Jorge Camacho (painter)
Jorge R. Camacho Lazo (Havana, January 5, 1934) is a Cuban painter.
In 1952, he left law studies to dedicate himself to painting. In 1959, he met his colleague José Luis Cuevas and they both investigated the sources of Mayan culture.
Camacho arrived to Paris in 1959 where he met his friend Augustín Cárdenas. In 1961, he met the poet André Breton, and he quickly joined their surrealism tendencies.
His pictures deal with grief-stricken worlds where the most sophisticated esotericism includes an outstanding charm.
He has lived in Paris since 1975.
Todo el mundo habla de surrealismo, pero son muy pocos los que lo comprenden (Everybody talks about surrealism, but it is only understood by very few people) Jorge Camacho.
Prizes
- São Paulo honourable mention, 1959
Bibliography
- Christian Nicaise, Jorge Camacho, les livres illustrés, L'Instant perpétuel, Rouen, 2009