CHARACTERS DEPARTMENT OF BOYACÁ

ARTISTS 

Carlos Martinez Rivera (1902) painter. 

Renowned naturalist painter. 

In 1955 he exhibited 50 oil paintings in the National Library of Bogotá. The most attention were "storm" and "Desolation" in which there was a sharp criticism of the government of General Rojas Pinilla intent. He later held numerous exhibitions in Bogota. He taught painting at various art schools. Martinez was born in Tunja. 

Carlos Lopez Ruiz, painter and cartoonist. 

The pictorial style López Ortiz is the figurative expressionism. He was also a great cartoonist. His works are private galleries. Born in Chiquinquirá in 1918. 

Pedro Moreno Monroy, painter. 

Renowned artist. He was chosen to represent Colombia in the First Exhibition of Latin American Art in Paris in 1962 Participated in group exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art in the city. 

Some of his works are in galleries in New York and Paris. He was born at Miraflores, in 1936. 

Helena Fúquene Merchan, sculptor. 

This great artist has presented his works in galleries in Colombia, Italy and Spain. 

Works in all techniques of sculpture but the most famous are its sculptures made ​​of wood traditional themes. Born in Duitama. 

Jaime López Correa, painter, sculptor and ceramist. 

Renowned muralist and sculptor. He has been awarded numerous times. 

He has exhibited in various galleries. His paintings are the most prominent of his murals. These protrude from the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá and the University of Tolima. Ibague. Born in Chiquinquirá.