Oswaldo Guyasamín1919-1999

Where did he come from?

Born July 6, in Quito, Ecuador

Mestizo Background Father was

indigenous,Mother was mestizo.

Graduated from the School of Fine Arts in Quito as a sculptor and painter.

Had 180 personal exhibitions

Green Quito-1948

His Politics

Activist- much of his work was in response to political

violence.

“My painting is to hurt, to scratch and hit inside people’s hearts. To show what Man does against Man.”-O.G.

More Politics

His work deals with anger,grief, violence and social injustice Peers with Gabriel Orozco and Roberta Menchu

His work was influenced by "CIA sponsored invasions of Panama and the Dominican Republic", and the tortures and genocide by the dictators of Latin America”

Recognized by the Ninth Meeting of Latin American Presidents as an activist against violence and injustice.

Supporter of Fidel Castro and the ideals of the Cuban Revolution.

Politics in Paint

Series of work

– La Edad de La IraThe Age of anger

– La TernuraThe Age of Tenderness

Images of Mothers and child, lovers Use of vivid color

Las Manos De La Protesta

La Espera

Based off the

murder and torture

of activist folk

singer Victor Jara

Left Wing activist

Pro-Allende

Allende killed by Coup

Themes

The Age of Anger Hands and Faces

Used to show emotion

Color Cool and Warm

On a mural in Congress in Ecuador. It shows past Ecuadorian dictators next to nazis with CIA on

their hat. Us tried to cut off economic aid.

That “type of bullying was exactly was he was trying to express, and the work remains

unchanged”

Exhibition in the US

Of Rage and Redemption

Febuary 2008-August 2009

Included work from1937-1997

80+ images

Nepalm-1976

What He left Behind

Guayasamin foundation His house and private collection that he

opened to the public after he died 800 Pre-colombian sculptures

La Capilla Del Hombre Last Project before he passed away Finished in 2002

La Capilla Del Hombre

In Quito, Ecuador Influenced by Incan temples A cultural space dedicated to the indigenous

man.

Bibliography Museum of Latin American Art-

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Oswaldo Guayasamin website-http://www.guayasamin.com/pages_ing/2_obra_esculturas.htm

Remedios Varo Art- http://www.remediosvaro.biz/oswaldo_guayasamin. Destination

360-htmhttp://www.destination360.com/south-america/ecuador/guayasamin-museum

Absolute Astronomy-http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Oswaldo_Guayasam%C3%ADn

Oswaldo Guayasamin-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e91roZE2e4c