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Maestro Francisco Toledo -- Mexico`s greatest living artist
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This photo was taken on my very first day in Oaxaca, on my very first trip, a couple of hours after arrival . It was an accidental meeting, amazing welcome to this magical city and since we have met on a few more occasions. He is always kind , generous and joking around. Incredible talent yes, but also a humanitarian and protector of the civil rights of the poor Oaxacan population.
Francisco Benjamín López Toledo (b. July 17, 1940, Juchitán, Oaxaca) is a Mexican artist with some Zapotec Indian roots . He studied at the Escuela de Bellas Artes de Oaxaca and the Centro Superior de Artes Aplicadas del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Mexico, where he studied graphic arts with Guillermo Silva Santamaria. He became succesful and famous at an early age, having his first major show at 21 years of age. Later , he spend years in Europe but returned to his beloved Oaxaca in 1984.
His social and cultural concerns about his home state led to his participation in the establishment of an art library at the IAGO, as well as his involvement in the founding of the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Oaxaca (MACO), the Patronato Pro-Defensa y Conservación del Patrimonio Cultural de Oaxaca, a library for the blind, a photographic center, and the Eduardo Mata Music Library. Toledo works in various media, including pottery, sculpture, weaving, graphic arts, and paintings. He has had exhibitions in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Spain, Belgium, France, Japan, Sweden, the United States, as well as other countries.
For his social and cultural commitment to the development of his home state, he received the Mexican National Prize (1998), the Prince Claus Award (2000) and the Right Livelihood Award (2005)
Protege of the great Mexican artist RufinoTamayo (1899-1991 ) , who was also from Zapotec Oaxacan background, Toledo is beloved by all of Mexico.
Listen to the great Lila Downs, also from Oaxaca ( yes, Oaxaca it is full of talent and artists) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv2P2vrNcE8
Maestro Francisco Toledo -- Mexico`s greatest living artist
all rights reserved
This photo was taken on my very first day in Oaxaca, on my very first trip, a couple of hours after arrival . It was an accidental meeting, amazing welcome to this magical city and since we have met on a few more occasions. He is always kind , generous and joking around. Incredible talent yes, but also a humanitarian and protector of the civil rights of the poor Oaxacan population.
Francisco Benjamín López Toledo (b. July 17, 1940, Juchitán, Oaxaca) is a Mexican artist with some Zapotec Indian roots . He studied at the Escuela de Bellas Artes de Oaxaca and the Centro Superior de Artes Aplicadas del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Mexico, where he studied graphic arts with Guillermo Silva Santamaria. He became succesful and famous at an early age, having his first major show at 21 years of age. Later , he spend years in Europe but returned to his beloved Oaxaca in 1984.
His social and cultural concerns about his home state led to his participation in the establishment of an art library at the IAGO, as well as his involvement in the founding of the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Oaxaca (MACO), the Patronato Pro-Defensa y Conservación del Patrimonio Cultural de Oaxaca, a library for the blind, a photographic center, and the Eduardo Mata Music Library. Toledo works in various media, including pottery, sculpture, weaving, graphic arts, and paintings. He has had exhibitions in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Spain, Belgium, France, Japan, Sweden, the United States, as well as other countries.
For his social and cultural commitment to the development of his home state, he received the Mexican National Prize (1998), the Prince Claus Award (2000) and the Right Livelihood Award (2005)
Protege of the great Mexican artist RufinoTamayo (1899-1991 ) , who was also from Zapotec Oaxacan background, Toledo is beloved by all of Mexico.
Listen to the great Lila Downs, also from Oaxaca ( yes, Oaxaca it is full of talent and artists) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv2P2vrNcE8