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=**JULIO TOAQUISA **=



Julio Toaquisa created a new art form called Tigua art in the early 1970’s. Given the idea from a Quito art dealer, Toaquisa experimented painting on a new canvas. Toaquisa stretched sheep hide over a wooden frame and used chicken feathers as his paintbrush. Proud of his newly created art form, Toaquisa began to encourage and teach his family how to produce Tigua art. Toaquisa has spread word of Tigua art to Ecuadorian people, explaining that no formal training is necessary to create paintings detailing traditional life in Ecuador. Julio Toaquisa made an astounding impact with his new, but anciently inspired, form of art. Tigua art has now descended from the Andes Mountains, is practiced all across Ecuador, and displayed across the globe (Ecuador Travel Guide - Art & Culture).