Kobina Nyarko was born on March 14, 1972 in Takoradi, Ghana. Most of his childhood was sent with his father in the neighboring costal town of Cape Coast. El Anatsui is one of the most acc.

Wilfredo Lam was born and raised in Sagua La Grande village, in the province of Villa Clara, Cuba.

I chose to do my virtual exhibit on the American women who made a difference in the art world during this time period. Cindy Sherman is a photographer, she was born in 1954. She is well known for a series of self portraits, she called.

I really liked the resemblance it bore to the works of the Renaissance. This piece depicts a man rising upwards, engulfed in flames.

I chose Peter Breugel because of his lack of connection to royalty. He is famous for his paintings depicting peasants and commoners, the aspects of their life both joyful and not. My favorite is Peasant Wedding.

Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón. The painting I chose is called. I have many favorite pieces from his collection. It was hard to choose one favorite so I am going to display three. The first painting is called. The second picture I chose to display is called. The third painting I chose to display is called.

I chose this painting by Frida Kahlo because she has always appealed to me as a Latin woman. I have seen pieces of the movie made about her and it always appealed to me how in the movie she conveyed her emotions effortlessly in such a unique way. I have always found her paintings to be immensely interesting.

The flashbacks to 1999 begin. This is not the Lou Bega version, however, but the original written by Perez Prado. Prado became known as the Mambo King and even after his death his music carries on under the direction of his son. What I like most about this p.

While browsing through the art in the Non-Western section, I found that I was drawn to the Mexican style of art above all others. In my last blog I shared a piece from Frida Kahlo, but today I would like to present a mural from her husband, Diego Rivera titled.