{"id":61355,"guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/?post_type=event&p=61355"},"modified":"2026-10-23T16:54:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T14:54:25","slug":"augusto-torres-1913-1992","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/events\/event\/augusto-torres-1913-1992\/","title":{"rendered":"Augusto Torres (1913-1992)"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":61356,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false},"event-venues":[588],"event-tags":[],"class_list":["post-61355","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event-venue-sala-pares","event-category-exposicio"],"acf":{"title_ca":"Augusto Torres (1913-1992)","title_es":"Augusto Torres (1913-1992)","title_en":"Augusto Torres (1913-1992)","desc_ca":"Aquesta exposici\u00f3 presenta una selecci\u00f3 d\u2019obres \u2013moltes d\u2019elles in\u00e8dites\u2013 del pintor Augusto Torres a manera de retrospectiva, tot mostrant les diferents etapes de la seva traject\u00f2ria i aquesta pintura tan personal en qu\u00e8 altern\u00e0 constructivisme i figuraci\u00f3 metaf\u00edsica.\r\n\r\nNascut a Terrassa, fill de Joaqu\u00edn Torres-Garc\u00eda, entre 1919 i 1926 visqu\u00e9 a Nova York, It\u00e0lia i el sud de Fran\u00e7a amb la seva fam\u00edlia, fins que s\u2019establ\u00ed a Par\u00eds. A la capital francesa, H\u00e9lion l\u2019inici\u00e0 en l\u2019escultura africana i tract\u00e0 amb artistes com Van Doesburg, Calder, Arp, Mondrian o Severini, entre molts altres. A m\u00e9s, amb nom\u00e9s quinze anys, fou contractat pel Mus\u00e9e du Trocad\u00e9ro per il\u00b7lustrar i inventariar la col\u00b7lecci\u00f3 de cer\u00e0mica inca i nazca (1928), cosa que despert\u00e0 el seu inter\u00e8s per les cultures andines. El 1930 col\u00b7labor\u00e0 amb Juli Gonz\u00e1lez al seu taller, es relacion\u00e0 amb Picasso i f\u00e9u la seva primera exposici\u00f3. Quan es trasllad\u00e0 a Madrid (1933) s\u2019apassion\u00e0 per la pintura espanyola i f\u00e9u c\u00f2pies de Vel\u00e1zquez, Goya i El Greco.\r\n\r\nUn any despr\u00e9s s\u2019instal\u00b7l\u00e0 a Montevideo. Aquest canvi supos\u00e0 un punt d\u2019inflexi\u00f3 en la seva obra, ja que pass\u00e0 a formar part de l\u2019Asociaci\u00f3n de Arte Constructivo fundada pel seu pare (1935) i, despr\u00e9s, del Taller Torres-Garc\u00eda (1942), on treball\u00e0 sota els preceptes de racionalitat i estructura, i produ\u00ed obres plenament constructives sense abandonar all\u00f2 que havia apr\u00e8s a Europa. Fou conegut com \u00abel catal\u00e0\u00bb i, en aquella \u00e8poca, comen\u00e7\u00e0 a exposar en nombroses col\u00b7lectives arreu del m\u00f3n (Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Par\u00eds o Washington). Augusto form\u00e0 part de tota una generaci\u00f3 de pintors instru\u00efts en les teories de l\u2019art constructiu de Torres-Garc\u00eda, entre els quals tamb\u00e9 destacaren noms com Julio Alpuy, Gonzalo Fonseca, Jos\u00e9 Gurvich o Francisco Matto, entre d\u2019altres.\r\n\r\nDespr\u00e9s de la mort del seu pare (1949) assum\u00ed la direcci\u00f3 del Taller i, ja als anys cinquanta, expos\u00e0 sovint a Europa i inici\u00e0 una llarga col\u00b7laboraci\u00f3 amb l\u2019arquitecte Antonio Bonet que duraria fins a la seva mort i per a qui realitz\u00e0 nombrosos murals, els darrers a Barcelona. Despr\u00e9s d\u2019una important individual a Nova York (1960), del tancament del Taller Torres-Garc\u00eda (1965) i de diversos viatges, finalment s\u2019instal\u00b7l\u00e0 entre Barcelona i Montevideo a partir del 1973. A Catalunya present\u00e0 exposicions destacades com la de la Galeria Dau al Set (1975), a m\u00e9s d\u2019altres mostres a Nova York, Montevideo, Moscou, Roma, Buenos Aires o la gran retrospectiva al Museu de Santa B\u00e0rbara (Calif\u00f2rnia) el 1987.","desc_es":"Esta exposici\u00f3n presenta una selecci\u00f3n de obras \u2013muchas de ellas in\u00e9ditas\u2013 del pintor Augusto Torres a modo de retrospectiva, mostrando las diferentes etapas de su trayectoria y esa pintura tan personal en la que altern\u00f3 constructivismo y figuraci\u00f3n metaf\u00edsica.