Gonzalo Fonseca Artist

Gonzalo Fonseca (2 July 1922 – 11 June 1997) was a Uruguayan artist known for his stone sculpting. He originally studied to be an architect at the University of Montevideo, but discovered modern art in 1942 after working in the Taller Torres-Garcia workshop. He studied painting in the workshop until 1949, and became interested in pre-Columbian art during that time. Fonseca is frequently associated with the movement Universal Constructivism.

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 02, 1922
Birth place
Uruguay
Date of deathJune 11, 1997
Place of death
Italy , Seravezza

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Artist

Field of work
Sculpture
Influenced by
Movement
Contructivism

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