The art and attitudes of the two great Mexican muralists, Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco could not be more different. Rivera was a classicist, Orozco an expressionist. Rivera was optimistic, Orozco was a pessimist. Rivera was an indigenista who idealized the Indian segment of Mexican society and glorified pre-hispanic culture. Orozco was a hispanista who admired the Spanish […]
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In today’s world, where massive factories churn out goods at breakneck speed, it is hard for many people to imagine that there are still devoted artisans tucked away in remote villages of Mexico who dedicate days, weeks and even months to creating one exquisitely crafted piece. These artisans, toiling away in their secluded studios, are […]
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Gallery: In memory of Don Pedro: Alebrije art from a master artist A constant fluttering, deafening whirlpool of claws, fangs, fins, tongues and horns bewilder the senses in a frenzied shuttlecock of figures. This is the Mexican art of crafting alebrijes, monsters lovingly formed out of ordinary cardboard. Their grotesque faces and body-parts are delicately sculpted and […]
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Many travelers to Oaxaca simply don’t have the time, patience or inclination to seriously tour the city’s multitude of small storefront art galleries replete with wonderfully unique and provocative offerings. It’s understandable, given the number of culturally rich and diverse sites to be taken in over the course of a brief vacation. Certainly the larger […]
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November 2 is “El Dia de los Muertos” (the Day of the Dead) and Jose Guadalupe Posada, or “Don Lupe” as he was known to his friends, a poor but prolific printmaker, will come alive once again in the hearts and minds of the Mexican people. Gallery: The calaveras of José Guadalupe Posada No Day of […]
Continue ReadingDay of the Dead: The calaveras of José Guadalupe Posada
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Arts of Mexico Gallery – The Big Three Mexico in 1910 was a country in despair. Foreign domination had been replaced by the tyranny of President Porfirio Diaz. Two-thirds of the people lived in abject poverty and slavery was growing at a faster rate than in the days of the Conquistadores. On Independence Day in […]
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Photo Gallery There’s a quiet elegance that engulfs San Jose del Cabo, which sits on the Sea of Cortes in Baja California Sur. Oh, it has plenty of hustle, as does any Mexican turista destination, with vendors offering “amigo prices” to passersby, trying to lure them into their shops with claims that today, the bracelets, […]
Continue ReadingLa pasión de Orozco por el arte se manifestó cuando, a los siete años, se mudó con su familia a Ciudad de México, donde pudo conocer el trabajo de Posadas. Después de estudiar agricultura y arquitectura, se dedicó a pintar. Sus estudios formales los realizó en la Academia de San Carlos, donde se acentuaban las […]
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