Latin American Modernism
1920–1980Guayasamín's anguished hands, Tarsila's tropical abstraction. Latin America inventing its own modernism from indigenous and European roots.
Oil, fresco, industrial paints. Bold color informed by tropical light and Pre-Columbian art.
Oswaldo Guayasamín
1919–1999Ecuadorian
Painter of suffering hands and anguished faces. The Age of Wrath — Latin America's pain made monumental.
Cubist-influenced forms with Expressionist palette. Earth tones with vivid accents. Hands as primary subject.
Further reading: Guayasamín — Generalitat Valenciana (catálogo de exposición)Pigments: Vermilion · Cadmium red · Ochre · Umber · Sienna · Cadmium yellow · Lamp black · Cobalt blue · Cerulean blue · Lead white
Tarsila do Amaral
1886–1973Brazilian
Mother of Brazilian modernism. Abaporu — the figure that launched Antropofagia. Tropical geometry in bold, flat color.
Clean, flat areas of bold color. Influenced by Fernand Léger and Brazilian folk art. Smooth, poster-like surfaces.
Further reading: Tarsila do Amaral: Inventing Modern Art in Brazil — Stephanie D'Alessandro and Luis Pérez-Oramas (Yale University Press)Pigments: Ultramarine · Cobalt blue · Cadmium yellow · Emerald green · Viridian · Ochre · Sienna · Chrome yellow · Lead white · Chrome green · Lamp black
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