María Luisa Pacheco facts for kids
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María Luisa Pacheco
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María Luisa Mariaca Dietrich
September 22, 1919 |
| Died | April 21, 1982 (aged 62) |
| Nationality |  Bolivia; U.S. Naturalized citizen |
| Education | Academia de Bellas Artes, La Paz |
| Known for | Painting, Mixed media |
| Style | Abstract expressionism |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowships (1957, 1959,1960); First Prize, Municipal Salon (La Paz, 1953) |
María Luisa Pacheco (born September 22, 1919 – died April 23, 1982) was a famous painter from Bolivia. She also worked with different art materials, which is called "mixed media." María Luisa moved to the United States later in her life. Even though she lived and worked in New York for 20 years, her art had a bigger impact in Latin America than in the U.S.
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About María Luisa Pacheco
Early Life and Education
María Luisa Pacheco was born in La Paz, Bolivia. Her father, Julio Mariaca Pando, was an architect. She learned about art tools in his studio.
She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in La Paz. Later, she even became a teacher there.
From the late 1940s until 1951, María Luisa worked for a newspaper called La Razón. She was an illustrator, drawing pictures for the paper. She also edited the newspaper's literature section.
In 1951, she received a special scholarship from the Spanish government. This allowed her to study in Madrid, Spain. She continued her art studies and taught painting at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. There, she learned from a teacher named Daniel Vázquez Díaz. He taught her how to make flat surfaces look three-dimensional.
Moving to New York
In 1956, María Luisa Pacheco received three special awards called Guggenheim Fellowships. These awards helped artists with their work. The first award came at the same time as an invitation to show her art. This show was at the Museum of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, D.C.
Because of these great chances, María Luisa Pacheco moved to New York in 1956. Both the Guggenheim Foundation and the OAS bought one of her paintings. These paintings are now part of their permanent art collections.
While living in New York, Pacheco also worked as an illustrator for Life magazine. She also designed patterns for fabrics.
In 1953, María Luisa helped start an art group called "Eight Contemporaries." This group wanted to bring new ideas and changes to the art world. In 1962, she had an art show in La Paz, Bolivia. The paintings in this show did not look like real objects.
Later, María Luisa Pacheco worked for the Lee Ault and Company art gallery. Her art show helped open the Ault Gallery in May 1971.
Her Art Style and Materials
María Luisa Pacheco started her art career using a style called Indigenism. This style was popular in Bolivia in the 1930s and 1940s. It focused on the native people and culture of the region. Pacheco's art was more abstract, meaning it didn't show things exactly as they look.
Later, she preferred more abstract styles. This happened both before and after she visited Europe. There, she saw the works of famous artists like Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, and Juan Gris.
Experts say her early work had two main phases. First, an early abstract style when she first visited Europe in the early 1950s. Second, a later style during her New York years. This style was strongly influenced by Abstract expressionism. In the late 1950s, her art used less color. Instead, she focused more on the texture of the paint.
Pacheco's abstract paintings were inspired by the native Quechua and Aymara people of Bolivia. She also got ideas from the glaciers and mountains of Bolivia's Andes. She was an important artist who brought abstract art to Latin America. She was part of a group called the "Generation of '52." This name came from the year of a big revolution in Bolivia.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Pacheco's art changed again. Many believe this was her most developed work. She focused even more on texture than on color. She used not only paint but also other materials. These included sand, newspaper, plywood, and even cardboard.
In the late 1970s, until she passed away, Pacheco started to paint more recognizable landscapes of Bolivia. Her art from this time combined abstract and realistic elements.
See also
In Spanish: María Luisa Pacheco para niños
