“El primer deber del creador: la inquietud”, escribió Leufert en 1985. Con sede en Caracas, Leufert desarrolló un enfoque interdisciplinario del arte y el diseño a lo largo de sus treinta años de carrera. Usó elementos del arte abstracto en su diseño gráfico e, inversamente, del diseño de mediados de siglo en sus pinturas. Leufert cultivó su práctica artística junto a la de su compañera de vida, Gego, y diseñó los materiales promocionales de muchas de sus exposiciones. Contribuyó aún más a la vida cultural en Venezuela con su trabajo como curador y diseñador en el Museo de Bellas Artes de Caracas.
Crafting Modernity: Design in Latin America, 1940–1980 (en español), March 08, 2024 – September 22, 2024
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“The first duty of the creator: restlessness,” Leufert wrote in 1985. Based in Caracas, Leufert developed an interdisciplinary approach to art and design over his thirty-year career. He took cues from abstract art in his graphic design and, conversely, from mid-century design in his paintings. Leufert cultivated his artistic practice alongside that of his life partner, Gego, and designed the promotional materials for many of her exhibitions. He further contributed to cultural life in Venezuela in his work as a curator and designer at the Museo de Bellas Artes in Caracas.
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Gerd Leufert
Venezuelan, born Lithuania. 1914–1998 24 works onlineBridging the worlds of commerce and culture in Caracas, Leufert’s impact on art and design owed to his interdisciplinary approach: the influence of cutting-edge developments in abstract art appeared in his graphic design, while the efficiency and bold contrast of mid-century design characterized his paintings.
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