Paul del Rio
Paul del Rio | |
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| Born | Paul del Río Canales 1943 |
| Died | April 5, 2015 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| Other names | Máximo Canales (guerrilla pseudonym), URBA (cartoonist pseudonym) |
| Known for | Painting, sculpture, political art |
| Notable work | Mano Mineral (OPEC headquarters, Vienna), Monumento a La Paz (Caracas) |
| Style | Modernism, Cubism, Surrealism |
| Movement | Social realism, political art |
Paul del Río Canales (1943 – April 5, 2015) was a Venezuelan sculptor, painter and revolutionary. Paul del Rio combined modernism, cubism and surrealism to create enigmatic paintings that are usually a social commentary on the harshness of modern urban life for ordinary people, and their longing for a different life. Originally from Spain, his parents were exiled to France after the fall of the republic and then immigrated to Havana, Cuba where he was born. His family moved once more to Caracas, the capital of Venezuela his second year.