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List of artworks in University City of Caracas

The University City of Caracas is a World Heritage Site in Caracas, Venezuela. It is a functional university campus for the Central University of Venezuela, as well as home to 108[6] notable works of art and famous examples of creative architecture. Many works of art are modernist and mosaic. The campus was designed by architect Carlos Raúl Villanueva, who oversaw much of the construction and design work, with the artwork overseen by Mateo Manaure.

List of artworks in University City of Caracas
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Artworks within the University City[a]
LocationUniversity City of Caracas, Venezuela
CriteriaCultural: (i), (iv)
Reference986
Inscription2000 (24th Session)
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Villanueva primarily enlisted artists who were either European or had European influences – Villanueva himself had been inspired for the campus design in Paris – including members of Los Disidentes, a group of Venezuelan artists who left for Europe to break from the Mexican mural tradition.[7] Some artists did not initially want to work on the project, as they were opposed to the military dictatorship in place in Venezuela at the time, but French artist Fernand Léger encouraged them to participate by saying that "dictatorships pass but art remains"; part of Villanueva's intention was unity.[8] Latin American art scholar Monica Amor wrote that Villanueva's Synthesis of the Arts philosophy, inspired by an André Bloc approach, "advocated a strong humanist approach to urban issues of reconstruction and social healing after the devastation of World War II."[9]: 33  Amor noted that debate surrounding the dictatorship's funding of the project, and its realization in this context, persists into the 21st century.[9]: 33 

Catalan urbanist Josep Lluís Sert was involved with the Spanish pavilion at the 1937 Paris Exhibition, which was opposite the Venezuelan pavilion that Villanueva helped create; Sert's pavilion (especially the patios) as well as the ideals of the Exhibition greatly inspired Villanueva, who would become friends with Sert after the war. Sert visited the University City in the early 1950s and introduced Villanueva to Alexander Calder.[9]: 34–35 

The experience of the artwork and of the campus architecture was intended to be appreciated by moving through it, something inspired by Le Corbusier (and, in turn, Arab architecture). In the Plaza Cubierta, the center of the campus (and, at conception, Caracas), the organic forms of the winding pathways contrasts with the regular grid of its support structures, which is reflected in the artworks: curved walls support murals, breeze blocks frame design elements.[9]: 36–37  In their book Modern Architecture in Latin America: Art, Technology, and Utopia, Carranza and Lara discuss the "movements" of Villanueva's Synthesis of the Arts, and the functions of certain pieces within their spaces.

Space is known through something that moves: the object or the spectator, and walking reveals to our vision the diversity of events.

— Carlos Raúl Villanueva, quoted in Monica Amor Gego: Weaving the Space in Between[9]: 40 

Despite the philosophy of synthesis, criticism from the 1970s and the 2020s notes that not all works on the campus contribute equally as functional and artistic pieces; sculptures may not become part of the structures in the same way as murals, while some works were designed without ever seeing the campus. However, the same critics agreed that most of the works were "space definers" and as such were architectural by nature as well as artistic by design.[9]: 36 

Amor wrote that the individual artworks creating the spaces of the campus "cannot be assessed individually". She describes many of the murals on the campus as showing "repetition, discontinuity, compression and expansion, dynamism, rhythmic composition, contrasting shapes, geometric organization, and anti-hierarchical allover-ness."[9]: 37 

By Venezuelan artists edit

"El primer libro" edit

Just inside the main entrance of the Central Library is a stone depicting a petroglyph, carved by ancient indigenous people of Venezuela. The story of its placement is that it is the first book of the library, waiting for somebody to come and read it, but nobody can because the language is lost.[10] Based on comments from scholars and university figures, it has been deemed that these people do not consider the petroglyph stone to be part of the university's heritage, nor as one of the campus works of art; the same distancing is seen with other elements of indigenous culture across the country.[11] Map reference on this page: L5.

Francisco Narváez edit

Main article: Art of Francisco Narváez in the University City of Caracas

Construction of the campus began in the late 1940s, with the first artworks being installed in 1950. These were designed by Francisco Narváez for the medical complex. Narváez, an old friend of Villanueva, created many pieces of artwork for the campus, in various media.[12]:137

The mosaics at the entrance to the Institute of Experimental Medicine were installed by María Luisa Tovar.[13] Three statues by Narváez on the campus are made of Cumarebo stone: El Atleta, a large statue in the sports complex, and La educación and La ciencia in the medical complex.[12]:137 These last two are detailed depictions of female nudity,[12]:137 something Narváez covers in his art with different materials frequently. The Cumarebo stone is a favorite material of Narváez.[14] A slightly later statue, La cultura (identified as "Sculpture" in Fraser's book), is more figurative, showing the influence of the European artists designing for the campus on Narváez.[12]:137

Artworks by Francisco Narváez in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Untitled mural Mosaic mural of surgical and religious imagery, including Adam and Eve and the Holy Grail 1950 On the right-side wall at the entrance to the Institute of Experimental Medicine H5
Cristo Painted fresco depicting Jesus on the cross, surrounded by female figures 1950 Behind the altar in the Chapel of the University Hospital H13
La educación Statue, made of Cumarebo stone, of a woman sitting sideways and balancing a book on a raised knee 1950 On the first floor terrace of the Institute of Experimental Medicine H6
Untitled mural Mosaic mural of anatomical images, including a Vitruvian woman 1950-51 On the left-side wall at the entrance to the José Izquierdo Institute of Anatomy H12
Untitled mural Mosaic mural of a sea life scene, including fish, a shark, and an octopus 1951 On the wall of the university dining space; damaged during renovations C1
La ciencia Statue, made of Cumarebo stone, of a woman sitting sideways and a boy kneeling in her lap, in the position of Jesus on the cross 1951 On the first floor terrace of the José Izquierdo Institute of Anatomy H11
El Atleta Statue, made of Cumarebo stone, of a stylized geometric male athlete in an Atlas pose 1951-52 Outside the University Olympic Stadium S1
Untitled sculpture A bronze wall-mounted sculpture of José Gregorio Hernández, with a microscope and dedication plaque 1953 On an outside wall of the Institute of Experimental Medicine H4
La cultura Bronze sculpture of an abstract figure 1954 Originally placed on the tenth floor terrace of the Central Library, it was then moved to the garden of the medical complex. In 1984 it was moved to its position in the northwest of Rectory Plaza. R10
Torso Wooden sculpture of a woman's torso 1956 On the eighth floor of the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning AU2
Untitled mural Wooden panel three-dimensional relief mural of abstract shapes 1956 In the Henri Pittier Library of the Caracas Botanical Garden B2
Dr. José María Vargas A bust and dedication to José María Vargas, commissioned by rector Edmundo Chirinos to mark the bicentennial of Vargas's birth 1987 In the south of Rectory Plaza, next to the covered pathway into the Rectory building[15] R5

