Fernando de Szyszlo nascent lime district of Barranco in 1925. Is the Son of Vitold of Szyszlo, a Pole living in the Mara Valdelomar Pery, a sister of Abraham Valdelomar writer. Married the Peruvian poet Blanca Varela. Culminla Szyszlo school in the Colegio de la Inmaculada. Consider the School of Architecture, National University of Engineering without actually completing the race, then enter the School of Plastic Arts of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. At the age of 24 years traveling Europe, where estudilos work of teachers, particularly Rembrandt, Titian and Tintoretto and absorbability varied influences of Cubism, Surrealism, informality, and abstract art. While in Paris knew Octavio Paz and frecuentel AndrBreton group of writers and intellectuals who in the CafFlore reunin enzarzndose in vigorous discussions about how you can participate in the international movement modern art while preserving their cultural identity in Latin America. Upon returning to PerSzyszlo became an important artfice of artistic renewal in the country, opening new ways to represent themes Peruvian non-figurative style. He taught at the School of Art at the Pontifical Catholic University of Perentre 1956 and 1976 and visiting professor at the Universities of Cornell, Yale and Texas. Lyricism of color, enhanced by rich textural effects and a great teacher handling of light and shadows are the most important features of the painting Szyszlo. Together strongly identified with the images of ancient cultures with an artistic language modernist art reveals a wide Szyszlo culture from various sources ranging from science and philosophy to literature. His evocations of the rituals, myths and geography of the coast and desert landscapes are often associated with the Columbian religious monuments. Since its first display at Lima in 1947, Szyszlo had over 100 solo exhibitions in museums and galleries from Latin America, Europe and the United States and has participated in prestigious international biennials such as Sao Paulo and Venice. Estrepresentado their work in important collections and private audience around the world. In addition to his work as a painter, his fondness of literature and his friendships with many writers have led to important projects, including creation destacla, along with the poet Emilio Adolfo Westphalen journal Dwellings (1947-1949) of great importance in the development of cultural activity in Peru. Sly publicMiradas In 1996, a selection of articles written since 1955, mainly on contemporary art and pre-Columbian art. Number is a member of the Peruvian Academy of Language.