical Society]].A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness,...
s, created lithographs and artistic explorations into the fourth dimension. He died in La Paz
La Paz
Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of the La Paz Department, and the second largest city in the country after Santa Cruz de la Sierra...
, Bolivia.