# Marcelo Bonevardi

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{{short description|American painter}}

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'''Marcelo Bonevardi''' (1929–1994) was a Latin American [avant-garde](/source/avant-garde) [artist](/source/artist) known for his [mixed media](/source/mixed_media) pieces. A native of [Argentina](/source/Argentina), Bonevardi spent the greater part of his career in [New York City](/source/New_York_City), where he absorbed avant-garde practices and influences such as abstraction and primitivism, using them to invent a pictorial and symbolic language with which to express his deep spirituality and affinity for myth and ritual. Bonevardi is best known for his [shaped canvas](/source/shaped_canvas)es, often employing [mixed media](/source/mixed_media), which combine elements of painting and sculpture, reflecting his early training and lifelong interest in architecture. During his lifetime, Bonevardi received many honors, including the International Prize at the X Bienal de São Paulo, first prize in the "Ten Argentine Artists at the United Nations" permanent installation, and the Platinum Prize from the [Konex Foundation](/source/Konex_Foundation).

Bonevardi's work has been collected by many leading North American and Latin American museums, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim Museum in New York City; the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes and the Museo de Arte Moderno in [Buenos Aires](/source/Buenos_Aires); the [Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade in São Paulo](/source/Museum_of_Contemporary_Art%2C_University_of_S%C3%A3o_Paulo); and the [Museo Rufino Tamayo](/source/Museo_Rufino_Tamayo%2C_Mexico_City) in [Mexico City](/source/Mexico_City).

==See also==
*[Mixed media](/source/Mixed_media)
*[Shaped canvas](/source/Shaped_canvas)

==References==
*Bonevardi  - Chasing Shadows, Constructing Art
*''The Shadow Chaser'' by Dore Ashton
*''Constructing Magic'' by Ronald Christ, Ed. John Bennett and Gustavo Bonevardi. University of Texas Press [http://www.utexas.edu/utpress/books/bonbon.html]

==External links==
* [http://www.marcelobonevardi.com marcelobonevardi.com]
*[http://www.askart.com/askart/b/marcelo_bonevardi/marcelo_bonevardi.aspx Askart.com information on Marcelo Bonevardi]

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