Alejandro Otero (El Manteco, Bolívar March 7, 1921 - Caracas 13th, August 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.
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A sculpture by Alejandro Otero at Jesús Soto Museum of Modern Art |
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| Born | March 7, 1921 El Manteco, Bolívar |
| Died | August 13, 1990 Caracas |
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| Field | geometric abstract painter, sculptor, writer, cultural promoter |
| Movement | Op Art, Geometric abstraction |
| Influenced by | Piet Mondrian |
| Awards | 1940: 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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