Aída Poblete

Aída Poblete del Solar (16 April 1914 (Also cited as 1916.) A representative of the Chilean Generation of '40 , Poblete played a key role in the development of abstract art in Chile. From 1938 to 1945, Vicuña studied at the Arts Faculty of the University of Chile where she was student of Pablo Burchard.

Career Poblete belonged to the Generation of '40 group of Chilean painters.

In 1953, Poblete co-founded of the Group of Five along with Matilde Pérez, Ximena Cristi, Sergio Montecinos and Ramón Vergara. The group aimed to move away from traditional figurative representation and held an exhibition at the Instituto Chileno-Francés de Cultura in Santiago.

Poblete's work is known to have been influenced conceptually by Emilio Pettoruti. In 1976, Poblete retired from teaching in order to concentrate on her artistic practice.

Personal life On 23 September 2000 Poblete died in Santiago, aged 86.