Alejandro Colina edit

Alejandro Colina made María Lionza, a statue of María Lionza, in 1951; a replica sits just outside the university on the Francisco Fajardo freeway, but the work is nevertheless owned by the university, protected by the university's artwork commission for the heritage site, and generally viewed as part of the campus environs. Restorer Fernando de Tovar has described the replica as "ridiculous"; it was made by Silvestre Chacón in 2004, to protect the original, which has significant heritage value. This has been a point of controversy, with some arguing that the original's heritage means it should be the only one displayed, rather than hidden for safekeeping. The original statue has been kept locked in a workshop at UCV since 2004, despite orders to put it back along the highway. It was significantly damaged when the local council took the mold to create the replica.[16]

The statue was originally made to sit outside the Olympic Stadium for the 1951 Bolivarian Games. With the expansion of the city, the road system was made larger, and the statue was moved a short distance to an island between lanes of the highway.[17]

Artworks by Alejandro Colina in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
María Lionza Giant statue depicting the indigenous goddess María Lionza riding a tapir and holding aloft a woman's pelvis[17] 1951 Original in a UCV workshop; replica along the Francisco Fajardo freeway S9

Armando Barrios edit

Villanueva approached Armando Barrios in 1952[18] to create a number of murals for the campus. Barrios' murals are mosaics made of glass, and are considered part of his "abstract-geometric" period. After 1954, his work became less abstract and incorporated more identifiable human figures.[19] As a music lover, Barrios incorporated a musical flow into his designs.[20]

Julio Nicolás Camacho has described the mural on the Museum building of Rectory Plaza poetically, referring to the images as "curtains that imitate waves [and] mountain peaks".[21]:509 The mural is 9 feet (2.7 m) high and over 66 feet (20 m) long, and is said to be a "pictorial melody".[20] Carranza and Lara wrote that the mural "aims at dematerializing the structure and form" of the museum away from a purely functional grid-like building.[7]

The Olympic Stadium murals use mosaic tiles imported from Venice. The mural here with horizontal stripes is also considered "melodic", with Ronnie Saravo Sánchez writing that the use of color and the Renaissance influence "link it conceptually with movements such as Cubism and Russian constructivism, [and] served as a support for the creation of a new universe where the figure and background are diluted until reaching an almost abstract stylization".[19]

Artworks by Armando Barrios in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Untitled mural A graphic design of overlapping lines in shades of bright blue, green, yellow and grey; the color changes where lines intersect. There is a background of vertical stripes on the right of the mural 1951 On the facade of the University Olympic Stadium, sixth mural from south to north S7
Untitled mural A graphic design of overlapping lines in shades of bright blue, green, yellow, purple and grey; the color changes where lines intersect. There is a background of horizontal stripes on the left of the mural 1951 On the facade of the University Olympic Stadium, third mural from south to north S4
Untitled mural A graphic design of overlapping lines in shades of muted purple, yellow, white and blue; the color changes where lines intersect 1953 On the north side of the west facade of the Museum Building in Rectory Plaza R8

Carlos Gonzaléz Bogen edit

Bogen lived in Paris from 1948 until 1951, returning to Venezuela to open a gallery with Mateo Manaure and contribute murals to the campus.[22] Bogen had already cultivated an interest in combining art and architecture when making great murals for walls and doors, and the Synthesis of the Arts project allowed him to explore this.[23] He also contributed several works, including murals and glassworks, to the UCV CDCH campus.[22][24][25]

Artworks by Carlos Gonzaléz Bogen in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Untitled mural Geometric shapes, mostly triangles or based on triangles, in grey, black, and yellow on a white background 1951 On the facade of the University Olympic Stadium, fifth mural from south to north S6
Untitled mural Geometric shapes, mostly triangles or based on triangles, in blue, black, and yellow on a grey background 1951 On the facade of the University Olympic Stadium, first mural from south to north S2
Untitled mural Orange, brown, and black rectangles of different sizes and perpendicular orientation are shown 1953 Lower floor of the central library, at the front of the hall of the humanities/reading hall L8
Untitled mural Rectangle and similar shapes in various shades of grey create a pattern on a wall behind stairs, there are some orange rectangles near the top 1953 or 1954 In the atrium of the Aula Magna[26] A2

Mateo Manaure edit

Main article: Art of Mateo Manaure in University City of Caracas

Mateo Manaure has a reported 26 pieces of work on the campus. Though his pieces are mostly ceramic murals, he also created wooden acoustic frames and stained-glass windows.[27] In addition, he created ventilation elements of the hospital lobby,[28] and was the artwork supervisor of the project.[29]

