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The Solitude of Latin America" (Spanish: La Soledad de América Latina) is the title of the speech given by Gabriel García Márquez on 8 December 1982 upon being awarded the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature. [1] The Nobel Prize was presented to García Márquez by Professor Lars Gyllensten of the Swedish Academy. [2]
Latin American art is the combined artistic expression of Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America, as well as Latin Americans living in other regions. The art has roots in the many different indigenous cultures that inhabited the Americas before European colonization in the 16th century.
Carlos Mérida (December 2, 1891 – December 21, 1985) was a Guatemalan artist and naturalized Mexican who was one of the first to fuse European modern painting to Latin American themes, especially those related to Guatemala and Mexico.
Presencia de América Latina (Presence of Latin America), also known as Integración de América Latina (Integration of Latin America), is a mural created by Jorge Gonzalez Camarena and painted by Mexican and Chilean artist Jorge González Camarena, Javier Arevalo,Albino Echeverria, Eugenio Brito, Salvador Almaraz, Manuel Guillen and Hector Rodrigues.And Female model Alicia Cuevas, between ...
She is considered one of the leading Latin American modernist artists, and is regarded as the painter who best achieved Brazilian aspirations for nationalistic expression in a modern style. [2] As a member of the Grupo dos Cinco , Tarsila is also considered a major influence in the modern art movement in Brazil , alongside Anita Malfatti ...
The 1940s saw various revolutions and coups d'état in Latin America, including the ousting of Argentine President Ramón Castillo in 1943. Berni responded with more political paintings including Masacre (Massacre) and El Obrero Muerto (The Dead Worker). [2] From 1951 to 1953, Berni lived in Santiago del Estero, a province in northwestern ...
Botello is considered one of the greatest Latin American post-modern artists and recognition and demand for his artwork continues to grow today, fetching unprecedented auction prices. Ángel Botello never attached to any particular artistic school or movement and was a protean artist: he developed his own artistic style.
Carlos D. Almaraz (October 5, 1941 – December 11, 1989) [1] [2] [3] was a Mexican-American artist and a pioneer of the Chicano art movement. He was one of the founder of the Centro de Arte Público (1977–1979), a Chicano/Chicana arts organization in Highland Park, Los Angeles.