From 1931-1932, renowned Mexican muralist Diego Rivera and his artist wife Frida Kahlo lived in Detroit, Michigan. During this period, Rivera worked on a mural project at the Detroit Institute of Art (DIA) that would gain him public controversy. Edsel Ford and Diego Rivera Edsel Ford was automobile mogul Henry Ford’s only child and the ...
Frida is a movie about art that is a work of art in itself. The film’s unique visual language takes us into an artist’s head and reminds us that art is best enjoyed when it moves, breathes and is painted on a giant canvas, as only the movies can provide. American Film Institute, 2002, upon ...
Frida Kahlo has been revered as on of the most influential twentieth-century artist of the Americas. Her personal and at times political paintings filled with her own emotional trials of life’s joys and pains has enlightened a whole movement of female artists. Her art has been said to be a symbol of female struggle. She ...
Nearly 80 years old and rising 210 feet above San Francisco’s Telegraph Hill, Coit Tower is in the news. SInce its dedication in 1933, this unpainted concrete art deco tower has been a feature of San Francisco’s skyline, attracting up to 200,000 visitors per year for its stunning 360-degree views as well as for the ...
A room redecorated with a Latin American flair immediately becomes warm and inviting. If you are going to be redecorating a room in your home be it a bedroom or a common room and are thinking of going with a Latin decor the following sites are great places to find authentic decor or just fun ...
Murals are one of the world’s oldest forms of art. They are done directly on the wall or ceilings. They are useful in depicting a very complex picture and can be understood and appreciated even from a distance. The cave paintings of Lascaux in southern France and others around the world are testimony not only ...
There is so much to do and see in Mexico City that it is really difficult to choose from all of the available options. Built on the ruins of the ancient Aztec city, Tenochtitlan, Mexico City is history come to life. Yet the modern cosmopolitan character of the largest city of the world is unmistakable. ...
