José Gamarra, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

José Gamarra

Uruguayan painter and printmaker

Date of Birth: 12-Feb-1934

Place of Birth: Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Profession: painter, printmaker

Nationality: Uruguay

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

José Gamarra (born 1934 in Montevideo) is a painter who has lived in Paris since 1964. His paintings are usually landscapes, with a dreamlike tropical universe.
Grand forests, lianas, troubled waters, and living anacondas and caimans are often placed in historical or incongruous scenes. His favourite theme is the denunciation of colonialism, with caravelles and helicopters present in an otherwise harmonious scene emphasising their indesirable presence.