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Draft:Carlos Benavidez (sculptor) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Carlos Alberto Benavidez Born	8 de abril de 1965 Córdoba, Argentina Residence	Buenos Aires Education	Facultad de arquitectura, urbanismo y diseño Escuela superior de bellas Artes Dr. José Figueroa Alcorta Occupation	Sculptor Style	Figurative expressionist Partner(s)	Adriana Garcia Children	Cristian Ives Dulom Benavidez Gonzalo Martín Dulom Benavidez Website	www.esculturasbenavidez,com

the sculptor Carlos Benavidez in his art studio Carlos Alberto Benavídez (Sculptor) (April 8, 1965, Córdoba) is an Argentine plastic artist, recognized nationally and internationally for his sculptural works of figurative expressionist style. He began his career in 2002 making a series of busts called "tribute", in which he personified influential celebrities in different cultural fields of all time.

At the end of 2011 he settled in Buenos Aires to continue his work. For 6 years he was part of "Donatello", a sculpture and artistic foundry workshop, from which he separates in 2016 to establish his own so-called "Beta Foundry", in partnership with his eldest son.

He has made works for art galleries and collectors of: Argentina; United State of America; Spain; United Kingdom; Germany; Slovakia; Italy; Switzerland and France

He participated as exhibitor of Classical Art second edition (Federal Capital)

His bust tribute to Jorge Luis Borges was "object trouvé" of contemporary classical art third edition (Federal Capital)

He was sworn in the 26th annual stock exchange (Bahía Blanca) and "Salón Joven 2012" (La Plata).

Contents 1	Awards and Monuments 2	Art Work 3	External links 4	References Awards and Monuments In 2012, he was named a member of “Portrait Sculptors of The Americas,” [1]invited by Stuart Williamson and Heidi Maiers, internationally renowned sculptors. This association includes the best portraitists in America.

On May 17, 2019, the legislature of Buenos Aires declared Carlos Benavidez "outstanding personality of the culture of the city of Buenos Aires."[2]

So far, he is the national sculptor with the largest amount of public statuary placed in the country. They stand out among their sculptures:

Mercedes Sosa[3] The Buenos Aires Cultural Institute held a nationwide contest to honor the Argentine singer, whose sculpture was inaugurated on April 8, 2010 in the amphitheater of the "Martín Fierro" lake, La plata. It measures 3.20 meters high, was made in broce and characterizes a smiling Mercedes; with arms extended to the sky and standing on roots. The infernal [4] The sculptural group made by Carlos Benavidez and Daniel Brandimarte is located since March 21, 2017 at the Casa de Güemes, Salta. It is composed of 17 life-size pieces in polyester resin that represent the army of gauchos commanded by Martín M. Güemes during the Hispano-American independence wars.

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In May 2019, his most recent work was inaugurated, called "the washers of the Xibi Xibi or Rio Chico". A group of life-size sculptures of three women accompanied by a puppy that, in tribute to the history of Jujuy, perform this work.

“It is a pretext the way to rescue the character; the character is already in the clay and there comes a time where I find him. What you wanted to convey is already in it and then only remains the formality of the similarity, that is a matter of sculptural design and equilibrium.“[5]

Working progress of the Sculptor

Art Work Ricardo Bochini (2004) Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Diego Maradona adult (2006) Bahía Blanca​, Buenos Aires province [6] Eva Duarte de Perón (2011) Los toldos​, Buenos Aires province Astor Piazzolla (2011) Mar del plata​, Buenos Aires province [7] Mario Pantaleo (2012) Gonzales Catán, Buenos Aires province Manuel Ginóbili (2012) Bahía Blanca​, Buenos Aires province Sui Géneris(2013) Mar del plata​, Buenos Aires province Busts Juan D. Perón y Omar Torrijos Herrera (2014) Panamá Atilio López (2014) Córdoba province walk of Glory (2014-2016) Buenos Aires[8][9] Walk of tango (2014-2016) Buenos Aires​ Juan Domingo Perón (2015) Buenos Aires[10] Construction Man's monument (2015) Córdoba province Juan Manuel Fangio (2016) La Matanza, Buenos Aires province Diego Maradona child (2017) Bahía Blanca Buenos Aires province Raúl Alfonsín (2018) La plata​,Buenos Aires province. The proyect was financed by selling 1.260 figurines,​ they also were made by the sculptor.[11] AFC-Logo Hold.svg Draft article not currently submitted for review. This is a draft Articles for creation (AfC) submission. It is not currently pending review. There are no deadlines as long as you are actively improving the submission. Drafts not being improved may be deleted after six months.

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