By Admin Monday, March 8, 2010
By IVAN MORENO Associated Press Writer
Latin American artists will showcase works ranging from a mural chiseled out of vinyl and a large-scale reproduction of the first ever particle accelerator during a monthlong Denver event that Mayor John Hickenlooper said will highlight the Western Hemisphere’s common heritage.
The event featuring artists from 35 countries will be a “world’s fair” of ideas, Hickenlooper said, with current and former world leaders also participating in forums around the city beginning July 1.
Colombia art: This essay tells mostly about the type of art in ColombiaBy Admin Saturday, March 6, 2010
It was not until the 1950’s that Colombian artist showed their artwork to the nation and their skill behind it. Colombian artist began to rise like Alejandro Obregon, Enrique Grau, Edgar Negret and Eduardo Ramirez Villamizar- began to take new direction in the Colombian art world and also had a major influence on it too.
The delay of Colombian art can be explained by the region’s complex geography. Mountain barriers have said to separate the human settlement from others. Even after the independence from Spain in 1819, art didn’t have a major influence on Colombian lifestyle.
Artist Depicts Migration As Ants’ Invasion on ColombiaBy Admin Friday, February 19, 2010
Swarm of ants made of fibreglass carved on the facade, pillars and windows of Colombian Congress building depicts the impact of migration and displacement across the world, says prominent sculptor Rafael Gomexbarros.
Hundreds of large black- and brown-coloured ants covering the Colombian Congress symbolise human migration. The sculpture represents the impact of ‘immigration, globalisation and displacement’, Gomezbarros said.
Fernando BoteroBy Admin Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Fernando Botero, born in Medellin, is one of the most celebrated contemporary Latin American artists. His major works include figurative paintings along with his poplular monumental bronze sculptures. Botero was strongly influenced by the colorful folk art of his homeland as well as by such painters as Velázquez, Goya and Diego Rivera.
By Admin Wednesday, January 20, 2010
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By Admin Tuesday, January 19, 2010
COLOMBIAN LABYRINTH is an uneven but generally useful study of the drugs-insurgency nexus in Colombia and its significance for U.S. policy. The discussion of the illicit drug business breaks little new ground and misses important post-cartel dynamics such as the FARC’s increased downstream participation in the business as traders and even exporters. On the other hand military-strategic topics such as the guerrillas’ force structure and power seeking strategies, the military requirements for countering the growing guerrilla threat, and the implications of Colombia’s civil conflict for regional stability are handled quite successfully.
Fernando Botero bronzes come to the Museum of Fine ArtsBy Admin Tuesday, December 22, 2009
The Simms Team looked out our window this afternoon and saw this bronze statue being installed. This is a bronze by Fernando Botero, and is part of an exhibition coming to the Museum of Fine Arts in downtown St Petersburg Florida, The Baroque World of Fernando Botero, which will be here January 9 – April 4, 2010. The exhibit will have 100 works of art, including bronzes and paintings, culled from the private collection of Fernando Botero, a Colombian artist living in Medellin.
Bogota star in one of the nights of the Spanish festival La Mar de MúsicasBy Admin Thursday, December 10, 2009
10 dic (EFE) .- Bogotá star in one of the nights of the festival ‘The Sea of Music’ city of Cartagena in next year’s edition will be devoted to Colombia and aims to give a “very full” of this South American country. So I told Efe the mayor of Cartagena, María del Pilar Barreiro, who is on official visit to Colombia and met with the mayor of Bogota, Samuel Moreno.
Shakira’s Magic RoleBy Admin Wednesday, December 9, 2009
SHAKIRA has conjured up a role on hit U.S. kids show WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE - in a role poking fun at herself.
The Whenever, Wherever hitmaker has appeared on the small screen before, starring in Colombian soap opera El Oasis in the 1990s, and she recently played herself on an episode of Ugly Betty.
Weighty Botero nude, Chile painting top Latam saleBy Admin Wednesday, November 18, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - A one-ton nude sculpture by Colombian Fernando Botero sold for $1.14 million, outstripping its top rival, a delicate portrait of crumpled paper, in a robust sale of Latin American art in New York.
