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A list of notable Latin American visual artists (painters, sculptors, photographers, video artists, etc.), arranged by nationality: This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
In 2005 he received the "Leonardo da Vinci" World Award of Arts by the World Cultural Council and was the first Mies van der Rohe Award recipient for Latin American Architecture. Jorge Loyzaga is the founder of Loyzaga Studio, which has become a prominent proponent of New Classical architecture in Mexico.
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.
This is a list of Colombian artists. Colombian art has 3,500 years of history and covers a wide range of media and styles ranging from Quimbaya gold craftwork and Spanish Baroque devotional painting to modern Colombian cinema and conceptual art movements.
Spanish Baroque painters (2 C, 151 P) Pages in category "Baroque painters" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total.
Baroque architecture is a highly decorative and theatrical style which appeared in Italy in the late 16th century and gradually spread across Europe. It was originally introduced by the Catholic Church, particularly by the Jesuits, as a means to combat the Reformation and the Protestant church with a new architecture that inspired surprise and awe. [1]
Two styles can be traced in the architecture of New Spain: the Salomónico, developed from the mid-17th century, and the Estípite, which began in the early 18th century. The most emblematic substyle of Mexican Baroque architecture is Churrigueresque. A model of the Cathedral of Puebla represents the architectural magnificence of New Spain.
Tarsila do Amaral (1886–1973), painter, considered one of the leading modernist artists in Latin America; Fernando Botero (1932–2023), painter and sculptor; Adriana Melo, comic book artist, notable for her work on the Star Wars: Empire franchise; Luis Camnitzer (born 1937), conceptual artist; Roger Mello (born 1965), children's book illustrator