Blog Post #13 - Guyasamin

Guyasamin’s art could be interpreted as portraying the darkness of the world, using blacks and blues to depict the sadness, loneliness, and hunger. Perhaps Guyasamin’s art could be described as slightly abstract by some, but I prefer to see Guyasamin’s art as realistic. The world is a dark place with evil and power-hungry leaders and starvation and torture, and I believe that Guyasamin depicts the world accurately in this way. He does, however, see the light in the world as well as is evidenced by his use of bright colors and his nurturing period starring the mothers of the human race. On a political level, Guyasamin’s art carries strong messages that stand in opposition to the hate crimes of the world, especially those involving Latin American and African people who have faced enslavement, hunger, genocide, etc. He makes a statement through the feeling his paintings convey to the viewer and hopes for peace in the world.


Guyasamin is a very important Ecuadorian artist. He depicts, in his works, the suffering of the native people of not only Ecuador but all of Latin America, including mestizos who have been downtrodden in the past. He is outspoken about his beliefs, making him an individual to look up to as well. Take his painting of Chilean dictator Augosto Pinochet, for example. The portrait is painted in reds and hunter greens that make the face of the dictator appear dead or zombie-like, while the painting hangs by a noose. I think it’s pretty obvious as to why the painting was seen as controversial – Guyasamin quite literally suggested that the Chilean dictator be hung. Any Chilean people who might see the painting may feel a sense of shame or anger over Guyasamin’s portrayal of the dictator and so, the painting had to be removed from the museum out of consideration for all people. 

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