Artworks by Mateo Manaure in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Untitled mural A graphic design of straight and curved lines primarily in black, yellow, orange, and blue. There is little overlap of shapes. 1951 On the facade of the University Olympic Stadium, fourth mural from south to north S5
Untitled mural A graphic design of straight and curved lines primarily in shades of orange with black and blue. The shapes overlap significantly. 1951 On the facade of the University Olympic Stadium, second mural from south to north S3
Untitled mural A three-part wall of red tile at the entrance to the central library, evoking the building's facade. The library's name is written above the doors in the center, with two panels near the door, one largely white and the other largely black. 1954 Main entrance to the Central Library L4
Untitled mural An abstract geometric mural in shades of blue, red, white, and black. There are four unequally-sized sections marked by different background colors, patterned with lines and various shapes. 1954 In the covered walkway next to the entrance of the central library. It is opposite Vasarely's Positif-Negatif. PC7
Untitled mural An abstract geometric mural in shades of yellow, black, white, blue and red. It is composed of nine rectangular panels, wider than they are tall, laid out 3x3. The left and right are predominantly yellow with some white and blue; the middle column resembles a zebra crossing with nine alternating black and white stripes, black at top and bottom, patterned with thinner colored stripes. 1954 On the east facade of the Sala de Conciertos, facing the Tierra de Nadie TN2
Untitled mural Four quadrilaterals of different colors (from left to right: red, yellow, green, blue) are overlaid by a pattern of black lines 1954 Covers the external rear (north) wall of the Paraninfo auditorium hall PC1
Untitled hospital terrace mural Simple shapes in bright colors are placed sporadically across the mural. 1954[28] On the far south wall of the seventh floor terrace of the University Hospital[27]
Untitled hospital murals Seven murals, similar to the terrace mural, are inside the hospital lobby.[28] 1954[28] The lobby of the University Hospital[27]
Hospital facade Polychromatic design of the hospital facade. 1954[28] University Hospital
Untitled bimural The first side, facing the Aula Magna, has a grey background with purple horizontal stripes. There is an abstract image in white, black, and red in the right half of the mural. The second side, facing the road, is an abstract geometric design in white, red, blue, and black. Between the Berger des nuages and the first side of the bimural is a small pool. 1954 At the edge of the Plaza Cubierta behind the Aula Magna, next to Arp's Berger des nuages; in the open air by an exit of the area PC9
Untitled acoustic frames Two acoustic frames. They are made of two-colored wood, and are paneled with layers of thin slats alternately horizontal and vertical that have been stained in places to reflect the recurrent stripe designs present in Manaure's murals. One has an outer layer with vertical slats and horizontal stripes in red; the other has an outer layer with horizontal slats and vertical stripes in black. They are of obscure geometric shapes rather than having smooth edges. 1954 One on each side of the stage inside the Sala de Conciertos PC14
Untitled stained-glass windows Made of concrete and glass, these are brightly colored with large enough panels to diffuse light in artistic ways 1954 On selected walls of the Paraninfo auditorium hall PC10
Untitled curved mural A mural wrapping around a column, featuring geometric patterns in red, black and blue on a white background. There is one green shape, near the bottom at the middle. Next to the mural is a plaque. 1954 On the ground floor of the Aula Magna, between the covered lobby and the lockers A1
Untitled murals of the Faculty of Engineering A thematic single spread of murals, from the east entrance of the Faculty building winding along walls and finishing on the second floor 1954 Faculty of Engineering, east entrance, ground floor, first floor, and second floor
Untitled mural, known as La pared de ciencias A giant three-dimensional mural made of metal and painted beneath, some features look like cogs and gears 1955 Exterior wall of the Faculty of Sciences workshop building/Biblioteca Alonso Gamero SC1
Untitled mural A yellow, white, and black striped mural over panels on a zigzag wall 1956 Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, ground floor, in the corridor outside the Taller Galia, opposite mural below AU12
Untitled murals Group of five murals, separated by blocks of white, that are largely black with red, white, and yellow straight-line patterns, on a zigzag wall 1956 Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, ground floor, in the corridor outside the Taller Galia. On the wall of the T.G., opposite mural above AU3
Construcción cromática Symmetrical design of square and triangular panels, predominantly white but featuring a pattern of yellow, pink, and orange 1998 Inside FaCES, to the right of the main entrance

Héctor Poleo edit

Héctor Poleo [es] painted an unnamed fresco during 1953 and 1954 that adorns the wall of the first floor of the Rector's office in the Rectory building. The mural reflects "the academic character of the university and the [Rector's] office". A detail of the mural was used on a souvenir sheet printed by IPOSTEL in 1983 that celebrated the bicentenary of Simón Bolívar's birth.[30]

Artworks by Héctor Poleo in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Untitled fresco mural Different figures perform tasks relating to the different academic disciplines of the university, featuring architects, doctors, teachers and artists. There is also a figure appearing to sleep on the floor in the lower middle of the painting, and figures watching over the academic activities from the back. 1953-54 On an inside wall of the first floor of the Rector's office R1

Carlos Raúl Villanueva & Juan Otaola Paván edit

Villanueva designed the entire campus, and also contributed significantly to the artwork and design of the UCV Clock Tower, working with Otaola.[31] The clock tower is considered to be of revolutionary structural and symbolic design.[31]

Artworks by Juan Otaola Paván in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Torre del Reloj (Clock Tower) A tall obelisk like structure of three prestressed concrete columns twisting upwards and supported by horizontal crossbars. Atop are three simple flat disks bearing clock faces, tilted slightly. 1953 At the north edge of the Plaza del Rectorado R11

Harry Abend edit

Abend, an alumnus of the Architecture school of UCV, incorporated this practice into his sculptures, including the one situated on the campus. He worked often with tridimensional shapes, something else shown in the piece.[32]

Artworks by Harry Abend in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Homenaje al Maestro Villaneuva A concrete structure 1973 Between the tower and the library of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism AU22
Untitled sculpture A large rock suspended by an iron structure protruding from the ground, with two legs each splitting into a triangular cradle, holding the rock like a claw ? Outside the entrance to the school of metallurgy and material science

Pedro León Castro edit

Completed in 1954, Castro's mural is considered a work of Social realism.[33]

Artworks by Pedro León Castro in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Fechas Magnas de la Universidad A mural featuring professions of the university, though largely surgeons and astronomers. There are also chambers, a large image of a human brain, and a figure in a mortarboard. 1954 On the first floor of the Rectory building, University Council meeting room R3