\r\n\r\nNacido en Terrassa, hijo de Joaqu\u00edn Torres-Garc\u00eda, entre 1919 y 1926 vivi\u00f3 en Nueva York, Italia y el sur de Francia con su familia, hasta que se asent\u00f3 en Par\u00eds. En la capital francesa, H\u00e9lion le inici\u00f3 en la escultura africana y trat\u00f3 con artistas como Van Doesburg, Calder, Arp, Mondrian o Severini, entre otros muchos. Adem\u00e1s, con solo quince a\u00f1os, fue contratado por el Mus\u00e9e du Trocad\u00e9ro para ilustrar e inventariar la colecci\u00f3n de cer\u00e1mica inca y nazca (1928), lo que despert\u00f3 su inter\u00e9s por las culturas andinas. En 1930 colabor\u00f3 con Juli Gonz\u00e1lez en su taller, se relacion\u00f3 con Picasso y realiz\u00f3 su primera exposici\u00f3n. Cuando se traslad\u00f3 a Madrid (1933) se apasion\u00f3 por la pintura espa\u00f1ola, realizando copias de Vel\u00e1zquez, Goya y El Greco.\r\n\r\nUn a\u00f1o despu\u00e9s se instal\u00f3 en Montevideo. Este cambio supuso un punto de inflexi\u00f3n en su obra, pues pas\u00f3 a formar parte de la Asociaci\u00f3n de Arte Constructivo fundada por su padre (1935) y despu\u00e9s del Taller Torres-Garc\u00eda (1942), donde trabaj\u00f3 bajo los preceptos de racionalidad y estructura, produciendo obras plenamente constructivas sin abandonar lo aprendido en Europa. Fue conocido como \u00abel catal\u00e1n\u00bb y, en esa \u00e9poca, comenz\u00f3 a exponer en numerosas colectivas alrededor del mundo (Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Par\u00eds o Washington). Augusto form\u00f3 parte de toda una generaci\u00f3n de pintores instruidos en las teor\u00edas del arte constructivo de Torres-Garc\u00eda, entre los que tambi\u00e9n destacaron nombres como Julio Alpuy, Gonzalo Fonseca, Jos\u00e9 Gurvich o Francisco Matto, entre otros.\r\n\r\nTras la muerte de su padre (1949) asumi\u00f3 la direcci\u00f3n del Taller y, ya en los a\u00f1os cincuenta, expuso con frecuencia en Europa e inici\u00f3 una larga colaboraci\u00f3n con el arquitecto Antonio Bonet que durar\u00eda hasta su muerte y para quien realiz\u00f3 numerosos murales, los \u00faltimos de ellos en Barcelona. Tras una importante individual en Nueva York (1960), el cierre del Taller Torres-Garc\u00eda (1965) y diversos viajes, finalmente se instal\u00f3 entre Barcelona y Montevideo a partir de 1973. En Catalu\u00f1a realiz\u00f3 exposiciones destacadas como la de la Galeria Dau al Set (1975), adem\u00e1s de otras muestras en Nueva York, Montevideo, Mosc\u00fa, Roma, Buenos Aires, o la gran retrospectiva en el Museo de Santa B\u00e1rbara (California) en 1987.","desc_en":"This exhibition presents a selection of works by the painter Augusto Torres, many of them previously unseen, in the form of a retrospective that traces the different stages of his career and showcases his highly personal style of painting, in which he alternated between Constructivism and metaphysical figuration.