There is magical halo that encircles his compositions, where paintings of birds reveals the depth of his pre-Hispanic mythological roots. He took it upon himself to ensure the continuity of a creative subordinated to the modernist idealism. His creativity works with wood and metal, canvas, acrylics and aluminum. His studio, in the artistic Barranco District of Lima, is now a bed-and-breakfast, run by his daughter. Do not forget: there is no more intimate way to get to know VICTOR DELFIN than spending a night in his family home.
At 14, he won a scholarship to art school, and eight years later, he chose the Peruvian city of Ayacucho, where he learned what art was all about. VICTOR DELFIN was the youngest child in a poor family in a fishing village. In 1958, he graduated from the National School of Fine Arts in Lima. After a stint as an art teacher, he set up his workshop in Barranco. In 1967, he was awarded first prize in the Folk Art biennial in Lima, exerting great influence over the development of Peruvian art. He found the source of his inspiration in the ancient Paracan culture of Peru.
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