Pascual Navarro edit

The Navarro murals of the Plaza Cubierta are easily recognized, but his mural in the library is considered a "hidden treasure" and was for a while closed off from the public due to renovations between 2007 and 2011.[34]

Artworks by Pascual Navarro in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Untitled curved mural An abstract geometric design of predominantly straight-line shapes, in white, yellow, black, and lilac 1954 At the north of the Plaza Cubierta, next to the Paraninfo PC5
Untitled mural A three-wall zigzag mural of predominantly oblong shapes with curved edges displayed horizontally, in yellow, black, purple, and white 1954 Entrance of the Sala de Conciertos from within the Plaza Cubierta, on the east side PC13
Untitled mural A single wall mural of a similar design to the three-wall one, but featuring a lot of green elements 1954 South wall of the Francisco de Miranda room ("Room E") of the central library, opposite the elevators

Alírio Oramas edit

Oramas spent time in Europe in the early 1950s, and upon his return in 1956 contributed to creating artworks specifically for the campus. He made what is said to be four murals, three for the library[c] and one for the FAU.[35]

Artworks by Alírio Oramas in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Progresión rítmica en tres movimientos On two adjoining walls are three parts of the mural. The first has a white tiled background with colorful dots in a grid pattern, and straight black lines of different angles forming a thread, creating shapes. The second has a solid blue background, and is half the size of the others; on it are two white squares, one in the bottom left and one in the top right that has been rotated to appear as a diamond. In the lower one is a 6x6 grid of colored dots, in the top is a 5x5 grid of colored dots. The third mural is a tiled blue background with the same line pattern as the first, rendered in white and rotated 180 degrees, it also has colorful semi-circles in a random pattern. 1954 On the 12th floor of the central library L3
Variación en 36 colores A curved mural with a background of various shades of grey. There are three sets of 6x6 squares made of smaller colored squares. Each has the same pattern. The first is on the left, the second is in the center and slightly higher, and is a 45 degree rotation of the first. The third is at the same height as the second, and is a further rotation, approaching but not quite reaching 180 degrees from the original. 1954 On the 12th floor of the central library L2
Untitled mural Plastic quadrangles, all aligned with a side parallel to the floor, are arranged across a wooden wall. The squares and rectangles are in blue, yellow, white and black, with some being transparent. One large transparent square overlaps another shape, and has an irregular pentagon with curved lines on it in black. 1956 On the first floor of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, in front of the study control AU17

Alejandro Otero edit

Otero had been visiting Paris in the early 1950s, but returned to Venezuela to contribute to the project.[36] A postcard featuring a photograph of his stained-glass window was published in 2007 by IPOSTEL.[37]

Artworks by Alejandro Otero in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Untitled mural Spanning a wall that is vaguely composed of two semicircular parts joined with arcs facing upwards, two large windows break the piece up. It has a black background and is laddered with white stripes, horizontal lines straight but vertical ones unevenly slanted across. Several of the quadrangles thus formed are colored in orange, yellow, and grey. 1954 Facade of the library of the Faculty of Engineering
Untitled mural A white tiled wall, with several colored rectangles, all standing on a short end, scattered across it. Each tile is bordered by metal rods. 1954 Main building of the Faculty of Engineering
Untitled mural A white tiled wall with thick black and blue stripes running from top to bottom. 1954 Auditorium of the Faculty of Engineering
Untitled mural Giant panels of blue and purple quadrangles patterned in rows.

A short, long, external wall of white with horizontal black stripes.[38]

Panels of a tall external wall, stacked, each with black vertical stripes that differ in thickness from thinnest at the left to thickest at the right, on a white background.[38]

1956 The facade of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism main building AU1
Untitled mural Painted quadrangles in faded colors, appearing as shades of grey, patterned in rows. 1957 The facade of the Faculty of Pharmacy main building
Untitled stained-glass window A stained-glass window of a similar pattern to his 1954 white-tile Faculty of Engineering mural, but with smaller colored rectangles. 1954 The east wall of the library of the Faculty of Engineering
Tres murales en policromías Three mural walls, each with a white background and stripes. The stripes are of a uniform color that differs between walls. ? Faculty of Architecture

Oswaldo Vigas edit

Oswaldo Vigas' murals form a lot of the views of the south of Rectory Plaza. Carranza and Lara describe Vigas' murals as part of Villanueva's second movement within the rhythm of the campus design, saying that they "are intended to give an impression of lightening the feeling of the Administration building and to highlight the dynamic form of the Communications building".[7]

Artworks by Oswaldo Vigas in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Composición Estática-Composición Dinámica A two panel mural, the left with an orange background and the right with a yellow one. Various elements that appear as humans or animals with teeth are rendered in a Cubist fashion, in dark shades of green and red. There are also curved elements, with the same color palette. The figures are rendered as horizontal rectangles with triangular and circular additions. 1954 On the south side of the west facade of the Museum Building in Rectory Plaza R7
Un Elemento Estático en Cinco Posiciones On a grey background, human or animal figures of a Cubist design are seen in five different positions. The figures are rendered as above, in shades of dark and muted blue, red, and yellow. 1954 On the east wall of the Communications Building in Rectory Plaza R6
Un Elemento – personaje vertical en evolución horizontal The same kind of figures are shown, but are illustrated with less solid lines and more 'brush strokes' and curves (though still tiled, mosaic-style like the others). The figures are also vertical; there are more of them, and they are in brighter and a wider range of colors, though all shades of red, yellow, green, and blue. The figures form the whole mural. 1954 On a column wall at the entrance to the Rectory R2
Un Elemento – personaje triple Three of the figures, horizontal again but brightly colored and appearing roughly sketched, are on a brightly patterned background featuring circular and branch-like images. 1954 On the east wall of the Rectory, facing the Tierra de Nadie R4

