בידספיריט | Tilsa Tsuchiya Castillo (1928 –

Tilsa Tsuchiya Castillo (1928 – 1984)-טילזה טשוהייה קסטילו - דמוית סוריאליסטיות, 1971 אקוורל, 27X19 ס”מ, חתום מתוארך 1971, ממוסגר. כתמים בנייר ניתנים לרסטורציה. Tilsa Tsuchiya Castillo (September 24, 1928 – September 23, 1984) was a Peruvian printmaker and painter known for her paintings of Peruvian myths and legends. She is considered one of the greatest exemplars of Peruvian painting, having won the prestigious Bienal of Teknoquimica Prize for painting. Her teacher, Ricardo Grau, had also been presented the Bienal award in a previous year. Tsuchiya graduated from the Escuela Nacional Superior Autónoma de Bellas Artes of Peru in 1959. Tsuchiya’s work addressed the contemporary issues of gender and identity and has been linked to earlier Surrealists. Biography Infancy Tilsa Tsuchiya was born in Supe, Peru, a city north of Lima, in 1928. She was the seventh of eight children orphaned at a young age. Her childhood nickname was ”la chola.” At eight years old she learned how to draw. Her father, Yoshigoro Tsuchiya (1878–1947), was born in Chiba, Japan, and arrived in Peru after studying medicine in the United States. He married Maria Luisa Castillo, who was born at Chavin, Peru and a descendant of Chinese immigrants