Renso Castaneda, 1970 | Figurative painter

Renso Castaneda (born Renso Zevallos Castaneda) is a prominent Peruvian contemporary figurative painter known for his highly detailed oil paintings that blend precise realism with surrealism.

Born in Lima, Peru, his artwork focuses heavily on portraiture and the exploration of the human form, often infusing his subjects with dreamlike, emotional and poetic elements.

Beyond his career as a gallery artist, Castaneda is highly active in international art education, teaching fine art techniques to global audiences online.

Graduated from the National Autonomous Superior School of Fine Arts of Peru, where he studied painting from 1989 to 1995.

Ronald Compánoca, 1981 | Magic realism painter

Ronald Compánoca is a contemporary Peruvian painter born in Arequipa, widely recognized for his captivating style that blends magical realism with a surrealist bent.

His work invites viewers into a fairytale-like, dreamlike universe populated by mysterious, timeless characters.

His paintings lean heavily into dream logic, fantasy, and theatrical setups.

Playful and mysterious figures frequently dominate his canvas, including harlequins, magicians, jesters, toy makers and circus performers.

Cecilia Paredes, 1950 | Body painter

A Peruvian-born multimedia artist Cecilia Paredes was born in Lima, Peru and currently lives and works between Philadelphia, PA US and Lima, Peru.

Her primary themes include the power of nature, femininity, and migration, which have been subjects of many of her shows.

She frequently utilizes natural elements, often recycled waste materials and primarily organic ones, in her installations.

One of her best-known works is "Paisajes" in which she camouflages herself and uses her own figure as a canvas for body painting.

Albert Lynch | Belle Époque painter

Born in Lima, Peru, Albert Lynch (1860-1950) settled in Paris, where he studied at l'École des Beaux-Arts.

Lynch worked under the guidance of painters Jules Achille Noël, Gabriel Ferrier and Henri Lehmann.

He showed his artwork in the Salon of French artists which he won in 1890 and 1892 and in the World's Fair of 1900 during which he received a gold medal.

Benito Cerna, 1960 | Figurative painter

Peruvian painter Benito Cerna was born in Trujillo, Peru during the year 1960.

Self-taught painter, Cerna working on many projects of restoration of works of art and historical monuments. 2nd place silver medal SNBA the Carrousel du Louvre Paris, France 2009.

He participated in diverse projects at the temple of Trujillo-Peru where he restored works of art.

During this time, he started to paint his own masterpieces.

Cristina Torre Cáceres: "'Se domani non torno..."

Se domani non rispondo alle tue chiamate, mamma.

Se non ti dico che vengo a cena.

Se domani, non vedi arrivare il taxi.

Forse sono avvolta nelle lenzuola di un hotel, su una strada o in una borsa nera.

Forse sono in una valigia o mi sono persa sulla spiaggia.

Pablo Neruda | Perche' tu possa ascoltarmi.. / So that you will hear me..

Benito Cerna, 1960 ~ Figurative painter

Perché tu possa ascoltarmi le mie parole

si fanno sottili, a volte,

come impronte di gabbiani sulla spiaggia.

Collana, sonaglio ebbro

per le tue mani dolci come l'uva.

E le vedo ormai lontane le mie parole.

Più che mie sono tue.

Come edera crescono aggrappate al mio dolore antico.

Così si aggrappano alle pareti umide.

E' tua la colpa di questo gioco cruento.

Stanno fuggendo dalla mia buia tana.

Tutto lo riempi tu, tutto lo riempi.

Albert Lynch | Il pittore Romantico della Belle Époque

Albert Lynch (1860-1950) è stato un pittore Peruviano, nato in Germania ma sempre vissuto in Francia.

È considerato, pertanto, un pittore Francese.

Albert Lynch era figlio di Diego Lynch, di famiglia peruviana, e di Adele Bertha Emma Koeffler, di famiglia tedesca (suo padre era il pittore paesaggista Thomas Koeffler).

Non è chiaro se Lynch sia nato a Lima od a Gleisweiler, in Renania (Germania).

Sul sito "Benezit Dictionary of Artist" del 2011, Lynch nacque a Lima (o Trujillo) nel 1851 e morì nel 1912.