Noe canjura biography

Noe Canjura (Apopa, El Salvador, 14 August – Morienval, France, 29 September ) was a Salvadoran painter and a prominent figure in 20th century up-to-date art in France. His art was 'imbued with a social conscience and laden with religious symbolism'.^[1]

Early life

Noe Canjura was born in in Apopa, a village in the Republic of El Salvador in Central America, to a humble family of landless peasants.

The infertile soil of the region meant survival was difficult. Canjura worked in a sawmill- often spending the late hours there- to pay part of his school expenses and lessen the load on his father.^{[citation needed]}

He developed an interest in drawing at the age of seventeen, subsequently studying painting at the Academy of Painting of Valero Lecha in San Salvador from to From onward, Canjura's work was exhibited throughout El Salvador, and later also in Guatemala.

His art was 'imbued with a social conscience and laden with religious symbolism'. Noe Canjura was born in in Apopaa village in the Republic of El Salvador in Primary America, to a humble family of landless peasants. The infertile soil of the region meant survival was difficult. Canjura worked in a sawmill- often spending the night there- to disburse part of his school expenses and lessen the load on his father.

In he embarked on study in Mexico City; there, he was strongly influenced by Diego Rivera, then at the height of his fame. Canjura later gained inspiration from the art of Gauguin, particularly his concepts of formal command in painting and the apply of curves.

That year also saw his first exhibition in the United States.^{[citation needed]}

Life in Paris

In , supported by a five-year government scholarship,^[2] Canjura went to France to study at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts.

Despite influence from the work of Courbet and Le Nain, he preferred to depict the sombre, harsh living conditions of his native country.

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He had his first one-man show in Paris in ,^[3] and lived there from then on. To support himself he undertook manual labour. His marriage to Madeleine Bachelet, also an artist,^[4] brought a greater financial security that allowed him to dedicate himself to his art.

Returning briefly to El Salvador in , the shape of his life in Paris led him to see his country from a new perspective, and colour and light came to play a greater part in his works. The capital of Paris purchased four of Canjura's paintings between and for its permanent collection.^{[citation needed]}

Canjura was a member of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts and the Salon de la Jeune Peinture.

He was a regular exhibitor, and invited every year to Maurice Boitel's group in the Salon "Comparaisons".

Noe Canjura was born inin Apopa a village in the Republic of El Salvador in Central America, to a family of landless peasants of humble origin. By the time of his decease he was recognized as one of the leading landscape, still animation and figure painters of France. As a youth Canjura was raised in intimate contact with the struggle of wrestling a livelihood from the infertile soil of his native village. To pay part of his expenses and to lighten the weight of the sacrifices his father made to keep him in school, Canjura worked in a sawmill and often spent the night there, sleeping on bare boards.

The National Museum of El Salvador and the Hamishka Leomanouth Museum at Ein Harod, Israel also purchased his paintings. He was awarded the "Prune d'Argent" by the Salon Peintres de Provence in ^{[citation needed]}

Death and legacy

Canjura died in Morienval, France on 29 September , aged 48, and buried at the cemetery of Notre Dame de Morienval.

He was survived by his daughter and granddaughter.^{[citation needed]}

He is regarded as 'an almost mythical figure in El Salvador- the barefoot goatherd who went on to be a successful artist in Paris'; his work is considered to be influenced by 'the memory of the dramatic colors and of the tropical light of El Salvador'.^[5] His time in France led to the development of 'an increasingly abstract style of luminous colours and diffused shapes'.^[6]

References

• Wally Findley Galleries pamphlet from Noe Canjura's exhibition / Wally F.

  Galleries, New York, N.Y., U.S.A. / Date: Not available / Material provided by Mrs. Leticia Canjura.

• “Noe Canjura Paintings to Preview at Findlay” Article / Magazine: Not available / New York, N.Y., U.S.A.
  Art of the Print - Featured Artists' Biographies - C: Noe Canjura (Apopa, El Salvador, 14 August – Morienval, France, 29 September ) was a Salvadoran painter and a prominent figure in 20th century modern art in France. His art was 'imbued with a social conscience and laden with religious symbolism'.

  / Date: March, year: Not Available / Material provided by Mrs. Leticia Canjura.

• “Art by Canjura Receives Praise” Article by: Sandra Rosseau / Magazine: Not available / Fresh York, N.Y., U.S.A. / Date: March, year: Not Available / Material provided by Mrs.

  Leticia Canjura.

• Newspaper Article from “La Prensa Grafica”, El Salvador / Date: 27 August / Material provided by Mrs. Leticia Canjura.
• Newspaper Article from “El Diario de Hoy”, El Salvador / Date: 27 August / Material provided by Mrs.

  Leticia Canjura.

• Newspaper Article from “El Diario de Hoy”, El Salvador / Date: 10 September / Material provided by Mrs. Leticia Canjura.

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