Alejandro Mario Yllanes (1913–1960) was an Aymara painter and printmaker from Bolivia. He disappeared from the public spotlight in 1946, after he was awarded, but did not claim, the Guggenheim Fellowship.[1]
Alejandro Yllanes was born in Oruro in 1913. He first worked as a tin miner.[2][3] His art career began with an exhibition in his hometown in 1930 when he was only 17 years old. He went on to show in La Paz and other cities, including Mexico City.[1] As an easel painter, Yllanes was extremely militant and portrayed the Bolivian government's mistreatment of Indians in his paintings.[4] The Bolivian government exiled the artist due to his political stance.[3]
In the 1940s, Yllanes served as a cultural attache to the Bolivian Embassy in Mexico. During this time he had a solo exhibition at the Palacio de Bellas Artes, and Diego Rivera wrote the introduction to the show's catalog.[1]
Yllanes moved to 419 West 115th Street in New York City. He returned to Mexico, leaving his artwork behind in New York. It is thought he died there in 1960, but in fact, not much is known of his later years. Who's Who in Art continued to list him until 1972.[1]
His work is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, and he received much critical acclaim during his lifetime.[1]
Nicholas Clemente curated a show of Yllanes' work in New York in 1992, entitled, "Being Discovered: The Spanish Conquest from the Amer-Indian Point of View."[5] He says that Yllanes remains a highly popular artist in Bolivia.[1]
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Yllanes was inspired by Bolivia's precolumbian heritage and the native peoples of his homelands. His stylized, figurative work often includes Andean clothing, such as woolen helmets. He also painted landscapes, often on humble supports, such as burlap.[1] Yllanes also draw in graphite, charcoal and ink, and printed with woodblocks and lithography. His palette tended towards warm earth tones
In 1934, he painted tempera murals on the schoolhouse walls of Warisata, a rural commune on the Bolivian shores of Lake Titicaca. Although never fully completed, these murals portray the daily labors of the commune and focused on sustainable productivity. The murals included scenes of ferryman crossing Lake Titicaca on reed boats and Aymara people farming, working with leather, and having a picnic.[4] Other murals portrayed Andean history and cultural beliefs.[3]
Published workedit
Mario Yllanes, Alejandro and Linda Weintraub. Being discovered: the Spanish conquest from the Amer-Indian point of view: Alejandro Mario Yllanes: from the collection of Edward and Teresa Ford. Annandale-on-Hudson, New York: Edith C. Blum Art Institute, 1992.[6]
^Weintraub, Linda. Publications with Exhibitions I Curated. (retrieved 2 May 2009)
^Alejandro Mario Yllanes. Google Books. (retrieved 21 August 2009)
Referencesedit
Barnitz, Jacqueline. Twentieth-century art of Latin America. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2001:97-87 (retrieved through Google Books, 2 May 2009). ISBN978-0-292-70858-7
Nystrom, Andrew Dean and Morgan Konn. Bolivia. Oakland, CA: Lonely Planet, 2004. ISBN978-1-74104-018-0.
External linksedit
Alejandro Mario Yllanes on AskArt with a self-portrait
January 01, 1970
alejandro, mario, yllanes, 1913, 1960, aymara, painter, printmaker, from, bolivia, disappeared, from, public, spotlight, 1946, after, awarded, claim, guggenheim, fellowship, born1913oruro, boliviadied1960nationality, bolivia, aymara, known, forfigurative, land. Alejandro Mario Yllanes 1913 1960 was an Aymara painter and printmaker from Bolivia He disappeared from the public spotlight in 1946 after he was awarded but did not claim the Guggenheim Fellowship 1 Alejandro Mario YllanesBorn1913Oruro BoliviaDied1960Nationality Bolivia Aymara Known forfigurative and landscape paintingAwardsGuggenheim Fellowship Contents 1 Art career 2 Obras 3 Published work 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksArt career editAlejandro Yllanes was born in Oruro in 1913 He first worked as a tin miner 2 3 His art career began with an exhibition in his hometown in 1930 when he was only 17 years old He went on to show in La Paz and other cities including Mexico City 1 As an easel painter Yllanes was extremely militant and portrayed the Bolivian government s mistreatment of Indians in his paintings 4 The Bolivian government exiled the artist due to his political stance 3 In the 1940s Yllanes served as a cultural attache to the Bolivian Embassy in Mexico During this time he had a solo exhibition at the Palacio de Bellas Artes and Diego Rivera wrote the introduction to the show s catalog 1 Yllanes moved to 419 West 115th Street in New York City He returned to Mexico leaving his artwork behind in New York It is thought he died there in 1960 but in fact not much is known of his later years Who s Who in Art continued to list him until 1972 1 His work is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art and he received much critical acclaim during his lifetime 1 Nicholas Clemente curated a show of Yllanes work in New York in 1992 entitled Being Discovered The Spanish Conquest from the Amer Indian Point of View 5 He says that Yllanes remains a highly popular artist in Bolivia 1 Obras editYllanes was inspired by Bolivia s precolumbian heritage and the native peoples of his homelands His stylized figurative work often includes Andean clothing such as woolen helmets He also painted landscapes often on humble supports such as burlap 1 Yllanes also draw in graphite charcoal and ink and printed with woodblocks and lithography His palette tended towards warm earth tonesIn 1934 he painted tempera murals on the schoolhouse walls of Warisata a rural commune on the Bolivian shores of Lake Titicaca Although never fully completed these murals portray the daily labors of the commune and focused on sustainable productivity The murals included scenes of ferryman crossing Lake Titicaca on reed boats and Aymara people farming working with leather and having a picnic 4 Other murals portrayed Andean history and cultural beliefs 3 Published work editMario Yllanes Alejandro and Linda Weintraub Being discovered the Spanish conquest from the Amer Indian point of view Alejandro Mario Yllanes from the collection of Edward and Teresa Ford Annandale on Hudson New York Edith C Blum Art Institute 1992 6 Mario Alejandro Yllanes A Bolivian Muralist Catalogue Raisonne of Paintings Drawings and Graphic Works by Victoria Combalia for Martin du Louvre Paris https www martindulouvre com publications catalogue mario alejandro yllanes See also editLatin American art List of Latin American artistsNotes edit a b c d e f g Raynor Vivien ART Works by a Vanished Bolivian Painter New York Times 5 April 1992 retrieved 2 May 2009 Nystrom and Konn 31 a b c Arts and Literature Archived 2011 07 13 at the Wayback Machine The Social Studies Lab retrieved 2 May 2009 a b Barnitz 97 Weintraub Linda Publications with Exhibitions I Curated retrieved 2 May 2009 Alejandro Mario Yllanes Google Books retrieved 21 August 2009 References editBarnitz Jacqueline Twentieth century art of Latin America Austin University of Texas Press 2001 97 87 retrieved through Google Books 2 May 2009 ISBN 978 0 292 70858 7 Nystrom Andrew Dean and Morgan Konn Bolivia Oakland CA Lonely Planet 2004 ISBN 978 1 74104 018 0 External links editAlejandro Mario Yllanes on AskArt with a self portrait Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alejandro Mario Yllanes amp oldid 1215372887, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
