Ruiz Saavedra told Prensa Latina that the technique used was complex because it must be carved on the back until the desired image comes out and then work with stained glass paint, whose drying times are different to give the sensation of volume.
Surely there are those who can do it better, but this humble work is an expression of solidarity between Cuba and Chile and particularly between the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, and Allende, the Quito-based artist pointed out.
The unveiling of the artwork at the UTE, a private university, is one of the activities with which the 50th anniversary of the military coup against Allende, which gave way to the dictatorship headed by Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990), is being commemorated here on September 11.
At the Central University of Ecuador (UCE), next to the bust dedicated to the overthrown president, the community of Chilean residents here will pay tribute to Allende with music, dance and testimonies.
In the evening, a painting exhibition entitled “Chile thanks Ecuador” by artists Carmen Silva, Carlos Catasse and Ginés Contreras will be inaugurated at the Metropolitan Cultural Center in Quito.
In this way, they will pay tribute to the victims of the dictatorship that for 17 years forced thousands of Chileans to leave their country, some of them to Ecuador, in search of refuge.
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