Luis Molinari

Luis Molinari (born in 1929 in Guayaquil, Ecuador) was a member of VAN, a group of informal constructivist artists founded by Enrique Tábara.

Molinari began his artistic career focused on formalism, but soon discovered the works of Vasarely and was inspired by geometric forms and their rich optical effects. In 1960, Molinari traveled to Paris, France, where he began work with the Group de Recherche d'Art Visuel. He soon developed his own style, inspired by that of his compatriot Tábara, that fused the tropical nature of his hometown into the informal constructivist geometry, toward the creation of a visual autonomy.

As other informalists, Molinari sought to honor the history of his homeland painting in 1974, "Temple of the nuns-Uxmal", a tribute to pre-Columbian architecture.

References

*Ministry of Education and Culture of Ecuador; principally Castelo, Hernán Rodriguez (n.d.). "Panorama of the Arté": "Ecuadorian Library of the Family number nine". National Publishing Corporation (House of the Ecuadorian), n.p..