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Federico Cantú 1907-1989

Federico Cantú fabila 1929

Federico Cantú 1954Welcome to Cantú's Sculpture Home Page!

Discover extraordinary Art designs by talented artisans Fedrico Cantú Garza 1907-1989 , Federico Cantú Fabila 1929 And the brothers Federico Cantú & Adolfo Cantú

Throughout history, civilizations have documented life experiences through sculpting physical items. Cantús artisans continue this tradition, crafting fantastic wood carvings as well as stone, metal & bronze sculptures.

Adolfo Cantú 1958

Cantú´s Tradicion Escultórica de tres generaciones

Cantú´s Tradicion Escultórica de tres generaciones .

La Historia.

La tradición escultórica dentro de la familia Cantú la inicia Federico

Heraclio Cantú Garza 1907-1989, trabajando en la década de los años veinte con José de Creftt y Mateo Hernández en los Ateliers de Montparnasse, es ahí donde Cantú se relaciona con el grupo de pintores y escultores principalmente españoles , como Pablo Picasso y Julio González.

A mediados de los años treinta

Tanto Federico Cantú ya convertido en maestro, como José de Creftt se instalan en la ciudad de Nueva York

Para 1958 Federico Cantú Garza inicia un centenar de esculturas monumentales a lo largo de México y los Estados Unidos, ahora sus bronces y tallas en piedra son parte de la identidad de nuestra nación.

Para lograr este incansable trabajo del relieve monumental a la talla directa y la restauración de algunos monumentos se incorporan a mediados de los años ochenta Federico Cantú Fabila ( 1929 ) y Federico Cantú Elizarrarás ( 1954 )

Trabajando proyectos paralelos .

A partir de 2008 Cantú Fabila deja de producir obra escultórica sin embargo su legado sigue dentro de las diferentes curadurias de nuestros museos.

Equidistantes y con una expresión propia Tanto Francisco Cantú 1956-2008 como Adolfo Cantú 1958 producirían esculturas de caballete y monumentales por encargo dentro de su largo transitar en la escenografía fílmica.

Preparados para proyectarse a un nuevo siglo los Cantú se ramifican a lo largo de nuestro territorio,

ya en los años noventa el tercero de los Federicos comienza una escuela de tlacuilos labradores de piedra en Quintana Roo dotando a este estado de esculturas monumentales y obras de caballete .

Hoy en día el legado Escultórico de la tradición Cantú continua Federico y Adolfo siguen proyectando el Arte de un linaje de tres generaciones Lo que fuera el atelier de nube - Cantú 1968- 2009 Sufrió una metamorfosis gradual Ambos dos trabajan en sus respectivos talleres Federico en Xcaret desde 1994 Y Adolfo en el Atelier del Desierto de los Leones Desde 1990.

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Las páginas del linaje Cantú Tres generaciones de Artesanos Escultores .

Federico Cantú Garza 1907-1989 http://lotoartcantu.blogspot.com/

Federico Cantú Fabila 1929 http://forjacantu.blogspot.com/

Federico Cantú Elizarrarás 1954 http://www.xikincho.com/escultura.html

Adolfo Cantú Elizarrarás 1958 http://bo-art.blogspot.com http://design-boarq.blogspot.com

Modern Classicism

Modern Classicism

Modern Classicism contrasted in many ways with the classical sculpture of the 19th century which was characterized by commitments to naturalism (Antoine-Louis Barye) -- the melodramatic (François Rude) sentimentality (Jean Baptiste Carpeaux)-- or a kind of stately grandiosity (Lord Leighton). Several different directions in the classical tradition were taken as the century turned, but the study of the live model and the post-Renaissance tradition was still fundamental to them.

Early masters of modern classicism included: Aristide Maillol, Alexander Matveyev, Joseph Bernard, Antoine Bourdelle, Georg Kolbe, Libero Andreotti, Gustav Vigeland, Jan Stursa, Constantin Brâncuşi.

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In the rest of Europe, and the United States the modern classical became either more decorative/art deco (Paul Manship, Jose de Creeft, Federico Cantú, Carl Milles) or more abstractly stylized or more expressive (and Gothic) (Anton Hanak, Wilhelm Lehmbruck, Ernst Barlach, Arturo Martini) -- or turned more to the Renaissance (Giacomo Manzù, Venanzo Crocetti) or stayed the same (Charles Despiau, Marcel Gimond).

Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork

Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials - typically stone such as marble - or metal, glass, or wood. Softer ("plastic") materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals. The term has been extended to works including sound, text and light.

Found objects may be presented as sculptures. Materials may be worked by removal such as carving; or they may be assembled such as by welding, hardened such as by firing, or molded or cast. Surface decoration such as paint may be applied. Sculpture has been described as one of the plastic arts because it can involve the use of materials that can be moulded or modulated.

Sculpture is an important form of public art. A collection of sculpture in a garden setting may be referred to as a sculpture garden.

The materials used in sculpture are diverse, changing throughout history. Sculptors have generally sought to produce works of art that are as permanent as possible, working in durable and frequently expensive materials such as bronze

Sculpture in what is now Latin America developed in two separate and distinct areas, Mesoamerica in the north and Peru in the south. In both areas, sculpture was initially of stone, and later of terracotta and metal as the civilizations in these areas became more technologically proficient. The Mesoamerican region produced more monumental sculpture, from the massive block-like works of the Olmec and Toltec cultures, to the superb low reliefs that characterize the Mayan and Aztec cultures ( México ) . In the Andean region, sculptures were typically small, but often show superb skill.

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