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HARRY THOMAS DANVERS did not begin his artistic career until he arrived in Guatemala in the early 70s. There he began to study drawing in the Escuela Nacionalde Artes Plasticas in Guatemala City. His teacher was Juan Antonio Franco, who in addition to have studied in Europe also worked on a lot of murals of Diego Rivera in Mexico. He had his first exhibition in Antigua, Guatemala in 1980 and has since continued to have exhibitions there in different galleries as well as Guatemala City. In the year 2000 he won the Arturo Martinez national art contest in landscape. The idea with the miniature paintings is to make something small seem large, always using the local environment as a backdrop with native people predominating to add to the movement. It should be alive and yet mysteriously so-due to the rare and ancient setting. There are two sets of paintings and they mark two periods of my artistic career. The larger paintings date from the year 1985 while the smaller ones are from the present year 2004. Harry speaks five languages, including Maya Kiche and is the founder and director of the English Club/International Language School. He is also a professor of English and Anthropology at the University of San Carlos in Quetzaltenago. He is the author of 11 novels, and 6 bilingual books.
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The oranges and browns of Guatemalan painter, Carlos Chávez's, earlier works represent "sunset" - the ending of one cycle, according to the Mayan calendar. His recent paintings reflect the changes happening in the world now, the transition from one cycle to another, as well as the call to hold out hope for the future amidst these uncertain and violent times.
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paintings for exposition "Corazon y Alma" in December 2011, in cafe Royal Paris, Xela by Wil van Rijn
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During the civil war in Guatemala, some people fled to Mexico and some people stayed behind. When the 1996 peace accord was signed and conditions changed, people began searching for clandestine graves and family members who had been abducted and murdered. In this series of paintings, Guatemalan painter, Carlos Chávez, conveys the sentiment that those who had died were calling out to their loved ones from the land, from their graves. They called out to assuage the pain and grief of their loved ones...to let them know they are resting in peace.
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TRIBUTO A METALLICA, GUITARRA CON EL LOGO DE LA MEJOR BANDA DE ROCK... www.alext21.com
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www.igfaanglersdigest.com The crew of IGFA Angler's Digest brings you light-tackle fishing for black marlin, blue marlin and sailfish on the Pacific side of Guatemala with record setting Capt. Chris Sheeder. We target billfish using a tease-up and pitch-back approach -- pitching bridled ballyhoo and mackerel -- we're joined by Capts. Randall Gaines and Jason Brice aboard a custom 37 foot Merritt Sportfisher -- the Release. For those of you unfamiliar with the accomplishments of Capt. Sheeder, he set a new record with 54 sailfish releases in one day.... all on the fly! Guatemala offers much more than sport fishing. Historical Mayan ruins are still being discovered in this lush, tropical country where ancient traditions and cultures exist till this day. We take a few days to explore the local mountains and Lake Atitlan as well Antigua, the charming and historically significant former capital of Guatemala. It's sheer beauty makes Guatemala a place you just have to experience for yourself.
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Universidad de San Carlos / Museo de Arte Colonial) Universidad de San Carlos was founded in 1676. Considered one of the most beautiful, intact examples of colonial architecture in Antigua, the University's interior features a fine courtyard surrounded by Moorish arches. Its main building c 1763, houses the Museo de Arte Colonial, noted for the Saint Francis series of paintings by colonial artist Cristóbal de Villapando. Quetzalandia.com
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San Bartolo is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site located in the Department of Petén in northern Guatemala, northeast of Tikal and roughly 50 miles from the nearest settlement. The Maya site includes an 85-foot pyramid named "Las Ventanas" (The windows), the Temple of "Las Pinturas" (The paintings), and an early royal tomb in the "Tigrillo Complex" (Ocelot Complex), and in the "Jabalí" (Wild Boar) group some 500 mt. to the east, from the central Plaza a triadic complex similar to the H group in Uaxactún and Tikal's North Acropolis. The pyramid was constructed from ca 300 BC its Discovery by A team led by William Saturno, a researcher for the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology and a lecturer at Boston University and the University of New Hampshire[1], discovered a mural room in 2001 in the base of the pyramid. Excavation began in March 2003. These murals were carbon-dated as from 100 BC, which makes them, the oldest Maya murals discovered as of 2007[update].[citation needed] Karl Taube describes it as the Sistine Chapel of the Maya[citation needed]. These provide evidence that the Maya had full-fledged monarchies centuries earlier than previously thought. There also have been found the earliest painted glyphs known in the Maya area dating ca 350 BC. The tomb of an early Maya king was found 1.6 kilometres away to the west. It was uncovered beneath a small pyramid in 2005 by a team lead by archaeologist Monica Pellecer Alecio. This is from ca 150 BC, and is ...