\r\n\r\nBorn in Terrassa, the son of Joaqu\u00edn Torres-Garc\u00eda, he lived with his family in New York, Italy and the south of France between 1919 and 1926, before settling in Paris. There, H\u00e9lion introduced him to African sculpture, and he came into contact with artists such as Van Doesburg, Calder, Arp, Mondrian and Severini, among many others. Furthermore, at just fifteen years of age, he was commissioned by the Mus\u00e9e du Trocad\u00e9ro to illustrate and catalogue its collection of Inca and Nazca ceramics (1928), an experience that sparked his interest in Andean cultures. In 1930, he collaborated with Juli Gonz\u00e1lez in his studio, established connections with Picasso and held his first exhibition. After moving to Madrid in 1933, he developed a passion for Spanish painting, making copies of works by Vel\u00e1zquez, Goya and El Greco.\r\n\r\nA year later, he settled in Montevideo. This move marked a turning point in his work, as he joined the Asociaci\u00f3n de Arte Constructivo, founded by his father in 1935, and subsequently the Taller Torres-Garc\u00eda (1942). There, he worked according to the principles of rationality and structure, producing fully Constructivist works while retaining the lessons he had learned in Europe. Known as \u00abthe Catalan\u00bb, he began exhibiting in numerous group shows around the world, including in Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Paris and Washington. Augusto belonged to a generation of painters trained in Torres-Garc\u00eda\u2019s theories of Constructive Art, which also included prominent figures such as Julio Alpuy, Gonzalo Fonseca, Jos\u00e9 Gurvich and Francisco Matto, among others.\r\n\r\nFollowing his father\u2019s death in 1949, he took over the direction of the Taller. During the 1950s, he exhibited frequently in Europe and began a long-standing collaboration with the architect Antonio Bonet, which continued until his death. For Bonet, he created numerous murals, the last of which were in Barcelona. Following a major solo exhibition in New York in 1960, the closure of the Taller Torres-Garc\u00eda in 1965 and several journeys, he eventually settled between Barcelona and Montevideo from 1973 onwards. In Catalonia, he held notable exhibitions, including one at Galeria Dau al Set in 1975, alongside further exhibitions in New York, Montevideo, Moscow, Rome and Buenos Aires, as well as a major retrospective at the Santa Barbara Museum in California in 1987.","event_category":103,"event_show_only_own_date":true,"_event_confirmed":true,"_event_public":true,"_event_free":true,"_event_price-min":"","_event_price-max":"","_event_web_ca":"https:\/\/salapares.com\/ca\/exposicion\/augusto-torres-1913-1992\/","_event_web_es":"https:\/\/salapares.com\/exposicion\/augusto-torres-1913-1992\/","_event_web_en":"https:\/\/salapares.com\/en\/exposicion\/augusto-torres-1913-1992\/","event_contact_email":"","event_apply_email":"","is_online_event":false,"is_art_nou_event":false,"is_bgw_event":false,"date_text":"","register_deadline":null,"altres_organitzadors":""},"abe_event_venue":"Sala Par\u00e9s","abe_event_category":"Exposici\u00f3","start":"2026-11-21 00:00:00","end":"2027-01-16 23:59:00","schedule":"once","schedule_meta":"","frequency":1,"all_day":1,"until":"2026-11-21 00:00:00","include":[],"exclude":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events\/61355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/139"}],"occurrences":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events\/61355\/occurrences"}],"acf:term":[{"embeddable":true,"taxonomy":"event-category","href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-category\/103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event-venue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-venues?post=61355"},{"taxonomy":"event-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-tags?post=61355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}