Victor Valera edit

Artworks by Victor Valera in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Untitled mural A mural in two halves, one white and one black. It features zigzag patterns of a horizontal nature continuing up each side of the piece, with elements of red. 1955 Next to the ramp at the main entrance of the Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences
Untitled mural Red triangles on protruding angles, encircling the building 1955 The exterior walls of the auditorium of the Faculty of Humanities and Education, visible from the Tierra de Nadie RT1
Untitled mural A white tiled wall with thin black lines, reflective of patterns on computer motherboards, the lines are either straight or at 45 degree angles. There are also some lines of double thickness. It is found behind a partition wall. 1956 Ground floor of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, by the ramp to the library AU15
Untitled mural A three part mural with a white background and sparse yellow and blue diagonal lines, though there are some straight lines on the pieces at the sides. The lines of the central mural converge in the center, where there appears to be an explosion of blue squares. 1956 By the entrance to the auditorium of the Faculty of Humanities and Education RT2
Negativo and Positivo Two murals, facing each other, one is white with several patterns using straight black lines, primarily vertical but in one patterned area there are some horizontal. The other mural features the same image, with the colors inverted. 1956 On the east and west walls at the main entrance of the Faculty of Humanities and Education RT4 & RT3
Untitled mural A large two-piece mural, with the pieces stacked. It has a cream background and various straight vertical lines in yellow and white. 1956 Behind the ramp, from the second floor down, in the Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences or School of Geography[38]
Dos obras mural en relieve A mural with a white background and two feature elements protruding from the wall. These are designed with zigzag patterns, the zigzag lines being vertical and running across, with horizontal lines separating the pattern into different sections that are colored in shades of teal, yellow, orange, and black. 1956 Faculty of Humanities and Education
Untitled mural Several walls of white tile, with certain individual tiles being colored in a variety of bright shades 1956 School of Psychology building, FHE
Untitled mural A set of pale grey walls with uniform white squares in a grid pattern. One or two sides of each of the squares is highlighted in black. 1956 On the wall separating the library hall and the cafeteria on the ground floor of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism AU14
Untitled mural A three part mural, the two sides bearing the same image, flipped. This is a grey background with various white and yellow diagonal and vertical lines, and a black horizontal zigzag pattern from top to bottom. The central part is similar to the white half of his mural at the entrance of the Law and Politics building, but rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise and incorporating yellow and orange in replacement of black. 1956 Next to the stairs on the top floor of the Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences
Untitled mural Almost identical to his mural of three parts by the stairs on the top floor of the Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences, but the central part features more solid red shapes, and the sides have straight yellow and white horizontal and vertical lines with no diagonal ones 1956 On the ground floor of the Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences
Untitled mural Wooden panels of pieces running top to bottom in different shades of wood, larger pieces of paler wood mark the edges and separate the mural into three parts 1956 In the cafeteria on the ground floor of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism AU13

Miguel Arroyo edit

Artworks by Miguel Arroyo in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Untitled mural A wooden wall with hundreds of deep, short notches cut in, pointing from top right to bottom left 1956 Taller Galia AU7
Untitled mural 1956 Taller Galia AU4
Untitled mural 1956 Taller Galia AU6
Untitled mural A marble wall with vertical stripes that are approximate to white, blue, black, grey and red 1956 Taller Galia AU9
Untitled mural 1956 Taller Galia AU10
Untitled mural 1956 Taller Galia AU11
Muro Blanco/Indefinido y Modificable A long wall of white with circular holes cut out in a grid formation. Several of these holes have stoppers, that fill but also stick out of the wall, and are re/movable. 1956 Taller Galia AU5
Untitled mural A black wall with circular bumps sticking out in a grid formation 1956 Taller Galia AU8

Braulio Salazar edit

In 1953 Villanueva asked Salazar to produce a stained-glass window for the university.[39]

Artworks by Braulio Salazar in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Untitled stained-glass window Twelve connected windows with various square and rectangular panes of colored glass forming an abstract geometric pattern 1956 On the wall of the auditorium in the Luis Razetti School of Medicine H1

Jesús Rafael Soto edit

Artworks by Jesús Rafael Soto in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Escultura Cinética. Hierro Policromado An iron sculpture in an odd hard-line shape of many right angles, each protruding side, including in the middle, has bars of various colors running both straight and diagonally in both directions. It is black, blue, and white. 1956 Cafeteria garden of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism AU16

Omar Carreño edit

Carreño designed the artwork and building of the entire interior and exterior of the Faculty of Dentistry; he is the only artist who contributed to the campus to create the works of an entire building alone.[40]

Artworks by Omar Carreño in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Policromías Panels on the exterior walls of the Faculty of Dentistry, with one set of panels for each floor. On one side they are primarily grey, with a black stripe on the bottom and a white stripe on top of this. Atop these stripes is a red vertical stripe on the left or right side of the panel (dependent on which side of the building it is). On another wall are panels below the windows of the building, primarily white but with a red stripe directly beneath each window. The designs are repeated around the building, with the red stripe of the grey panels swapping side. 1957 Faculty of Dentistry
Policromías The roof murals of the Faculty of Dentistry, these are largely white with a thin black line offset to the right of the middle, running top to bottom, with the right side of the mural beyond this line being red ? Faculty of Dentistry
Artwork inside the Faculty of Dentistry building ? Faculty of Dentistry[40]

Félix George edit

George was an established sculptor and doctor, who also taught at UCV until he died in 2019. As a head of department in the Faculty of Medicine, several of his sculptures were in the grounds where he worked.[41]

Artworks by Félix George in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Interángulos Burgundy wing-like panels protruding from a wall at different angles 1958 At the main entrance of the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences
Diametro Espacial A gold-colored metal circle that appears to have been sliced in half, with one semicircle hanging off the wall, but connected 1981 In the Deanery of the Faculty of Medicine[41]
Untitled sculpture A bright yellow sculpture of different flat rectangular pieces stuck together In the Deanery of the Faculty of Medicine

Gego edit

One of Gego's sculptures is in the library building of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism.[3]

