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Peralta

Jose Antonio Peralta Lozada graduated from the Piura School of Fine Arts in 1994. "From the time I was in primary school, I painted," he recalls. "I remember the time when I had to present a picture of the family at school and, since my father was a very good painter, I asked him to do the assignment for me. He was annoyed and said no. So I had to pick up the pencil and make the drawing. I'm glad I did, because it awakened the passion for art that lay dormant inside me. Today, as an adult, I'm very happy for that day, as it led me to become a professional artist.

"In my works, I try to transmit an appreciation for our ancient art through new tools of this time in our lives. I work a lot with interpreting Moche masks and those of all our Andean cultures. I also work with new motifs, such as mankind, his fruitfulness and his life, etc.

"For me, each canvas evolves with my career. I've dedicated myself to art since 1994, and one of my goals is not to allow our ancestral cultures to sleep. All their elements – their rites, religion, those inexplicable things that we don't know how they came to be – these motivate me to create my own interpretations.

"Up to now, facing society with my art has been the greatest challenge in my life. Because being an artist is something difficult for society to understand. I'd like my Novica friends to know that each time I do a painting, I want the entire world to remember Peru's culture and history."