Guayasamin believed strongly that the cruelties of war and exploitation could be turned by solidarity and love. It’s a comforting outlook, but today it seems more and more like a dream, and I think Guayasamin himself would be utterly disappointed with the world, now that the destructive powers that he fought against are again on the rise. All over the world, sadly.
But Guayasamin died in 1999 and his home, a beautiful and spacious villa overlooking the city of Quito is now a museum where his art is on display, side by side with works of other artists that he admired, like Chagall. There’s also a big collection of indigenous art, in his bedroom there’s a series of erotic Indian sculptures, some even involving more that two persons. You may not take photos here.