Juan Soriano

Juan Soriano (b. August 8, 1920 as Juan Francisco Rodríguez Montoya d. February 10, 2006) was a Mexican painter and sculptor. Soriano, son of Rafael Rodríguez Soriano and Amalia Montoya Navarro, was born in Guadalajara and displayed his first painting at age 14. He moved to Mexico City in 1935, where after a difficult start he was accepted into the local art scene. He became a member of the Mexican School cultural movement also featuring Frida Kahlo and poet Octavio Paz. He also joined the Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios. Soriano experimented with abstract work as well as portraits and self portraits. He also became a sculptor in terracotta, ceramics and later bronze. In 1957, he was awarded the José Clemente Orozco prize...