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Amate Bark Painting, new twist on ancient

Amate Bark Painting, new twist on ancient

Amate is a type of bark paper that has been manufactured in Mexico since the hispanic contact times. It was used primarily to create codices. Amate paper was extensively produced and...

Amate Bark Painting, new twist on ancient

Amate is a type of bark paper that has been manufactured in Mexico since the hispanic contact times. It was used primarily to create codices. Amate paper was extensively produced and...

Buzmaro Pina Pina, a Unique Vision

Buzmaro Pina Pina, a Unique Vision

  On an unassuming street on a hillside in Morelia, Mexico, there is a small house almost hidden from view.  Living and working here is Buzmaro Pina Pina, a man...

Buzmaro Pina Pina, a Unique Vision

  On an unassuming street on a hillside in Morelia, Mexico, there is a small house almost hidden from view.  Living and working here is Buzmaro Pina Pina, a man...

Ricardo Leon Artist of Mexico

Ricardo Leon Artist of Mexico

Ricardo Leon is an artist.   He grew up in Mexico city and attended art school at UAM (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana).While visiting Mexico City, we had the privileged of meeting...

Ricardo Leon Artist of Mexico

Ricardo Leon is an artist.   He grew up in Mexico city and attended art school at UAM (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana).While visiting Mexico City, we had the privileged of meeting...

Oaxaca's revolutionary street art

Oaxaca's revolutionary street art

A renaissance of political printmaking seeks to counter cultural domination and give voice to the disenfranchised. This past October at Espacia Zapata, a print shop on a colorful city street...

Oaxaca's revolutionary street art

A renaissance of political printmaking seeks to counter cultural domination and give voice to the disenfranchised. This past October at Espacia Zapata, a print shop on a colorful city street...

Massive Mural Hidden for Years, Is it free to view

Massive Mural Hidden for Years, Is it free to view

  In the early 1930’s, Manual Art’s High school (LA) drop-out Philip Goldstein met Otis student Reuben Kadish, who had worked with the famous Mexican muralist David Siquieros on his...

Massive Mural Hidden for Years, Is it free to view

  In the early 1930’s, Manual Art’s High school (LA) drop-out Philip Goldstein met Otis student Reuben Kadish, who had worked with the famous Mexican muralist David Siquieros on his...