Estuardo Maldonado, born in 1930, is a Latin American
sculptor and painter. His work was
very highly influenced by the Constructivist movement. Born in Ecuador he was very influenced
by nature and at a young age he left home to set out to observe and learn from
nature. What he learned and saw
during his time spent in nature has been a huge inspiration for many of his
works. He studied at the School of
Fine Arts in Guayaquil and by 1953 he was teaching drawing and art history at
the American School of Guayaquil.
Then in 1955 Malsonado traveled along the coast painting the people and
landscapes of the Ecuadorian coast.
That same year he held his first exhibition. A year later he was the first Ecuadorian artist to exhibit
sculpture at the House of Ecuadorian Culture. Then in 1957 Maldonado headed to Europe on a scholarship and
settles in Rome while there he attended the Academy of Fine Arts of Rome and
the Academy of San Giacomo. His
work combines the innovation of Constructivism with the influence of nature and
the history of his people. Then in
2009 he was awarded the Premio Eugenio Espejo, which is his country’s most
prestigious National Award for Art, Literature and Culture.
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