NEW NOV Tigua Ecuador Indigenous Art on Sheepskin by Blanca Chugchilan 10x12 10

Today, March 7th is a very sad day for many of us , especially me.

At 6AM I received a call from Quito Ecuador.

The call was from Jamie Chugchilan the oldest brother of Blanca, who in fact was crying.

His sad duty was to inform of the death of the beautiful and talented angel, Blanca

In her early thirties she was far too young to have crossed the mystical river.

I’m saddened by her passing and hopeful the that her memory will be immortalized  by  her art. To my blessed God-Daughter -may Pacha Mama take your spirit into her bounty.

You will live forever with me

On the economic front I do not know if any more paintings are or will be available.

I suggest if you are interested that you purchase them shortly.

 Monies will be needed in Ecuador for her funeral expenses, and I will be making my donation today

 

 

 

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We are featuring collection of Tigua Ecuadorian art by an outstanding artist named

Blanca Chugchilan.

These painting have been in storage for more than 10 years and reflect some of her earlier works. I started buying them around 2000 and formed a wonderful relationship with Blanca, to the point that she now considers me her God-Father. The family also adopted me and showed me a lifestyle that few foreigners would get to experience.

Her brothers Raul and Jamie are also exceeding talented artists and all three have been invited to Germany and other European nations both to study and display their works in Gallery showings. We will have an ongoing relationship with this family and hope to be able to offer art from all of them.

The Tigua tribe is trying to preserve the traditional cosmology of the Incan religion often depicting the images of Mother Earth-Pachamama and Pachakamak whose is the male sprit of creation. The other common elements are the animals both domestic and feral as well as the powerful sacred volcano Cotopaxi

 

Below is a very well written article summarizing the Tigua Tribe and the background of these Andean residents and their themes:

Pintores de Tigua: Indigenous Artists of Ecuador

Jean G. Colvin

South American Explorer

Tigua artists high in the Ecuadorian Andes are renowned for their colorful paintings of rural life. Their delightful folk art, painted with chicken feather brushes on sheep hide, celebrates their mountain life with its festivals, legends, and traditions dating back centuries.

 

Tigua is a collection of small communities southwest of Quito. Most of the people here farm the mountain slopes and valleys, herding sheep and llamas and growing their crops on the patchwork of steep, windswept fields. Tigua artists are deeply bound to the land. Even the most successful painters still plant and harvest their own fields of potatoes, beans, and grains.

 

For centuries, Quichua artists decorated the drums and masks seen in the colorful Andean festivals, but the paintings that have gained popularity in recent years were unknown until the early 1970's. It was then that a Quito art dealer persuaded Julio Toaquiza to paint on a flat surface—a sheepskin stretched over a wood frame. It changed Tigua art dramatically. Since then, Julio’s children and other villagers have developed and expanded this art form. Though lacking formal training, Tigua artists following Julio Toaquiza’s lead have seen their creations spread throughout Ecuador and beyond. Tigua paintings are now widely collected, prized for their vibrancy and detail.

 

Today, Tigua artists paint almost exclusively on sheep hide. Tigua paintings are invariably small, their dimensions limited by the sheepskin. Many artists also paint and decorate the frames of the paintings as well. And there have been other changes. Not long ago, all Tigua artists painted with the cheap enamel paints available everywhere in Ecuador. But since these lead-based paints were found to be toxic, many have switched to oils or acrylics.

Because the Paintings are done on Sheepskin some small pinholes may exist.
This is a Natural Occurrence and are NOT Noticable from the front

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