Carmen Calvo (1950)
1950-04-07Valencia, Spain
Carmen Calvo
Carmen Calvo, full name Carmen Calvo Sáenz de Tejada, is a Spanish conceptual artist and sculptor.
Carmen Calvo is one of the most representative Spanish conceptual artists of our time. She studied at the School of Arts and Crafts and then at the School of Fine Arts of Valencia, worked in a ceramic factory and since then always incorporates fired clay in her plastic compositions. The artist also works in scenography using photography and other, very diverse formal, technical and thematic resources.
In 2013, Carmen Calvo was awarded the National Award for Plastic Arts by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport, and in 2014 she was appointed Academician of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Carlos de Valencia.
Date and place of birt: | 7 april 1950, Valencia, Spain |
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Period of activity: | XX, XXI century |
Specialization: | Artist, Media artist, Sculptor |
Genre: | Genre art, Portrait sculpture |
Art style: | Conceptual art, Contemporary art |