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Name: Oscar Avila Quezada

The Dark Hour (Eduardo Kingman)


Loja has been the birthplace of great art
representatives in Ecuador. By this, its
called "the Musical Capital of Ecuador".
Today I'm going to talk about a painter
from Loja, His name Eduardo Kingman. I
heard about him in many times, but Is the
first time that I saw his painting The Dark
Hour. It's a wonderful and beautiful work
of art.
There is a dark nature reflected in this
paint. It seems like the man's sadness is
merged with the canvas. Each brushstroke
shows the misery, dishonor, shame and
hands tied reflect impotence. Lines draws
scars that create a feeling of suffering and
pain.
Eduardo Kingman (along with Oswaldo
Guayasamin) was considered one of
Ecuador's masters of expressionism of the
20th century. He was born in Loja
February 23, 1913, He was focused on the
social realities of Ecuador's indigenous
peoples. He was known as "the painter of
hands (by the large and powerful hands of
his characters).
This painting was done in 1965, it is a
sociocultural and political protest. It's
representing the oppression of that era.
Here we can see the large hands as a
symbol of strength repressed (The hands
theme is repeated in almost all his
paintings). The indigenous repression was
the interest of some painters, writers and
presidents of that era.
Through thick and marked lines with few
curves achieves his goal to show the
hardness as a significant part of the
painting, this is a realistic composition with
emphasis in social aspect in foreground.

http://www.loja.gob.ec/content/eduardo-
kingman-riofrio-1913-1997