72. FRANCISCO
TOLEDO
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SAPO Y GRILLO RECOSTADO
RECLINING FROG AND CRICKET Gouache, Copper and Pastel on Paper 34.5 x 85 cm
2006
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EL PERRO DE OLGA Gouache on
Paper 57 X 77 cm 1976
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COCODRILO ROJO RED CROCODILE
Thick Paper Cut, Gouache, Pastel and Gesso on Paper 80 x 120
cm 2009
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BIO & STEPS
Born:
In
1940 in Juchitán, Oaxaca (México)
Studies:
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.
Themes and
style:
His
social and cultural concerns about his home state led to his participation in
the establishment of an art library at the Instituto de Artes Gráficas de
Oaxaca (IAGO),[2] 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.
Techniques:
Toledo works in various media,
including pottery, sculpture, weaving, graphic arts, and paintings.
Exhibitions
He has had exhibitions in Argentina,
Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Spain, the United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Japan,
Sweden, the United States, as well as other countries.
Awards:
Mexican
National Prize (1998)
The Prince
Claus Award (2000)
The Right
Livelihood Award (2005).
In his own words:
“With the engravings, I’m reflecting my
mood. If they contain something humorous, it’s because that’s how I am. But it
was not my intention to make it easier for people to gain access to the work.
It’s good for people to laugh, but first I laugh and then the rest can come.”
Representative
Galleries:
Whitechapel
Leon Tovar
For
more Information:
http://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/aug/31/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries
http://bombmagazine.org/article/2275/francisco-toledo