Oswaldo Guayasamín
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Oswaldo Guayasamn (July 6, 1919 – March 10, 1999) was an Ecuadorian master painter and sculptor of Quechua and Mestizo origins.
Early life
Guayasamn was born in Quito, Ecuador, to a native father and a Mestiza mother, both of Kichwa descent. His family was poor, and his father spent the majority of his life as a carpenter. Oswaldo Guayasamn began working as a taxi and truck driver later in life. He was the oldest of ten children in his household. When he was young, he loved drawing caricatures of his teachers and the children with whom he competed. He displayed an early passion for art. He created a Pan-American art of human and socioeconomic injustices that attracted international attention.
He graduated from the School of Fine Arts in Quito as a painter and sculptor. He also studied architecture at the University of On the other hand, he also studied architecture. He had his first exhibition when he was 23, 1942. While he was attending college, his best friend died during a Quito protest. Los Nios Muertos (The Dead Children) was inspired by this incident, which would later inspire one of his paintings. This event also inspired him to form his opinion about the people and the culture in which he lived.
Guayasamn began painting when he was six years old. He loved to draw from that age. His art career had many highlights, ranging from watercolors and modeling all the way to his signature humanity works. Although tragedy shaped Guayasamn's art, it was his friend's death that inspired him to create powerful representations of truth in society and injustices around him. Although his passion was never connected with his education, he began selling his art before he could even read. His passion flourished after he studied at the School of Fine Arts in Quito.
La Galera Caspicara, an art gallery established by Eduardo Kingman in 1940, was one of the first places to visit Guayasamn. His themes of misogyny in lower socioeconomic classes enabled him to stand out and gain more attention. The painting El Silencio, in particular, was a work of art on display at this exhibition that stood out. It marks a change in Guayasam's work from storytelling to focusing on his subjects, emphasizing all human suffering.
Guayasamn met José Clemente Orozco while traveling in the United States and Mexico from 1942 to 1943. They travelled together to many of South America's diverse countries. They visited Peru, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Uruguay, and other nations. He learned more of the indigenous lifestyle and poverty that appeared in his paintings during these journeys.
The Congress of Ecuador ordered Guayasamn to paint a mural depicting Ecuador's past. Because of its tumultuous nature, the US Government has chastised him because one of the paintings depicts a man wearing a Nazi helmet with the word "CIA" on it.
In 1948, Oswaldo Guayasamn claimed first prize at the Ecuadorian Salón Nacional de Acuarelistas y Dibujantes. In 1955, he took first prize at the Third Hispano-American Biennial of Art in Barcelona. He was named the best South American painter at the Fourth Biennial of So Paulo in 1957.
The artist's last shows were unveiled in the Luxembourg Palace in Paris and in the Palais de Glace in Buenos Aires in 1995. Guayasamn's Quito Museum features his work. His photographs capture political injustice, bigotry, hunger, Latin American life, and class inequity in large South America.
Guayasamn devoted his life to painting, sculpting, and amassing. In general, and in particular, Fidel Castro. According to UNSCO, he was given a prize for "an entire life of service for peace." His death on March 10, 1999 was regarded as a major loss to Ecuador and occurred in the midst of a national and socioeconomic crisis, with the indigenous people (whom he spent his life supporting) and other segments of society on the day. He is still regarded as a national treasure, and José Camón Aznar has compared him to Latin America's Michelangelo.
A building co-designed by Guayasamn, La Capilla del Hombre ("The Chapel of Man"), was completed and opened to the public in 2002, three years after his death. The Chapel is meant to record not only man's cruelty to man but also humanity's potential for greatness. It is co-located with Guayasamn's house in the hills overlooking Quito.
Career
Guayasamín started painting from the time he was six years old. He loved to draw from that age. Starting from watercolors and transforming all the way through to his signature humanity pieces, his art career had many highlights. Although tragedy molded Guayasamín's work, it was his friend's death that inspired him to paint powerful symbols of truth in society and injustices around him. While his interest was seldom with his school work, he began selling his art before the time that he could even read. After his attendance at the School of Fine Arts in Quito, his career took off.
La Galería Caspicara, an art gallery opened by Eduardo Kingman in 1940, was one of the first places that Guayasamín was featured. His themes of oppression in the lower social classes allowed him to stand out and gain more recognition. El Silencio in particular, was a painting from this showcase that stood out. It marks a shift in Guayasamín's work from storytelling to focusing on his subjects symbolizing all human suffering.
Guayasamín met José Clemente Orozco while traveling in the United States of America and Mexico from 1942 to 1943. They traveled together to many of the diverse countries in South America. They visited Peru, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and other countries. Through these travels, he observed more of the indigenous lifestyle and poverty that appeared in his paintings.
In 1988 the Congress of Ecuador asked Guayasamín to paint a mural depicting the history of Ecuador. Due to its controversial nature, the United States Government criticized him because one of the figures in the painting shows a man in a Nazi helmet with the lettering "CIA" on it.
Oswaldo Guayasamín won first prize at the Ecuadorian Salón Nacional de Acuarelistas y Dibujantes in 1948. He also won the first prize at the Third Hispano-American Biennial of Art in Barcelona in 1955. In 1957, at the Fourth Biennial of São Paulo, he was named the best South American painter.
The artist's last exhibits were inaugurated by him personally in the Luxembourg Palace in Paris, and in the Palais de Glace in Buenos Aires in 1995. In Quito, Guayasamín built a museum that features his work. His images capture the political oppression, racism, poverty, Latin American lifestyle, and class division found in much of South America.
Guayasamín dedicated his life to painting, sculpting and collecting. He was an ardent supporter of the communist Cuban Revolution in general and Fidel Castro in particular. He was given a prize for "an entire life of work for peace" by UNESCO. His death on March 10, 1999, was considered a great loss to Ecuador and occurred in the midst of a political and socioeconomic crisis, with the day marked by strikes by the indigenous people (whom he spent his life supporting) and other sectors of society. He is still lauded as a national treasure and has been likened to the Michelangelo of Latin America by the Spanish art historian José Camón Aznar.
In 2002, three years after his death, a building co-designed by Guayasamín, La Capilla del Hombre ("The Chapel of Man"), was completed and opened to the public. The Chapel is meant to document not only man's cruelty to man but also the potential for greatness within humanity. It is co-located with Guayasamín's home in the hills overlooking Quito.