Caesar Andrade Faini
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Caesar Andrade Faini | |
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| Born | April 15, 1913 Quito, Ecuador |
| Died | 1995 |
| Education | School of Fine Arts of Quito |
| Known for | Ecuadorian painter and teacher |
| Style | Social Realism, later Expressionism |
Caesar Andrade Faini (April 15, 1913 – 1995[1]) was a master Ecuadorian painter and teacher who studied at the School of Fine Arts of Quito under the painter Victor Mideros.
Faini was born in Quito, Ecuador. His initial work focused on Social Realism like his contemporaries Eduardo Kingman. Faini is often considered the best interpreter of Ecuador's coastal landscape.
Painting
Faini's works bear the usual characteristics of the ideas of Social Realism, the prevalent theme of his generation. Other notable contemporaries included Eduardo Kingman, Bolívar Mena Franco, Oswaldo Guayasamín and Diogenes Paredes.
Faini graduated in 1937, writing a thesis entitled 'Social Misery'.[2]
Faini moved to different places to infuse his work with new themes, gathering new influences along the way. He first went to Panama, where he mostly made murals. In 1943, he moved to Guayaquil. It was there that he began to create expressionistic works, a change brought about by the strong influence of Hans Michaelson. Faini fell in love with the city. He married while he was in Guayaquil.[2]
