Jorge Zontal
Slobodan Saia-Levy (born 1944 in Parma, Italy – February 3, 1994), publicly known as his pseudonym Jorge Zontal,[1][2] was a Canadian artist.
Life
Zontal was born in Parma, Italy, in 1944, the son of Yugoslav refugees. He grew up in Caracas, Venezuela, and in 1968 he earned a degree in architecture at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he also studied film making and acting. Zontal died in Toronto on February 3, 1994, of AIDS-related causes.[3][4][5]
Work
Soon after graduation, he met Felix Partz and AA Bronson while working on a film in Toronto and their group, General Idea, formed in 1969, soon became an active part of the Canadian and then the international art scene.[4] They made plans for the Miss General Idea Pageant and the 1984 Miss General Idea Pavilion as early as 1970.[6] Their multi-disciplinary work partakes of parody and includes photographic elements.[6] They sought publicity and theatre using as media, videos, scripts, artifacts and other forms of documentation to engage the art world and themselves.[7]
Further reading
- General Idea: Life & Work, by Sarah E.K. Smith published by the Art Canada Institute.
References
- ↑ General Idea biography ~ Electronic Arts Intermix Template:Webarchive
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- ↑ 2002 Laureates ~ Canada Council for the Arts Template:Webarchive
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