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Claudia Tremblay - Canadian Artist/Illustrator www.claudiatremblay.com "Claudia was born in Amos, Québec. She traveled the world for some years in search of herself before returning home at the age of 24. She decided to stay for a while as her mother had been diagnosed with breast cancer. She took advantage of her time in Montréal to study horticulture. The death of her mother coincided with her departure to Guatemala, where she was accepted to work with CECI, an NGO. Her work consisted of building medicinal gardens alongside Mayan refugees returning from Mexico after a long and deeply tragic civil war. She quickly realized she needed to paint these hard working women. While painting she felt aa relief from her mourning . It became a therapy and she began to paint every day. With no formal training in the visual arts, she tried day after day to capture their essence. Her paintings represent the melancholic souls and inner strength that motivates these women. She also likes to explore the universal connection between mother and child. She stayed in Guatemala for 12 years. She opened an art Gallery and established herself at the heart of regional culture. Her work was shown at countless exhibits throughout Central America. She would not have left, if it were not for the rising violence. She has now returned to Montréal with her Guatemalan born son. She still paints full time, women from around the world." © Images are copyright of their respective owners, assignees or ...
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Rose Frantzen was born and raised in the community of Maquoketa (mah CO ket ah), a city of about 6000 people in east-central Iowa. Ms. Frantzen trained at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. She also studied at Chicagos Palette & Chisel Academy and at the Lyme Academy of Arts in Connecticut. She has worked under the mentorship of Richard Schmid, and made painting tours of Australia, Guatemala, Mexico, and Russia. In this Gallery360 presentation, Rose Frantzen discusses the journey that led her to create Portrait of Maquoketa, a series of 180 12x12 paintings of the people in her community. Portraiture Now: Communities features paintings by Rose Frantzen, Jim Torok, and Rebecca Westcott. The exhibition is on view through July 5, 2010 http//:npg.si.edu/exhibit/communities
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The Mystery of the bar known as El Chaman in Antigua Guatemala remains untold. When you enter El Chaman, Maximón is with you, art on the walls, stories, legends, people, paintings. This is a special place for one that believes. This is the story of how Maximón is with us at El Chaman for all to experience. The legend has it that one day while the village men were off working in the fields, Maximón slept with all of their wives. When they returned, they became so enraged they cut off his arms and legs (this is why most effigies of Maximón are short, often without arms). Where Maximón is venerated, he is represented by an effigy which resides in a different house each year, being moved in a procession during Holy Week. During the rest of the year, devotees visit Maximón in his chosen residence, where his shrine is usually attended by two people from the representing Cofradia who keep the shrine in order and pass offerings from visitors to the effigy. Worshippers offer money, spirits and cigars or cigarettes to gain his favour in exchange for good health, good crops, and marriage counseling, amongst other favours. The effigy invariably has a lit cigarette or cigar in its mouth, and in some places, it will have a hole in its mouth to allow the attendants to give it spirits to drink.