Artworks by Gego in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Chorro "Aluminium rods and iron supports"[3] 1974 The exhibition hall of the library of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism AU18

Ernest Maragall i Noble edit

Artworks by Ernest Maragall in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Monumento a los caídos de la generación del 28 A woman sits weeping, holding a memento in front of her 1978 In the Tierra de Nadie, up a slope near the entrance from Rectory Plaza TN3

Guillermo Pinto edit

Artworks by Guillermo Pinto in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Bust of Tobías Lasser A bust of Tobías Lasser sits atop a small plinth; a large plaque in front dedicates the bust to Lasser, describes the man's association, and explains that Pinto created the bust at the request of Antonio Paris, the Rector at the time 2007 In the Botanical Garden, near the entrance to the Botanical Institute B4

Ibelise Lagos edit

Artworks by Ibelise Lagos in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Equilibrio A sculpture of a headless and armless woman rocking backwards on a tall stool 1991 On a platform at the top of the staircase in the central library L6

Oswaldo Lares edit

Artworks by Oswaldo Lares in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Bust of Dr. Francisco Benazi A bust of Francisco Benazi sits atop a cuboid plinth, which bears a plaque dedicating the plaza, explaining that Lares also designed the plaza with the botanical assistance of Leandro Aristeguieta 1995 In the Plaza Francisco Benazi of the Faculty of Sciences

Pedro León Zapata edit

Pedro León Zapata created a giant mural for the campus, Conductores de Venezuela, constructed over several years and finished in 1999. It depicts historical Venezuelan figures, and normal people, driving.[42]

Artworks by Pedro León Zapata in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Conductores de Venezuela A giant 165x11 metre mural depicting various Venezuelan leaders and historical figures driving motor vehicles, largely filled with dubious-looking people. The background is bright red, with the people and vehicles largely in shades of yellow, orange and green, with some blue. There is a sun in the middle. 1999 At the north of the campus, facing the Francisco Fajardo freeway, on a wall constructed for the mural as part of the Covered Gymnasium complex S8

Oscar Olivares edit

Olivares designed and directed the painting of a mural in the Botanical Garden intended to renovate the space, he created it with the assistance of volunteers who had been clearing the gardens to make it healthier.[43]

Artworks by Oscar Olivares in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Untitled mural Visually reflecting the flag of Venezuela, but "[t]he stars are shaped like birds and butterflies, the red stripe is orchids, the blue [is] trunks of trees and in the yellow tops of araguaney trees, Calder's Clouds and the UCV Clock converge"[43] 2017 The entrance of the Botanical Garden B1

By international artists edit

Alexander Calder edit

In terms of the campus, Calder is most famous for his Floating Clouds, but in fact made four pieces for the campus: the acoustic panels, a mobile, and two sculptures.

Artworks by Alexander Calder in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Floating Clouds/Nubes Many large, colorful, panels with rounded edges but in various shapes. They are both artistic and give the hall some of the world's best acoustics. 1953 On the ceiling of the Aula Magna A3
Ráfaga de nieve A mobile of white disks, like a snow flurry 1953 Hanging over a multi-story open space inside the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism AU19
Stábil con hoja horizontal A red, black, and yellow sculpture. It has a triad base and upwards protrusions of oars in the three colors, with yellow in the center appearing to 'hold' the other. The connecting rods are all red. On the bottom of the black-headed oar is a yellow oar head; on the bottom of the red-headed oar hangs a large flat black disk, parallel to the floor. 1955 Interior balcony of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism AU21
Estalagmita A tripod of two flat pieces leaning together; the piece with one leg is red, the piece with two is black. Hanging from the tip is a mobile bearing disks that are white and red. 1955 Interior balcony of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism AU20

Henri Laurens edit

Henri Laurens created one work that is placed on the campus, L'Amphion.

Artworks by Henri Laurens in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
L'Amphion A large sculpture on a cube plinth, depicting an amphibian-appearing figure with raised arms, a patterned underbelly, and thick tail. It has been described as dancing. 1953 At the northeastern corner of the Plaza Cubierta, by Léger's bimural, backing onto and visible from the Tierra de Nadie PC2

Baltasar Lobo edit

Lobo created Maternidad, which sits on the campus.

Artworks by Baltasar Lobo in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Maternidad Two abstract figures, vaguely humanoid are connected. One is depicted with breasts, the other appears to be a child on 'her'. 1953 Western side of the Tierra de Nadie TN1

Antoine Pevsner edit

One of Antoine Pevsner's Constructivist sculptures, this piece intends to show "unfolding movement in space" and "infinite surface development".[44] This specifically shows a representation of diagonal movement with thrust at a 30° angle.[45] It was designed in 1950/51.[46]

Artworks by Antoine Pevsner in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Projection dynamique dans l'espace au 30° degré A brazed brass sculpture painted with bronzine,[47] it features several twists in one solid piece and reflects the image of a solid rod diagonally wedged between a curved sheet that expands around the rod above and below 1953 In front of the cooling tower, behind the Central Library PC12

Jean (Hans) Arp edit

Arp's 1954[48] sculpture known as the Berger des nuages, Pastor de nubes, or Cloud Shepherd,[49] is a large abstract sculpture behind the Aula Magna.[48][50]

He also made a relief mural for the campus, called Siluetas en relieve. The restoration of this mural was a complicated process because of how the shapes comprising the piece had been attached to the wall behind. It largely focused on maintaining the integrity of the original as it had been placed, removing salt stains and other damage acquired by exposure.[51]

Artworks by Jean (Hans) Arp in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Berger des nuages Pure bronze[50] sculpture of a pseudo-creature, with cloud-like lines denying its identity 1954 At the southwestern edge of the Plaza Cubierta, to the rear of the Aula Magna, in a small open-air square with Manaure's bimural and a small pool PC8
Siluetas en relieve A collection of abstract shapes made of aluminium sheets, with an aluminium skeleton underneath that connects to rods holding the shapes to its concrete wall; the wall is coated with layers of white paint 1956 Indoor courtyard of the Psychology Library; next to Taeuber-Arp's Sonoridad

