Sin título (Siglo XX) by Carmen SacoPontifical Catholic University of Peru
Carmen Saco was an artist and intellectual of the 20th century who linked her work with the social problems that Peru was going through, collaborating in one of the main avant-garde magazines in Latin America: Amauta.
In the first half of the 1920s, he entered the National School of Fine Arts (Peru). She was a disciple of Daniel Hernández and Manuel Piqueras Cotolí, and she developed mainly as a sculptor.
In 1926, she traveled to Europe to complement her artistic training; there, she became a disciple of Auguste Rodin and José de la Solana. When she returned, she was a collaborator and member of the Amauta magazine, maintaining an active participation as a writer and cartoonist.
Cárcel Santo Tomás Cárcel Santo Tomás (1932) by Carmen SacoPontifical Catholic University of Peru
In addition to standing out for her art criticism and travel notes, Carmen Saco always maintained her concern for the less favored sectors, portraying situations that showed social problems.
Cárcel Santo Tomás TextoPontifical Catholic University of Peru
Carmen Saco set a precedent in her generation by being the first sculptor to graduate from the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes of Peru. In addition, her works illustrate the commitment and activism that characterized her life so much, when dealing with issues such as the situation of women, the condition of the worker and social inequality.
Content: Dirección de Asuntos Culturales
Texs: Noelia Wong Saavedra
Photographs: Fabiola Montoya Hinojosa l Úrsula Cogorno Buendía
References:
Villegas, F. (2021). La Escuela de Bellas Artes del Perú (1919- 1943), heterogeneidad de lenguajes modernos y de la vanguardia en la búsqueda de un arte nacional. Tradición, segunda época, 21, 193-203.
