(Sur)reality in the Photography of Kati Horna
Kati Horna photographed both the real world and the surreal. She was a modern photographer who used her camera to document a civil war and to escape ...
Natalia Tiberio 2 October 2021
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Lower Pecos Rock Art: Prehistoric Painting in North America
On the Texas-Mexico border, there are treasures of prehistoric art: hundreds of painted caves and rock shelters dating as early as 2000 BCE. Filled ...
Alexandra Kiely 21 September 2021
Her Life and Her Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner
The story of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and its founder before the robbery in 1990.
Jennifer S. Musawwir 9 September 2021
Attention: Have You Seen Ancient Sculptures’ Colors?
We admire the beauty and plasticity of ancient sculptures, how harmoniously they fit into the surrounding landscape. But we rarely ask ourselves the ...
Elizaveta Ermakova 4 September 2021
Mexican Colors: From Mesoamerica to the World
Not so long ago, artists got their pigments from nature. In consequence, every region of the world had its own pigments and shades of colors. In ...
Jimena Escoto 2 September 2021
Masterpiece of the Week: Sebastián Zalcedo, Virgin of Guadalupe
The Virgin of Guadalupe depicts the narrative of the Christian Virgin Mary who allegedly appeared multiple times in December 1531 before a Mexican ...
James W Singer 29 August 2021
Masterpiece of the Week: Saturnino Herrán, Our Ancient Gods
Saturnino Herrán’s Our Ancient Gods is a masterful painting of Mexican Modernism from the early 20th century. It evokes the strength, dignity, and ...
James W Singer 15 August 2021
Fashion like a Russian: Kokoshnik, a Traditional Headdress
We all know the proverb Clothes speak for men. In the Russian national costume, a headdress called Kokoshnik played a significant role: it completed ...
Elizaveta Ermakova 27 July 2021
Diego Rivera’s Life in Self-Portraits
Diego Rivera is mostly famous for his controversial mural for the Rockefeller family and for being the husband of Frida Kahlo. Yet in his lifetime, ...
Magda Michalska 19 July 2021
Traveling Artists in Mexico: The First Generation
The 19th century was a tumultuous time for Mexico, to say the least. In 1821, it achieved its independence. However, the war devastated the country ...
Jimena Escoto 10 July 2021
When in Mexico: Mysterious and Beautiful Flower Crowned Nun Portraits
Gambol into the lobby of most Mexican hotels, or visit any antique store in Mexico, and you’re bound to find a portrait of an 18th or 19th-century ...
Guest Profile 5 July 2021
Dress Like an Artist: Frida Kahlo’s Unique Style
Frida Kahlo is one of those women who are instantly recognizable. Even though she lived in the first half of the 20th century, she still evokes a ...
Ledys Chemin 3 June 2021