André Bloc edit

Bloc's mural's location is now a Bank of Venezuela.[8]

Artworks by André Bloc in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Untitled mural A mural of tiles in bright colors, with three-dimensional features in equally bright colors. All elements are different shapes, some spiky and some curved. 1954 Former mail room in the Communications building; now a location of the Bank of Venezuela R9

Fernand Léger edit

Artworks by Fernand Léger in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Untitled bimural A curved mural with a different piece on each side, the apex of the curve points away from the Plaza Cubierta and towards L'Amphion. On this side is a yellow, blue, and red mural with white elements; over the yellow are red tridents pointing outwards on both sides, with a blue 'u' shape offset to the right of center, another blue shape appears to be underneath an element of white offset to the left of center. On the other side are two images of green, orange, red, and an earthy yellow. The image on the left appears to be a Cubist rendering of a bird, the image on the right one of a snake or similar. 1954 At the northeast of the Plaza Cubierta, next to L'Amphion PC3
Untitled stained-glass window A large stained-glass window; a blue background appears to have red flames on its left and yellow stems on its right. Across the image are green squashed circle shapes. The panes of glass are irregularly designed. 1954 East wall of a Central Library corridor, inwards-facing L7

Victor Vasarely edit

Artworks by Victor Vasarely in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Sophia A three piece mural of white background and black lines, appearing to be stripes showing reverberation. It is said to reflect the functional grilles on the building that are directly below each of the three panels. 1954 The east wall of the cooling tower PC11
+ - (Positif-Negatif) A 'wall' of metal panels hanging vertically, some of which are sectioned to have pieces positioned on a different angle to the rest of the stripe, creating the effect of geometric shapes appearing when viewed from different positions. It is placed below a pentagonal gap to allow sunlight through the panels. 1954 Plaza Cubierta, outside the Sala de Conciertos PC6
Hommage à Malevitch A curved bimural with a yellow, orange and brown pattern of geometric shapes. It is the same pattern on both sides, but reversed on one so as the give the effect it is a single piece. At one edge (the one not on the patch of grass) is a square section that is entirely yellow on one side of the wall and entirely black on the other, with a smaller square within this appearing to be cut out and wedged back in diagonally, hanging by two corners within the frame. On the yellow side, this cut-out is black, and the other way round for the black side. 1954 Roughly the center of the Plaza Cubierta PC4

Sophie Taeuber-Arp edit

Artworks by Sophie Taeuber-Arp in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Sonoridad A tiled mural that is largely white, but featuring patterns of tiles in red, black, grey, and blue. The patterns reflect reaching for the middle of the piece. 1955 Indoor courtyard of the Psychology Library; next to Arp's Siluetas en relieve

Wifredo Lam edit

Artworks by Wifredo Lam in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Untitled mural On a pale green background is a bright flowery tropical pattern of yellow, pink, dark green and black with some white. On top of these is a three dimensional relief of a similar flowery nature, predominantly in the same pale green of the background but with yellow, pink, and white parts. 1957 In the Botanical Institute B3

Pablo Toscano edit

Artworks by Pablo Toscano in University City of Caracas[b]
Work Description Year Location Map ref.
Triunfo del trópico A large wall painting of a leafy green bundle emerging from the sea, sprouting colorful flowers, birds, and fishes in all directions 1998 In the Alfonso Gamero library of the Faculty of Sciences SC2

Map of artworks edit

Map of artworks in University City of Caracas[a]
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Complete list edit

Image Artist Work Year Map ref.
 
 Indigenous people of Venezuela El primer libro ancient[10] L5
 
 Francisco Narváez Mural 1950[13] H5
 
 Francisco Narváez Cristo 1950[52] H13
 
 Francisco Narváez La educación 1950[14] H6
 
 Francisco Narváez Mural 1950-51[53] H12
 
 Carlos González Bogen Mural 1951[54] S2
 
 Mateo Manaure Mural 1951[54] S3
 
 Armando Barrios Mural 1951[54] S4
 
 Mateo Manaure Mural 1951[54] S5
 
 Carlos González Bogen Mural 1951[54] S6
 
 Armando Barrios Mural 1951[54] S7
 
 Francisco Narváez Mural 1951[36] C1
 
 Francisco Narváez La ciencia 1951[55] H11
 
 Francisco Narváez El Atleta 1951-52[56] S1
 
 Alejandro Colina María Lionza 1951 S9
 
 Francisco Narváez Sculpture of José Gregorio Hernández 1953[57] H4
 
 Armando Barrios Mural 1953[58] R8
 
 Alexander Calder Nubes 1953[59] A3
 
 Carlos González Bogen Mural 1953[54] L8
 
 Henri Laurens L'Amphion 1953[60]:359 PC2
 
 Baltasar Lobo Maternidad 1953[60]:359 TN1
 
 Antoine Pevsner Projection dynamique dans l'espace au 30° degré 1953[60]:359 PC12
 
 Héctor Poleo Fresco mural 1953-54[30] R1
 
 Carlos Raúl Villanueva & Juan Otaola Paván UCV Clock Tower 1953[61] R11
 
 Jean (Hans) Arp Berger des nuages 1954[48] (other sources 1953)[62][60] PC8
 
 Carlos González Bogen Mural 1953[54] or 1954[36] A2
 
 André Bloc Mural 1954[36][63] R9
 
 Pedro León Castro Fechas Magnas de la Universidad 1954[36][64] R3
 
 
 Fernand Léger Bi-Mural 1954[60]:359 PC3
 
 
 Fernand Léger Stained-glass window 1954[60]:359 L7
 
 Mateo Manaure Mural 1954[4] L4
 
 Mateo Manaure Mural 1954[65] PC7
 
 Mateo Manaure Mural 1954[66] TN2
 
 Mateo Manaure Mural 1954[67] PC1
 
 Mateo Manaure Murals of the Hospital 1954[36]
 
