In 1993, the American anthropologist William Vickers, who came to the jungle to study the Secoyas, was surprised by Piaguaje's enormous ability to draw his landscapes and gave him his first oil paintings, in turn encouraging him to paint with all the colors that derive from the mixture of paints.
The writer Marco Antonio Rodríguez, author of the book on Ramón Piaguaje, describes in a paragraph the incredible gift of the artist. Eternal Amazon Already in the year 2000 he would achieve international consecration by taking his work called «Eternal Amazonia» to the «Our World in the year 2000» contest. Where he would achieve first place among 22.000 participating paintings. Receiving the award from Prince Charles of England.
Selva Amazónica - A´ri quëna pepë - Ramón Piaguaje 2024
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