TITLE: EXPRESSING THROUGH ART IMAGES

OSWALDO GUAYASAMÍN

Oswaldo Guayasamín is an Ecuadorian artist who was born on July 6, 1919, in Quito, Ecuador. He came from a humble background, with a Kichwa father and a Mestiza mother. He was the oldest of ten siblings. Even as a child, he loved to draw and was quite talented. His father worked as a carpenter, and he worked as a taxi and truck driver.

Guayasamín followed his passion for art and attended the School of Fine Arts in Quito for seven years. He was excellent in his studies and earned the title of painter and sculptor in 1941. In 1942, he held his first art exhibition in Quito, which caused controversy because of his strong social critique of his artwork.

Preguntas abiertas

Respuesta orientativa: Por su fuerte crítica social a la desigualdad, la pobreza y la opresión, temas incómodos para parte de la élite.

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Cronología biográfica de Oswaldo Guayasamín

timeline
  title Oswaldo Guayasamín
  1919 : Nace en Quito (6 de julio)
  Infancia : Familia humilde, padre Kichwa, madre Mestiza, 10 hermanos
  1934-1941 : Estudia en la Escuela de Bellas Artes de Quito (7 años)
  1941 : Obtiene el título de pintor y escultor
  1942 : Primera exposición de arte en Quito (con controversia)

Tablas

Glosario

• Ecuadorian: Ecuatoriano/a.
• humble background: Origen humilde.
• Kichwa: Pueblo indígena andino del Ecuador.
• Mestiza: Mujer mestiza (mezcla de ascendencia indígena y europea).
• carpenter: Carpintero.
• sculptor: Escultor.
• exhibition: Exposición.
• controversy: Controversia, polémica.
• social critique: Crítica social.

Fuentes

• Fuente de la ilustración.
• Fuente de la fotografía de materiales de pintura.