452:
884:
245:"I am a particle in the cosmos, what are we in the planetary system, in infinite space? …Balance, harmony, sense, symbolism, poetry… It is my entire childhood, alone in the country, the world I interpret in my work. In the distance a window opens up […I cannot say 'I know it all,' so I keep working, suffering and seeking to find that indescribable thing that one searches for…" —Santos Chávez
242:"They threw me out twice . They said I was no good. That I should take up something else. But I kept going back. They had no choice but to let me . The people who had studied in Paris or London could not accept the idea that a man with the face of an Indian like me could draw, engrave, paint." —Santos Chávez
678:
827:
817:
191:
The subject matter of his prints included landscapes, seascapes, children, and lovers. His artworks, he has said, "have an intimacy with the land, with life, with my thoughts."
199:
He died on
January 2, 2001. During his life, he had over 85 solo exhibitions. His work was featured in the First Biennial Exhibition of Indigenous Art and Culture.
64:. His father died when Santos was seven, and his mother died when he was 12. When he was young, he herded goats and farmed and could not attended school regularly.
931:
315:
92:, Gregorio de la Fuente and Jorge González Camarena. In 1961, Chávez was invited by Nemesio Antúnez to continue his studies the Catholic University and
203:
966:
556:
946:
936:
332:
231:
147:
60:
or traditional chieftain, while his mother was
Mapuche and Scottish. Santos was the youngest of seven and his given name was
206:. The Chilean National Council on Culture and the Arts offered the first Santos Chávez Prize to indigenous artists in 2008.
926:
921:
781:
401:
80:, and supported himself by working night shifts as a baker, construction worker, bill collector, and field hand. In
961:
776:
822:
956:
56:. He was Mapuche, the indigenous people of central and southern Chile and southern Argentina. His father was a
941:
688:
434:
857:
847:
842:
668:
161:
Exiled from Chile in 1977, he spent four years in Europe, continued printmaking at the
Graphic Workshop of
751:
673:
516:
77:
227:
166:
791:
367:
951:
852:
796:
761:
756:
862:
786:
771:
721:
49:
373:
268:
867:
837:
716:
683:
394:
155:
916:
911:
576:
215:
698:
441:
81:
8:
832:
741:
726:
429:
142:
in Cuba. In the same year, Chávez traveled to the United States, where he studied at the
113:
531:
424:
291:
185:
169:, where he worked in a private factory and joined the National Association of Artists.
731:
526:
511:
162:
292:
The
Engravings of Santos Chavez: Reunion from the Land on the Other Side of the Sea.
888:
801:
652:
622:
607:
541:
536:
506:
501:
387:
85:
89:
766:
708:
551:
143:
97:
632:
496:
223:
172:
In 1994, after returning to
Santiago, Chile, he was commissioned to illustrate
84:, he was exposed to the work of artists such as Tole Peralta and followers of
905:
348:
173:
202:
A scholarship for
Mapuche artists has been established in his name at the
693:
642:
571:
132:
101:
26:
736:
627:
466:
451:
219:
181:
581:
612:
476:
471:
109:
566:
637:
597:
561:
44:
was born on
February 7, 1934, in a small town of Canihual, between
746:
45:
647:
617:
410:
105:
23:
602:
546:
521:
491:
481:
53:
30:
368:
Santos Chávez
Alister Carinao en la Galería Cultural Codelco
486:
214:
Chávez's work is included in the public collections of the
379:
150:. While in Chicago, he participated in the 1969 show,
152:
Santos Chavez and Hector
Herrara: Two Chilean Artists
127:in 1966, Chávez traveled to Mexico to work in the
903:
226:; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Santiago; the
204:Playa Ancha University of Educational Sciences
395:
234:; and state museums in Nicaragua and Berlin.
932:Latin American artists of indigenous descent
349:Chile: Exhibit to Celebrate Indigenous Art.
810:
402:
388:
100:. Here he perfected the techniques of the
311:
309:
307:
305:
303:
138:In 1968, he won Honorable Mention at the
72:Between 1958 and 1960, he studied at the
67:
33:, known for his engravings and woodcuts.
