Eduardo Tokeshi
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Eduardo Tokeshi Namizato (born August 12, 1960 in Lima
, Peru
) is a contemporary Peru
vian artist.
Eduardo Tokeshi was born on August 12, 1960 in Lima. His parents are Victor Tokeshi and Sara Namizato; he has one brother Jorge (b.1956) and one sister Maritza (b.1958). Okinawan-Peruvian, he lived in Lima and studied at the America School of La Victoria and then in Colegio San Andrés
(formerly named as Anglo-Peruvian School).
He is a graduate of the Faculty of Art of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú in 1992.
In his work, Tokeshi often combines both colonial and modern imagery. Tokeshi has represented Peru in multiple cultural events abroad such as the Bienal de São Paulo and the Biennial of art of Havana
.
In his spare time, he enjoys watching the comets go by.
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
) is a contemporary Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian artist.
Eduardo Tokeshi was born on August 12, 1960 in Lima. His parents are Victor Tokeshi and Sara Namizato; he has one brother Jorge (b.1956) and one sister Maritza (b.1958). Okinawan-Peruvian, he lived in Lima and studied at the America School of La Victoria and then in Colegio San Andrés
San Andrés (Colegio)
The Colegio San Andrés was founded in 1917 as the Anglo-Peruvian School by a Scottish missionary, John A. Mackay, who was later responsible for the YMCA in Latin America and president of Princeton Theological Seminary....
(formerly named as Anglo-Peruvian School).
He is a graduate of the Faculty of Art of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú in 1992.
In his work, Tokeshi often combines both colonial and modern imagery. Tokeshi has represented Peru in multiple cultural events abroad such as the Bienal de São Paulo and the Biennial of art of Havana
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
.
In his spare time, he enjoys watching the comets go by.