Iberê Camargo

Iberê Bassani de Camargo (1914-1994) was a Brazilian painter, engraver, draftsman, writer, and teacher, born in Restinga Seca, Rio Grande do Sul. His artistic training began in 1928 at the School of Arts and Crafts in Santa Maria, where he studied painting with Frederico Lobe and Salvador Parlagreco. Between 1936 and 1939, he studied architecture at the Institute of Fine Arts in Porto Alegre and painting with Fahrion.

In 1942, Camargo moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he briefly studied at the National School of Fine Arts, dissatisfied with the academic approach, he studied with Guignard and founded the Guignard Group in 1943. In 1947, he received a travel award and studied in Rome and Paris with masters such as Giorgio de Chirico and André Lhote.

Returning to Brazil in 1950, Camargo became a member of the National Commission of Plastic Arts and founded the engraving course at the Municipal Institute of Fine Arts of Rio de Janeiro in 1953, which is today the School of Visual Arts at Parque Lage. He was a pioneer in organizing innovative exhibitions such as the Black and White Salon and the Miniature Salon, and taught at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul starting in 1970.

His life was marked by an incident in 1980 when he killed a man in self-defense, an event that deeply influenced his life and work. Camargo received the title of doctor honoris causa from the Federal University of Santa Maria in 1986. His publications include a treatise on metal engraving and books on engraving techniques and autobiographical stories.

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