| My artistic endeavor have led me towards a personal | | | | within Peruvian, Chinese and Mexican cultures.In Peru, |
| sense of mission, because the visual arts are more | | | | it is not common for Peruvian artist to step out of |
| than a passive representation of the life style and | | | | the European style taught to them in college.I choose |
| culture of the Incas, Aztecs, Mayas and Chinese of | | | | to emphasize in Incan, Aztecs and Mayan organic |
| the Asian-pacific.Through my work, I seek to | | | | cultures of our ancestors. Rather than naming old |
| preserve and stimulate an alternative vision to the | | | | masters and legends as my inspiration, style, and |
| modern industrialized twenty-first Century. Western | | | | subjects I choose to name my mother as my true |
| culture has moved away from the serene life style | | | | inspiration.My mother Ceferina has lived a tranquil life |
| that my ancestors lived. It is more important to | | | | until now. I pay direct tribute to women such as my |
| recognize that we indigenous hold on to a distinct | | | | mother. She gave me tenderness care, dedication |
| culture with other values other ways of seeking the | | | | and guidance to pursue my career.I paint Mother |
| world.I am forty-nine years old and was born in the | | | | Nature as the Creator of All Cultures. His is a tribute |
| Peruvian altiplano of Puno. The traditional indigenous | | | | to Incan Indian women because they often work |
| highlands of the Andean Mountain are portrayed in | | | | harder than men. Most of them spend all day working |
| my art. My parents had been driven there from their | | | | in the fields with three to five children to care for, |
| home near the ancient Andean ruins of the Incas. | | | | and often carrying one of them on their backs.They |
| This was the result of their families disapproved of | | | | are willing to fight for a better life. I render an |
| their relationship. I returned my home village at the | | | | emotional tone of every rhythm of the Andean life |
| age of seven and since then I have committed my | | | | through my vibrant use of color. I also use bright and |
| art to indigenous roots, my art expresses my | | | | radiantCombinations of reds, turquoises, purples, and |
| indigenous roots and Asian influences.My mother has | | | | oranges characterize the textiles and ceramics of the |
| always said that in our culture, we use choose to use | | | | Peruvian Andean Mountain.I use many colors of the |
| strong colors to appease the spirits so that they are | | | | Andean Mountains. When I asked my mother why |
| happy and will not bring about darkness. It was not | | | | the Andean Mountains have such vivid colors, she |
| expected for the son of an Andean Mountain family | | | | once again replied that it is to appease the spirits so |
| to attend in fine arts school, because it is very | | | | that they will be happy and will not bring forth |
| expensive.I began to paint at the age of seven and | | | | darkness. I employ simple swirling patterns to |
| at seventeen studied fine arts in Peru. Afterwards I | | | | transmit a sense of the peace and harmony that |
| went to France, China and Mexico. I am presently | | | | radiates from the Incan Indian close interrelation to |
| studying in Salt Lake City and I am also painting full | | | | the land. It is this sense of the sacredness in nature |
| time. Through my formal training, I have been able to | | | | that comes from deep within my works. |
| explore more than one theme. These themes are | | | | |