Victor Delfin Research Paper

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Victor Delfin was born December 20, 1927. He is a famous artist in Peru. He found his source of inspiration in the ancient Paracan culture of Peru. Delfin's Master pieces can be traced back to the colorful, traditional mantles worn by the Paracans 500 to 800 years ago. The Incan city/people is famous as being an advanced culture. Delfin's use of Incan symbols reestablishes links with the past that could very well hold signs of our future. Delfin graduated from the National School of Fine Arts in Lima in 1958. He served briefly as director of the Puno School of Fine Arts and then as an art teacher in Chile. Delfin established a mixed art studio in the seaside district of Barranco, and he has been there ever since, producing art that has won many awards and honors. …show more content…

He has soaked up this influence and included/combined it into his own expression. Delfin said his works often stray into such darker subjects as well as politics. He said he feels forced to address social terribly unfair treatment and political themes in his art even though he agreed that collectors and museums almost never buy such works; many end up permanently in his studio. He is best known for his huge and important monumental El Beso (the kiss), a large sculpture uncovered and showed off in 1993 in the "Love Park" by the Pacific Ocean in the Miraflores district of Lima. Many newlyweds visit the park to present/ask/stand in a showy and fake way in front of the sculpture. "It also draws crowds of lovers from all areas of Lima celebrating Valentine's Day each February 14. Delfin gets an unusual energy in any medium from sculpture to fabric. Delfin feels the artist should be able to do many different things

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