Translations:Hernando Tejada/2/en

Hernando Tejada Sáenz was an artist who was born in Pereira on February 1, 1924 and widely recognized for his varied body of work, which began with drawing and painting and transitioned towards wood and bronze sculpture in the final decades of his career. He was known as “Tejadita” due to his short stature. He was the brother of the artist Lucy Tejada, with whom he exhibited on several occasions. He received the support of art critics in the mid-20th century, and his work is so unique that it is hard to place within the trends of Colombian modern art; it is even linked to a literary avant-garde: Magical Realism. He died in Cali on June 1, 1998.