Caesar Andrade Faini (April 15, 1913 – 1995) was a master Ecuadorian painter and teacher who studied at the School of Fine Arts of Quito under the painter Victor Mideros.

Early life

Faini was born in Quito,

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. His initial work focused on Social Realism like his contemporaries

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. Faini is often considered the best interpreter of Ecuador's coastal landscape.

Painting

Faini's works bear the usual characteristics of the ideas of Social Realism, the prevalent theme of his generation. Other notable contemporaries included Eduardo Kingman, Bolívar Mena Franco,

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and Diogenes Paredes. Faini graduated in 1937, writing a thesis entitled 'Social Misery'. Faini moved to different places to infuse his work with new themes, gathering new influences along the way. He first went to Panama, where he mostly made murals. In 1943, he moved to

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. It was there that he began to create works that were expressionistic, a change brought about by the strong influence of

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. Faini fell in love with the city. He married while he was in Guayaquil.

Influence

In 1954 Faini succeeded Michaelson as the director of Guayaquil's Municipal School of Art. During his directorship he mentored numerous students who would later go on to become famous artists. These included

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, Luis Miranda, José Carreño and

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. The fifties also marked a shift in Faini's style. Peculiar characteristics emerged in his works during this period, but they continued to bear his unique spiritual and poetic inspiration.

Awards and prizes

* 1957 - First Prize Acquisition - Mariano Aguilera * 1959 - Third Prize - Hall October,

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* 1961 - Hall October - House of Culture, Quito, Ecuador

References

Municipalidad de Guayaquil

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