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PERSONAL
DATA
Edgardo Verzi.
Born 1940, Montevideo, Uruguay. Lives and works in Montevideo.
PROFESSIONAL
BACKGROUND
Civil Engineer: degree granted 1963. Postgraduate engineering studies
in concrete technology, prefabricated housing and structural analysis:
Italy 1965 and 1970, France 1965, Argentina 1974.
PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITIES
Participation in multiple national and international public and private
sector projects; performed technical, managerial and directorship functions
for corporations. (1963-1992)
Heads own engineering firm as technical adviser. (1992-1999)
ARTIST
TRAINING
1983-1987 Studied Drawing and Painting at the studio of Prof. Guillermo
Fernández.
1985 Courses in Engraving, Printmaking and Relief.
1986 Studied with Sculptor Octavio Podestá.
1987 Course in Video Art at the National Museum of Visual Art, Prof.
John Sturgeon.
2001 Course in Collage with Mario Lorieto.
2001 Course in Digital Design.
2004 Course in Scriptwriting.
2005 Course in Video Edition.
1993, 1995, 1997 1998, 1999 Visited Art Museums, Art Galleries, and
Art Exhibitions and assisted to Musical Concerts in France, Holland,
Germany, Italy, Viena, Praga, London, New York. Visited Venezia Biennale
(1993 1997) and Documenta X (1997).
ARTISTIC
ACTIVITIES
Investigates the creative process using painting, macro-photography
and PC computer. Studies image in connection with music, literature,
film, video. Explores interaction between picture and observer. (Installation,
Intervention).
AWARDS
1987....Selected in Belloni Competition. Spatial Form Design to be located
on
Montevideo’s southern riverside drive. (In collaboration with
Patricia Bentancur)
1987....Award in INCA 1987-1988 competition. Montevideo, Uruguay.
CURRENTLY ACTIVITIES
Classical music listener, integrates a seven people group that weekly
meets to listen and discuss musical compositions, from middle age to
contemporary music.
Frequent film viewer, ancient member of “Cinemateca Uruguaya”.
Guayaquí
3226 ap. 901, CP 11300, Montevideo, URUGUAY.
Phone: (598-2) 709 69 68,
Fax: (598-2) 709 24 83,
E-mail: everzi@adinet.com.uy
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