Ángel Hurtado
Writing
Biography
Ángel Hurtado (El Tocuyo, Venezuela, October 27, 1927), is a Venezuelan visual artist and filmmaker, known both for his pictorial work and for his documentary film work on Latin American visual artists such as Jesús Soto, Cruz-Diez, Alejandro Otero, José Luis Cuevas, Héctor Poleo, Joaquín Torres García, José Antonio Velásquez, among others.
Known For
Gregor Samsa tries to get up to go to work, but realizes that during the night he has turned into a gigantic insect. Venezuelan adaptation based on Jorge Luis Borges' translation of Franz Kafka's novel.
La metamorfosis
"A visual poem to the glory of Venice by the gifted young Venezuelan painter, with music by Vivaldi." –G. Weinberg
Venezia
An abstract film in which Jesús Soto's art and André Almuro's musique concrete combine to evoke the modern age.
Vibrations
Film by Ángel Hurtado, which premieres today at the Cine-club Universitaire, Paris.
La chambre d’à côté
A thief breaks into a house and takes everything.
Al fin solo
Experimental film on the work of Carlos Cruz-Diez, with electronic music by Antonio Estévez.