Wednesday 22 May 2013
“Astral views of the cosmos, coral formations, planetary cities, a forest landscape:” the associations and superlatives flow from the viewers as effortlessly as the art of Kenneth Wood seems to come together. The collection in his studio and at his home in Santiago Atitlán, not only pleases the eye, it also gives recycled newspaper...
Clemens Luhmann was born in Germany in 1965, the son of internationally known sociologist and systems theorist, Niklas Luhmann, and his wife, the artist and goldsmith Ursula Luhmann. He grew up in Bielefeld, a college town in northwestern Germany. Dr. Luhmann first traveled to Latin America in 1987, beginning an ongoing interest and fascination...
Living in a city where time seems to stand still and life is filled with nostalgia, Guillermo García-Durán found himself imagining the history that the streets of Antigua have lived and all the secrets that the old walls hold. This and his desire to do things a bit differently and to question the instinct...
Artist Nora Demattio noticed during her academic career that, today, when one speaks of gender equality, the emphasis is usually focused on women. But man should not be set-aside in reconciliation for past errors. He too deserves his place. And in his place one will find that there is great diversity to the male...
Some we choose; others are unavoidable; but in the end, among them are those we decide to show the world and those we do not. What are they? They’re the different variants that make up identity. This is the theme that runs through the work of this emerging artist who, through her surrealist brushstrokes,...
Born in New York but raised in Puerto Rico, this formally trained and talented artist is showing 20 of his paintings at La Antigua Galería de Arte. The collection titled Re-Inventing Icons is a commentary on the relationship between four cardinal ideas: colonialism; neo-colonialism, which Patrick McGrath Muñiz represents through consumerism and mass media...
This festival was founded in 2003 by the Spanish Cultural Center of Guatemala, and has gained in popularity each September. It has become the most important forum about photography in the country, and it aims to help strengthen the image as a document, a record, and primarily as a means of expression, thought, and...
Existential or anthropological concerns, the dark parts of ourselves, and that which motivates us to act in certain ways are all issues which, in our day-to-day lives, we usually choose not to think about or we set aside, but for this writer from Jocotenango, that’s not an option. Rafael Romero, born 32 years ago...
Dr. Oswaldo Chinchilla, the curator of the Museo Popol Vuh – one of the most interesting and complete museums of Mayan heritage in Guatemala – spoke to us about the museum: its history, its future, and how the museum is contributing to the preservation and understanding of Guatemala’s cultural heritage. Tell us about the...
ArtPhotoSynthesis Light, Shadow, and Reflection. An exhibit of Vera’s simple and elegant blending of art with photography. Nineteen pieces: eighteen from the North American continent, plus one at sea. One decade, three cameras. Multifaceted, Vera considers herself an “artist with a camera”. Her family was involved in the arts and music, and at an...
