Gonzalo Morales Sáurez

Gonzalo Morales

Photogragh of Gonzalo Morales 2005.
Birth name Gonzalo Morales Sáurez
Born July 9, 1945
San José, Costa Rica
Nationality Costa Rican
Field Painting, Drawing, Sculpture
Training Royal Academy of Arts, Madrid Spain
Movement Photorealism
Works Jacket de cuero (1975)
Retrato de rosa (1996)

Gonzalo Morales Sáurez (born 1945) is a Costa Rican painter. He studied in The San Fernando Academy in Madrid, Spain from 1970 to 1974. He is best known for his hyper-realistic works, and has exhibited his art in many museums and art galleries in Europe and the Americas.

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Biography

Gonzalo Morales Sáurez was born in San José, Costa Rica, in 1945. He started his studies with his father, painter Gonzalo Morales Alvarado. Later, he travelled to Spain to continue his studies at the Royal Academy of Arts, in Madrid, Spain, and also at the School of Murals in San Cougat, Barcelona.[1]

His paintings can be seen in different countries such as Spain, France, USA, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela.

In Costa Rica, you can find examples of his work in several public institutions and museums such as the Costa Rican Parliament (Asamblea Legislativa), the National Museum (Museo Nacional), the Museum of Costa Rican Art (Museo de Arte Costarricense), the Central Bank (Banco Central de Costa Rica), among others.

Gallery

Individual Exhibitions

Collective Exhibitions

External links

Notes

  1. ^ Dario Ugalde, "Imaginacion al Natural", La Nacion, 9/9/09