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Villasante is an
excellent and gifted artist by nature, not by education. Villasante was born in
1965 in the poorest section of Peru, Puno. At the age of 7 he was taken to the
port of Lima with expectations of emigrating to the USA, because of legal
implications he was not to realize his dream. He remained alone in Lima, never
returning to Puno, and stayed by himself as the sole occupant of the house all
these years. Villasante’s brush strokes show his character… strong and
determinate. He shows his candor and innocence through the paintings of
children; and the influence of his architectural studies is shown through his
doors and boat renderings. His still-life works show his ability to relate the
old traditional Peruvian culture with what is modern Peru. His portrait and
character studies bring forth and make evident his perception and deep feeling
and understanding of life and the individual.
Well known
for his dozens of exhibitions in America, Villasante decided to step to the
challenge and exhibited at the temple of modern watercolor, England. In
February, 1999, Villasante exhibited, along with hundreds of other
watercolorists, at the most prestigious watercolor exhibition in the world,
getting an impressive attention that surpassed any high expectation he may have
had.
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