Alejandro Otero

Alejandro Otero (El Manteco, Bolívar, March 7, 1921 — Caracas, August 13, 1990) was a Venezuelan painter of Geometric abstraction, a sculptor, a writer and a cultural promoter. He was a founding member of the Los Disidentes group.

Alejandro Otero
A sculpture by Alejandro Otero at Jesús Soto Museum of Modern Art
BornMarch 7, 1921
El Manteco, Bolívar
DiedAugust 13, 1990(1990-08-13) (aged 69)
NationalityVenezuelan
Known forgeometric abstract painter, sculptor, writer, cultural promoter
MovementOp Art, Geometric abstraction
SpouseMercedes Pardo
Awards1940 - First prize in the First Venezuelan Official Art Salon / 1958: Otero was awarded the National Prize for Painting in the Official Salon / 1959:represented Venezuela in the Biennale of São Paulo, receiving an honourable mention
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