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Luis Valsoto (b. 1939) is a Mexican artist strongly associated with the state of Jalisco, which has honored his work multiple times. He is noted for his depictions of ordinary life and everyday things, especially domestic animals such as dogs, cats and horses. He has exhibited his work individually in various venues in Mexico and the United States and collectively both in Mexico and several other countries. ==Life== Valsoto was born in 1939 in Mexico City to a family which had migrated there from Santiago Papasquiaro, Durango. In childhood he showed talent in drawing but did not take art classes. He entered the architecture school of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in 1964 but left the following year because of a job offer in drawing.〔 〕〔 〕 After arriving to Guadalajara, he was not sure if he wanted to be an artist. For several years, he associated with literary people, becoming friends with Elías Nandino. However, when he showed his writing to Juan Rulfo, he was told that it needed a lot of work. At this point, he decided that the visual arts were his vocation.〔 Valsoto is self-taught except for a painting course taken in 1972 under Nathan de Oliveira at UC Berkeley. This course consolidated his technique.〔〔 〕 He currently lives in Guadalajara. He has five children, two in California and three in Guadalajara. He does not believe he has yet reached his most important achievement but has come close, bronze and silver medals instead of gold.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Luis Valsoto」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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