Word: buscaglia
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...looked better. This, unhappily, is even more often the case with art juries and the prizes they give. Why prizes need be selected at all, save for reasons of incentive, is a much argued question which rarely gets answered. Yet, this jury did well. First prize went to Jose Buscaglia for his sculpture ". . . of an Inspiration." Sculptors too often suffer the fate of going unnoticed in an exhibition of paintings, as if their contribution was to be taken as decor, and it is good to see first prize go to a sculpture of remarkable proficiency. The work is actually...
Cash prizes, two for $25 and one for $50, will be awarded at the opening to Jose A. Buscaglia '60 for sculpture, Willard D. Midgette '58 for graphics, and Yoshiaki Shimizu '60 for painting...
...that it reveals. Unfortunately a few artists whose work adorns magazine covers and theatrical stages are missing, however this is no one's fault but their own. It is hoped they will be less reticent in the future. Painters Yoshaiki Shimizu and Alden Christie, as well as sculptor Jose Buscaglia, particularly distinguish themselves by their technical skill. In Shimizu's The Climbers the mesage is forceful and direct. The figures are painted in a monumental, realistic style. Bright, clear colors convey the brilliance of the sun's reflection and massive forms suggest in their postures strength and determination. One disturbing...
...Jose Buscaglia's sculpture marks him as one of the most proficient and talented of this group of artists. The bust of Don Jose is imposing. The surface treatment is unusual and very expressive. Childbirth of a Country Woman, also in plaster, is as much a technical achievement but far less successful. The moods of the two figures, the man and woman are so opposed that it is impossible to believe that that two human beings could be in proximity. The kneeling man's expression of contemplation is quite out of keeping with the shriek of pain that writhes from...
...Jose A. Buscaglia '60 and William L. Kierstead '53 are co-chairmen of Dudley's Fine Arts Committee, which is sponsoring the exhibition...