376:, Chilean Cultural Heritage Corporation
264:
262:
260:
258:
904:
328:
326:
324:
300:
295:National Museum of the American Indian
286:
284:
282:
280:
232:National Museum of the American Indian
148:School of the Art Institute of Chicago
383:
255:
321:
277:
194:
13:
782:Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia
218:, New York; Museum of Modern Art,
154:at the Renaissance Society at the
14:
978:
967:20th-century Chilean male artists
679:Federación Mapuche de Estudiantes
361:
316:Santos Chavez and Hector Herrera.
165:and finally settling down in the
62:Santos Chávez Mac Alister Curinao
883:
882:
450:
272:Chilean Cultural Heritage Site.
269:Santos Chávez: Earth's Painter.
370:, featuring images of his work
341:
209:
1:
947:21st-century Chilean painters
937:20th-century Chilean painters
689:Resistencia Ancestral Mapuche
248:
42:Santos Segundo Chávez Alíster
36:
669:Consejo de Todas las Tierras
7:
927:21st-century Mapuche people
922:20th-century Mapuche people
777:Desert Campaign (1833–1834)
752:Araucanization of Patagonia
674:Coordinadora Arauco-Malleco
409:
354:2008 (retrieved 3 Nov 2009)
76:(Fine Arts Society) at the
10:
983:
228:Metropolitan Museum of Art
167:German Democratic Republic
880:
707:
661:
590:
459:
448:
417:
297:. (retrieved 3 July 2009)
237:
176:'s collection of poetry,
374:Profile of Santos Chavez
222:; Museum of Modern Art,
78:University of Concepción
74:Sociedad de Bellas Artes
792:Occupation of Araucanía
338:(retrieved 3 July 2009)
318:(retrieved 3 July 2009)
274:(retrieved 3 July 2009)
146:of New York and in the
962:Chilean Mapuche people
787:Conquest of the Desert
772:Camino de los chilenos
68:Art studies and career
957:Chilean male painters
684:Mapuche football team
156:University of Chicago
942:Chilean male artists
662:Extant organizations
352:Inter Press Service.
216:Museum of Modern Art
140:Casa de las Américas
129:Taller Fray Cervando
119:After obtaining the
727:Battle of the Maule
532:Rüxafe (silverwork)
178:All the Songs - You
121:Premio Andrés Bello
114:wood-block printing
48:and Quidico in the
347:Estrada, Daniela.
290:Ancan Jara, José.
186:Elicura Chihuailaf
22:(1934-2001) was a
896:
895:
876:
875:
853:Las Canoas (1793)
699:Weichán Auka Mapu
336:The Ohio Channel.
163:Stockholm, Sweden
50:Región del Biobío
29:and painter from
974:
886:
885:
808:
807:
802:Mapuche conflict
732:Spanish invasion
454:
404:
397:
390:
381:
380:
355:
345:
339:
330:
319:
313:
298:
288:
275:
266:
230:, New York; the
195:Death and legacy
180:, translated to
86:Mexican muralism
982:
981:
977:
976:
975:
973:
972:
971:
952:Mapuche artists
902:
901:
899:
897:
892:
872:
806:
767:Guerra a muerte
703:
657:
586:
455:
446:
413:
408:
364:
359:
358:
346:
342:
331:
322:
314:
301:
289:
278:
267:
256:
251:
240:
212:
197:
144:Pratt Institute
96:(Studio 99) in
70:
39:
17:
12:
11:
5:
980:
970:
969:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
894:
893:
881:
878:
877:
874:
873:
871:
870:
868:Coz Coz (1907)
865:
860:
858:Tapihue (1825)
855:
850:
848:Negrete (1793)
845:
843:Negrete (1726)
840:
838:Malloco (1671)
835:
830:
828:Quillín (1647)
825:
823:Quillín (1641)
820:
818:Paicaví (1612)
814:
812:
805:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
719:
713:
711:
705:
704:
702:
701:
696:
691:
686:
681:
676:
671:
665:
663:
659:
658:
656:
655:
650:
645:
640:
635:
630:
625:
620:
615:
610:
605:
600:
594:
592:
591:Related groups
588:
587:
585:
584:
579:
574:
569:
564:
559:
554:
549:
544:
539:
534:
529:
524:
519:
514:
509:
504:
499:
494:
489:
484:
479:
474:
469:
463:
461:
457:
456:
449:
447:
445:
444:
439:
438:
437:
427:
421:
419:
415:
414:
407:
406:
399:
392:
384:
378:
377:
371:
363:
362:External links
360:
357:
356:
340:
333:Santos Chavez.
