Explore the dynamic world of art through our collection of articles, images, and artist biographies. Each piece is meticulously curated to provide a deeper understanding of contemporary art and the visionaries behind them.
Nudity, depictions of the obese eating, child labor, racial caricatures, the male gaze, in the painting “Circus III” Pablo has manufactured what could be deemed a virtual smorgasbord of offense. I spoke with the Chilean born artist of Uruguayan parents today about the piece and his intent in creating the work.
Read MoreCuban conceptual artist Rubén Torres Llorca sees the human experience for what it is, filled with love and loss, joy and suffering and most of all, temporary.
Read MoreThe work of Pablo Santibáñez Servat is a magical synthesis of occidental and indigenous visuals intrinsic to the Americas. He often weaves ancient symbols with contemporary images as though no time has lapsed; he creates his own symbolic language, which seems to deny the very concept of time or at least the beginning and ending of eras, suggesting instead the coexistence of epochs or congruence of time.
Read MoreIn Latin American art, something more intelligent, more human, is emerging, from colossal Olmec heads and gold Inca figurines, through the paintings of Dr. Atl, the Mexican muralists and the grande dame of Salvadoran painting Rosa Mena Valenzuela, Latin American art has always been humanistic, representational and figurative.
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