Joaquín Torres-García was Uruguayan-born artist who wanted to bring Constructivism and Modernism to Latin America, and worked for much of his life promoting the idea that Latin-American voices should be part of the Modernist art movement. 

Research:

·     Bollar, Gorki. “Primitive Paintings: Connections to Realism and Constructivism.” Leonardo, vol. 17, no. 1, 1984, pp. 17–19. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/1574851

·     Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Joaquín Torres-García". Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Aug. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joaquin-Torres-Garcia

·     Duncan, Barbara. “Exploring New Horizons in Latin American Contemporary Art.” Revista: Harvard Review of Latin America. Dec. 30, 2001. https://revista.drclas.harvard.edu/exploring-new-horizons-in-latin-american-contemporary-art/

·     Grimson, Karen. “JOAQUÍN TORRES-GARCÍA’S CREATIVE PARADOX.” INTI, no. 83/84, 2016, pp. 261–65. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/26309985

·     Jimenez, Maya, Dr. “Joaquin Torres-Garcia, Inverted America.” Smart History. Aug. 9, 2015. https://smarthistory.org/Torres-Garcia-inverted-america/

·     “Joaquín Torres-García.” Art Collection. https://artcollection.io/artist/5ce4801004726600179036b4#:~:text=He%20worked%20on%20the%20first,la%20Sagrada%20Familia%20in%20Barcelona.

·     “Joaquín Torres García.” Centro Cultura Regoleta. http://cvaa.com.ar/04ingles/04biografias_en/torres_garcia_en.php

·     “Joaquín Torres-García.” Guggenheim. https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/joaquin-Torres-Garcia

·     “Joaquin Torres Garcia (1874-1949).” National Museum of Visual Art. https://mnav.gub.uy/cms.php?a=4

·     “Joaquín Torres-García.” National Gallery of Art. https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.2518.html

·     “Joaquín Torres-García.” Hutchinson Modern & Contemporary. https://hutchinsonmodern.com/artists/40-joaquin-Torres-Garcia/biography/
Medina, Alvaro. “Torres-García and the Southern School.” ArtNexus. https://www.artnexus.com/en/magazines/article-magazine-artnexus/5ebf04481ae60a0ea57baa18/3/Torres-Garcia-and-the-southern-school

·     Museo Torres Garcia. “bio.” https://www.torresgarcia.org.uy/bio.php

·     ROMMENS, AARNOUD. “Latin American Abstraction: Upending Joaquín Torres-García’s Inverted Map.” Mosaic: An Interdisciplinary Critical Journal, vol. 51, no. 2, 2018, pp. 35–58. JSTOR, https://www.jstor.org/stable/90021965

·     Torres, Celia de. “Constructing Abstraction with Wood: Joaquín Torres-García.” Literal. Issue 18. April 18, 2012. https://literalmagazine.com/constructing-abstraction-with-wood-joaquin-Torres-Garcia/

 

Joaqu&iacute;n Torres-Garc&iacute;a was Uruguayan-born artist who wanted to bring Constructivism and Modernism to Latin America, and worked for much of his life promoting the idea that Latin-American voices should be part of the Modernist art movement.&nbsp;
Research:
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bollar, Gorki. &ldquo;Primitive Paintings: Connections to Realism and Constructivism.&rdquo;&nbsp;Leonardo, vol. 17, no. 1, 1984, pp. 17&ndash;19.&nbsp;JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/1574851
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Joaqu&iacute;n Torres-Garc&iacute;a".&nbsp;Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Aug. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joaquin-Torres-Garcia
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Duncan, Barbara. &ldquo;Exploring New Horizons in Latin American Contemporary Art.&rdquo; Revista: Harvard Review of Latin America. Dec. 30, 2001. https://revista.drclas.harvard.edu/exploring-new-horizons-in-latin-american-contemporary-art/
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Grimson, Karen. &ldquo;JOAQU&Iacute;N TORRES-GARC&Iacute;A&rsquo;S CREATIVE PARADOX.&rdquo;&nbsp;INTI, no. 83/84, 2016, pp. 261&ndash;65.&nbsp;JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/26309985
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jimenez, Maya, Dr. &ldquo;Joaquin Torres-Garcia, Inverted America.&rdquo; Smart History. Aug. 9, 2015. https://smarthistory.org/Torres-Garcia-inverted-america/
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;Joaqu&iacute;n Torres-Garc&iacute;a.&rdquo; Art Collection. https://artcollection.io/artist/5ce4801004726600179036b4#:~:text=He%20worked%20on%20the%20first,la%20Sagrada%20Familia%20in%20Barcelona.
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;Joaqu&iacute;n Torres Garc&iacute;a.&rdquo; Centro Cultura Regoleta. http://cvaa.com.ar/04ingles/04biografias_en/torres_garcia_en.php
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;Joaqu&iacute;n Torres-Garc&iacute;a.&rdquo; Guggenheim. https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/joaquin-Torres-Garcia
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;Joaquin Torres Garcia (1874-1949).&rdquo; National Museum of Visual Art. https://mnav.gub.uy/cms.php?a=4
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;Joaqu&iacute;n Torres-Garc&iacute;a.&rdquo; National Gallery of Art. https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.2518.html
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;Joaqu&iacute;n Torres-Garc&iacute;a.&rdquo; Hutchinson Modern &amp; Contemporary. https://hutchinsonmodern.com/artists/40-joaquin-Torres-Garcia/biography/<a href="https://hutchinsonmodern.com/artists/40/works/"> </a>Medina, Alvaro. &ldquo;Torres-Garc&iacute;a and the Southern School.&rdquo; ArtNexus. https://www.artnexus.com/en/magazines/article-magazine-artnexus/5ebf04481ae60a0ea57baa18/3/Torres-Garcia-and-the-southern-school
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Museo Torres Garcia. &ldquo;bio.&rdquo; https://www.torresgarcia.org.uy/bio.php
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ROMMENS, AARNOUD. &ldquo;Latin American Abstraction: Upending Joaqu&iacute;n Torres-Garc&iacute;a&rsquo;s&nbsp;Inverted Map.&rdquo;&nbsp;Mosaic: An Interdisciplinary Critical Journal, vol. 51, no. 2, 2018, pp. 35&ndash;58.&nbsp;JSTOR, https://www.jstor.org/stable/90021965
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Torres, Celia de. &ldquo;Constructing Abstraction with Wood: Joaqu&iacute;n Torres-Garc&iacute;a.&rdquo; Literal. Issue 18. April 18, 2012. https://literalmagazine.com/constructing-abstraction-with-wood-joaquin-Torres-Garcia/
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