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tripwow.tripadvisor.com - Created at TripWow by TravelPod Attractions (a TripAdvisor™ company) Palacio Nacional Guatemala City The elaborate interior of this former presidential palace houses paintings and sculptures by famous Guatemalan artists. Read more at: www.travelpod.com Travel blogs from Palacio Nacional: - "... The Palacio Nacional is closed and the Biblioteca Nacional appears to be in pieces ..." - "... We saw what used to be the presidential palace ( Palacio Nacional de la Cultura) ..." Read these blogs and more at: www.travelpod.com Photos from: - Guatemala City, Western Highlands, Guatemala Photos in this video: - "Palacio Nacional de la Cultura, Parque Central" by Danandloulou from a blog titled "Dos cervezas por favor!" - "Palacio Nacional de la Cultura" by Travelerbill from a blog titled "The Gritty City" - "Palacio Nacional" by 23wayshome from a blog titled "End of the day" - "Palacio Nacional" by Jaribg from a blog titled "Guatemala downtown" - "Palacio Nacional" by Cgomezblank
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www.discoveringbolivia.com Michael Blendinger Nature Tours invites you to know the impressive historical and contemporary cultural baggage of Bolivia: • More than 30 Ethnic Groups are recognized whose languages have their roots in 13 different linguistic families. For some of the ethnics, the time has not passed and they continue living as its ancestors • The Island of the Sun and the Island of the Moon, both in the Lake Titicaca, was of supreme importance for the Incan culture, therefore they established their most important ceremonial centers in them. • the Aymaras, who still maintain their cultural traditions, standing out its ability to build rafts of totora plant, skill for what they were chosen to build the ships used in famous transoceanic expeditions as Kon-Tiki, RA I and RA II. • The Ceremonial Centers of Tiwanaku and Samaipata, have been recognized internationally as Humanity's Cultural and Historical Patrimonies. Samaipata is also considered as one of the biggest carved rocks of the world! • Stands also out the impressive settlement complex of the Moxos Culture, considered as the biggest agriculture-hydraulic system in the world. Among their works are dams, channels and even islands and enormous artificial lakes! • Colonial cities as those of Sucre and Potosí have been recognized by their beauty and historical importance, as Humanity's Cultural and Historical Patrimonies. • The Carnival of Oruro, has not only achieved international fame, but have been also ...
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Title: ELIAS RIVERA Author: EDWARD LUCIE-SMITH Format: Hardback Details: During his long career, Elias Rivera has painted the human drama as it unfolds in settings as varied as civil rights demonstrations, subways, rodeos and the market places of Guatemala, Mexico and Peru. This long-awaited and lavishly illustrated monograph of the Santa Fe-based artist spans 40 years of his oeuvre. His paintings have a sense of the photographic, with the compositions' inhabitants captured mid-sentence, mid-stride or mid-gesture as the late afternoon sun casts light and shadow across the scene. Yet Rivera's brand of figuration, as Edward Lucie-Smith points out, plays a careful balancing act with abstraction. This, he argues, is what distinguishes the artist's masterful style. Rivera spent many years in New York, observing people in cafés and automats. A move to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and a trip to Guatemala in the 1980s brought a new dimension and vibrant palette to his work, establishing the Latin American paintings as his signature works. His often large-scale pictures leave viewers with the sense of actually having been there, as the artist skilfully allows us a glimpse of the everyday life of his subjects. Regardless of the particulars of culture, place and time that appear in each one, Elias Rivera consistently captures the very essence of humanity. 244 gigantic pages in dazzling colour with chronology.^ Published Price: £37.50 BIBLIOPHILE PRICE: £12.50
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The El Chaman Bar is filled with mystery and legends of Guatemala and Antigua. Paintings on the walls tell many mystical tales of events of Guatemala. One must experience the history of Antigua as you gaze upon the St. Augustine Church from the patio. When you visit Antigua come to El Chaman Bar and offer Maximón a gift perhaps your question will be answered.
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A journey around Antigua Guatemala main buildings, convents and monuments. On this video: (click on the links for more info) - La Merced (goo.gl - Arco de Santa Catarina (goo.gl - Santa Clara (goo.gl - Compañía de Jesús (goo.gl - Santa Teresa (goo.gl - La Merced Museum (goo.gl - San Jerónimo (goo.gl - San Francisco (goo.gl - San José Cathedral (goo.gl - Ruins of San José Cathedral (goo.gl This video has english and spanish subtitles, click on the CC icon to choose your language.
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Guatemalan artist, Carlos Chávez, painted this series in the spirit of keeping memories alive - memories of Mayan people who have passed on, and memories of life in the pueblos before the civil war in Guatemala. These paintings are an offer of hope that memories of beauty can offer the possibility to dream again.
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UFO paintings 200 years ago Japan www.avimoas.com ufo-video-blog.com
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Mural historico de alex Cruz en San Miguel Chicaj, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala, elaborado con la técnica del Spray, mas información www.alext21.com
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