Jorge Gallardo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jorge Gallardo

Costa Rican painter and poet

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1924

Place of Birth: San José, San José Province, Costa Rica

Date of Death: 04-Apr-2002

Profession: writer, poet, painter

Nationality: Costa Rica

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Jorge Gallardo

  • Jorge Gallardo (December 12, 1924 – April 4, 2002) was a Costa Rican painter and poet. Gallardo's works are among the most important art collections of the Government of Costa Rica as well as many individuals, both domestic and foreign.
  • His art is an irreverent mix in which he uses an impeccable use of color, which many have considered flat and without complexities.
  • He painted many colorful pictures displaying topics such as agriculture in Costa Rica and the working people on landscapes. Gallardo spent a great deal of time in Europe which is reflected in his artistic style.
  • Jorge Gallardo, called his art "Christian Realism" and published in 1968, "Art for Charity".
  • He was noted poet and some of his writings include "La Justicia Divina" (1968); "Dar, Amanecer del Amor"(Poetry, 1974); "La Celestina Intelectualoide" (Short novel, 1975); "La Guerra Intrauterina"(Short novel, 1975); "La Pedagogía Diabólica" (Short novel, 1978). Jorge Gallardo arrived in Europe at a difficult time in the aftermath of World War II.
  • He befriended people as Octavio Paz, Gabriela Mistral, Giovanni Papini, Alfonso Paso and numerous others which helped him visualize his mission as a painter: defining his country of birth, Costa Rica, in pictorial language. He died in 2002.

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