José Pedro Croft

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José Pedro Croft
Born1957 (64 years old) Porto, Portugal
NationalityPortuguese
EducationEscola Superior de Belas-Artes de Lisboa

José Pedro Croft (born 1957 in Porto) is a visual artist. Considered as one of the main representatives of the revival of Portuguese sculpture, he is widely known for his geometric sculptures and paintings. [1]

José Pedro Croft was born in Porto in 1957. He studied painting at the Escola Superior de Belas Artes in Lisbon, where he has lived since his teenage years.

Collections[edit]

Today, his work is present in the collections of various international museums and institutions such as the Centre Pompidou[2] in Paris, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía[3] in Madrid, the Fondation Calouste Gulbenkian[4] in Lisbon or the Museu de Arte Moderna in Rio de Janeiro

Monographs[edit]

  • Ed. João Pinharanda, José Pedro Croft/ Medida Incerta, 2017 (Hatje Cantz Editions), ISBN 978-3-7757-4288-7
  • Ed. Instituto Açoriano de Cultura, José Pedro Croft. gravura, 2009 (Tristan Barbara Editions).
  • Ed. Isabel C Rodrigues, José Pedro Croft Esculture. Desenho. Gravura. Fotografia, 2011 (Bial Editions), ISBN 978-989-8483-01-0
  • José Pedro Croft Objectos Imediatos, 2014 (Documenta Editions), ISBN 978-989-8566-68-3
  • Helena de Gubernatis, José Pedro Croft 1979-2002, 2002 (Fundação Centro Cultural de Belém Editions), ISBN 972-8176-75-9
  • Ed. Delfim Sardo, Una coisa José Pedro Croft, 2019 (Galeria municipal dde Matosinhos Editions), ISBN 978-972-9143-83-0

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pinharanda, João (2017). José Pedro Croft Medida Incerta. Berlin: Hatje Cantz. pp. 153–154. ISBN 978-3-7757-4288-7.
  2. ^ "José Pedro Croft". Centre Pompidou (in French). Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  3. ^ "Croft, José Pedro". www.museoreinasofia.es. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  4. ^ "José Pedro Croft at Calouste Gulbenkian Museum | Lisbon". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2021-05-15.