 Mateo Manaure Hospital facade 1954[36]
 
 
 Mateo Manaure Bimural 1954[68] PC9
 
 Mateo Manaure Acoustic frames 1954[69] PC14
 
 Mateo Manaure Stained-glass windows 1954[70] PC10
 
 
 Mateo Manaure Mural 1954[71] A1
 
 
 
 
 
 Mateo Manaure Murals of the Faculty of Engineering 1954[27][36][38]
 
 Francisco Narváez La cultura 1954[62] R10
 
 Pascual Navarro Curved mural 1954[72] PC5
 
 Pascual Navarro Mural 1954[36] PC13
 
 Pascual Navarro Mural 1954[34] L1
 
 Alírio Oramas Progresión rítmica en tres movimientos 1954[36] L3
 
 Alírio Oramas Variación en 36 colores 1954[54] L2
 
 Alejandro Otero Stained-glass window 1954[73]
 
 Alejandro Otero Mural 1954[36]
 
 Alejandro Otero Mural 1954[36]
 
 Alejandro Otero Mural 1954[36]
 
 Victor Vasarely Sophia 1954[60]:359 PC11
 
 Victor Vasarely + - (Positif-Negatif) 1954[60]:359 PC6
 
 
 Victor Vasarely Hommage à Malevitch (bimural) 1954[60]:359 PC4
 
 Oswaldo Vigas Composición Estática-Composición Dinámica 1954[74] R7
 
 Oswaldo Vigas Un Elemento Estático en Cinco Posiciones 1954[75] R6
 
 Oswaldo Vigas Un Elemento – personaje vertical en evolución horizontal 1954[76] R2
 
 Oswaldo Vigas Un Elemento – personaje triple 1954[77] R4
 
 Alexander Calder Ráfaga de nieve 1955[62] AU19
 
 Alexander Calder Stábil con hoja horizontal 1955[3][d] AU21
 
 Alexander Calder Estalagmita 1955[3] AU20
 
 Sophie Taeuber-Arp Sonoridad 1955[54]
 
 Victor Valera Mural 1955[36][54]
 
 Victor Valera Mural 1955[78]:89 RT1
 
 Mateo Manaure La pared de ciencias 1955[27][36][79] SC1
 
 Miguel Arroyo Mural 1956[54] AU7
 
 Miguel Arroyo Mural 1956[3] AU4
 
 Miguel Arroyo Mural 1956[3] AU6
 
 Miguel Arroyo Mural 1956[54] AU9
 
 Miguel Arroyo Mural 1956[3] AU10
 
 Miguel Arroyo Mural 1956[3] AU11
 
 Miguel Arroyo Muro blanco/Indefinido y modificable 1956[3][54] AU5
 
 Miguel Arroyo Mural 1956[54] AU8
 
 Mateo Manaure Mural 1956[27][54] AU12
 
 
 Mateo Manaure Mural 1956[27][54] AU3
 
 Francisco Narváez Torso 1956[62] AU2
 
 Francisco Narváez Mural 1956[38] B2
 
 Alirio Oramas Mural 1956[3] AU17
 
 Alejandro Otero Mural 1956 AU1
 
 Braulio Salazar Stained-glass window 1956[80] H1
 
 Jesús Rafael Soto Escultura Cinética. Hierro Policromado 1956[3] AU16
 
 Jean (Hans) Arp (other sources Sophie Taeuber-Arp)[36] Siluetas en relieve 1956[51]
 
 Victor Valera Mural 1956[36] AU15
 
 Victor Valera Mural 1956[54] RT2
 
 
 Victor Valera Negativo
&
Positivo 		1956[54] RT4
&
RT3
 
 Victor Valera Mural 1956[36][54]
 
 Victor Valera Dos obras mural en relieve 1956[54]
 
 Victor Valera Mural 1956[54]
 
 Victor Valera Mural 1956[54] AU14
 
 Victor Valera Mural 1956[38]
 
 Victor Valera Mural 1956
 
 Victor Valera Mural 1956 AU13
 
 Omar Carreño Policromías 1957
 
 Wifredo Lam Mural 1957[36][81] B3
 
 Alejandro Otero Mural 1957
 
 Félix George Interángulos 1958[82]
 
 Harry Abend Homenaje al Maestro Villanueva 1973[3] AU22
 
 Gego Chorro 1974[3] AU18
 
 Ernest Maragall Monumento a los caídos de la generación del 28 1978[62] TN3
 
 Félix George Diametro Espacial 1981[82]
 
 Francisco Narváez Dr. José María Vargas 1987[62] R5
Ibelise Lagos Equilibrio 1991[4] L6
 
 Oswaldo Lares Bust of Dr. Francisco Benazi 1995
 
 
 
 Pedro León Zapata Los Conductores de Venezuela 1996-2000[36] S8
 
 Mateo Manaure Construcción cromática 1998[83]
 
 Pablo Toscano Triunfo del trópico 1998[84] SC2
 
 ? Mural 2000
 
 Guillermo Pinto Bust of Tobías Lasser 2007 B4
 
 Oscar Olivares Mural 2017[43] B1
 
 Harry Abend Sculpture ?[85]
 
 Alejandro Otero Tres murales en policromías [82]
 
 Omar Carreño Policromías [82]
 
 Félix George Sculpture [41]

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Adapted from a map of murals,[1] artwork listings,[2] a map of the FAU,[3] a map of the cultural center,[4] a pamphlet on art in several other locations,[5] as well as other public access maps of the campus and artwork location descriptions
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak Where not otherwise referenced in-line, the information is from the work's citation in the complete list
  3. ^ Here these are listed as two. Two of the mural pieces form one titled piece, Progresión rítmica en tres movimientos.
  4. ^ In this image, on the far side of the balcony is one of Valera's murals (right) and an unknown sculpture (left). Part of Calder's Ráfaga de nieve is seen on the far left.

References edit

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