320:
299:
276:
253:
252:
250:
247:
239:
236:
224:Rio de Janeiro
211:
208:
196:
193:
69:
66:
38:
35:
16:Chilean artist
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
979:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
910:
909:
907:
900:
891:
890:
879:
869:
866:
864:
863:Toltén (1869)
861:
859:
856:
854:
851:
849:
846:
844:
841:
839:
836:
834:
831:
829:
826:
824:
821:
819:
816:
815:
813:
809:
803:
800:
798:
797:1881 uprising
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
762:1766 uprising
760:
758:
757:1723 uprising
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
722:Inca invasion
720:
718:
715:
714:
712:
710:
706:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
666:
664:
660:
654:
651:
649:
646:
644:
641:
639:
636:
634:
631:
629:
626:
624:
621:
619:
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
604:
601:
599:
596:
595:
593:
589:
583:
580:
578:
575:
573:
570:
568:
565:
563:
560:
558:
555:
553:
550:
548:
545:
543:
540:
538:
535:
533:
530:
528:
525:
523:
520:
518:
515:
513:
510:
508:
505:
503:
500:
498:
495:
493:
490:
488:
485:
483:
480:
478:
475:
473:
470:
468:
465:
464:
462:
458:
453:
443:
440:
436:
433:
432:
431:
428:
426:
423:
422:
420:
416:
412:
405:
400:
398:
393:
391:
386:
385:
382:
375:
372:
369:
366:
365:
353:
350:
344:
337:
334:
329:
327:
325:
317:
312:
310:
308:
306:
304:
296:
293:
287:
285:
283:
281:
273:
270:
265:
263:
261:
259:
254:
246:
243:
235:
233:
229:
225:
221:
217:
207:
205:
200:
192:
189:
187:
183:
179:
175:
170:
168:
164:
159:
157:
153:
149:
145:
141:
136:
134:
130:
126:
125:Salón Oficial
122:
117:
115:
111:
107:
103:
99:
95:
91:
90:Julio Escámez
87:
83:
79:
75:
65:
63:
59:
55:
51:
47:
43:
34:
32:
28:
25:
21:
20:Santos Chávez
898:
887:
833:Boroa (1651)
351:
343:
335:
294:
271:
244:
241:
213:
201:
198:
190:
177:
174:Pablo Neruda
171:
160:
151:
139:
137:
131:in 1967, in
128:
124:
120:
118:
93:
88:, including
73:
71:
61:
57:
41:
40:
19:
18:
917:2001 deaths
912:1934 births
811:Parliaments
694:Wallmapuwen
572:We Tripantu
210:Collections
133:Mexico City
102:lithography
906:Categories
737:Arauco War
628:Promaucaes
467:Aillarehue
435:Placenames
430:Mapudungun
249:References
220:Montevideo
182:Mapudungun
82:Concepción
37:Background
27:printmaker
653:Tehuelche
623:Pehuenche
613:Mapochoes
608:Huilliche
512:Mythology
477:Chemamull
472:Butalmapu
442:Tsesungún
425:Huilliche
110:dry point
94:Taller 99
889:Category
638:Picunche
598:Boroanos
577:Wenufoye
562:Weichafe
542:Textiles
537:Religion
517:Polygamy
507:Military
502:Medicine
418:Language
184:by poet
98:Santiago
742:Slavery
709:History
648:Ranquel
633:Puelche
618:Moluche
582:Wünelfe
460:Culture
411:Mapuche
123:in the
106:etching
24:Mapuche
717:Origin
603:Cuncos
567:Werkén
238:Quotes
58:huinca
747:Malón
557:Wampu
552:Ulmen
522:Rehue
497:Machi
492:Lonko
482:Kalku
54:Chile
46:Tirúa
31:Chile
643:Poya
547:Toki
527:Ruka
487:Kuel
112:and
908::
323:^
302:^
279:^
257:^
188:.
158:.
135:.
116:.
108:,
104:,
52:,
403:e
396:t
389:v
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.