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Francisco Amighetti

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Francisco Amighetti

Francisco Amighetti was born on June 1, 1907, in San José, Costa Rica. His family is of Italian descent, however, they moved to Costa Rica before he was born. As a kid, he loved to draw and paint, but no one ever realized his ability. When he attended a high school in San José, called el Liceo de Costa Rica, his art teachers and other teachers realized how good he was at all types of art. They encouraged him to sign up at la Academia de Bellas Artes in Madrid, Spain. He did, and while he was there, he was taught by the famous Spanish artist Tomas Povedano. He was given drawing and painting lessons which perfected his work. He gained some worldwide recognition when his cartoons were published in the Repertorio Americano, the famous art magazine.

In the 1930’s, Francisco and other artists began a movement against the academic background they were taught. Artists such as Zuniga, de la Cruz, Zeledon, and Chacon, including him, rejected traditional European schools and moved to more revolutionary schools, like schools that taught Surrealism, a style of art. Surrealism included primitive designs/ elements into their work. Also in that time period, he began to go away from drawing a painting and began creating xylographs and engraved plates. He was inspired by the German artist Der Bucker, and the Mexican artists Francisco Leal and Francisco Diaz de Leon. In 1934, he published a book of xylographs that would become a major part of Costa Rican art.

Later, he began experimenting with oil and water paintings, sculpting, and Impressionist landscape paintings, which he quickly mastered. He then began to travel the world, exhibiting his art in major European, Asian, and American cities. He also currently has the most highly-priced piece of Costa Rican art. In his 70 years of art making, he has made over 500 pieces, including sculptures, paintings, and xylographs. In 1998, though, he sadly died at the age of 92. Francisco Amighetti was one of the most talented artists in the entire world, and will always be a major influence in Costa Rican and world culture.

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