Oswaldo Guayasamin was born on July 6, 1919, in Ecuador, the son of an indigenous Quechua Indian father and mestizo (mixed race) mother. He was the oldest of ten children, and early on developed a talent for art. His father was a hard working man who was distant with his son, often physically abusive, and consequently their relationship was never a close one. On the other hand, Oswaldo loved his mother dearly, and credited her with fostering his love of the arts and supporting him in the early stages of his career.
the name of the art work is called "Of Rage and Redemption".
this painting is guayasamin's last ever painting before he died in 1999. he is trying to show people a story about his life and also about how he was raised by indigenous people. in this piece art work i can see a person kneeling down the floor because he might be in pain emotionally, i can also see that this person is shouting for mercy and shouting because he is might be frustrated because he is trapped in something that's really impossible to escape for example he could be in a crisis or suffering with family issues.
Guayasamín won the first prize at the Ecuadorian Salón Nacional de Acuarelistas y Dibujantes in 1948. He also won the first prize at the Third Hispano-American Biennial of Art in Barcelona, Spain, in 1955. In 1957, at the Fourth Biennial of São Paulo, he was named the best South American painter.
In 1988, he painted a very controversial mural depicting the history of Ecuador. The Congress of Ecuador asked him to do so. However, the United States Government criticized him because one of the paintings showed a man in a Nazi helmet with the lettering "CIA" on it.
Guayasamín dedicated his life to painting, sculpting, collecting; however, he was an ardent supporter of the communist Cuban Revolution in general and Fidel Castro in particular. He was given a prize for "an entire life of work for peace" by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. 
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