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Manuel Lepe Macedo (April 17, 1936 in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco – September 9, 1984 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) was a Mexican artist who painted in a Naïve style. He painted mostly themes based on the landscape and townscape of his native Puerto Vallarta. Lepe was never formally trained as an artist, and attended only four years of primary ...
Puerto Vallarta, in the Mexican state of Jalisco, has an extensive public art collection. Works include: Ándale Bernardo by Jim Demetro, Lázaro Cárdenas Park; Ballena Vallarta; The Boy on the Seahorse (Spanish: "El niño sobre el caballito de mar") by Rafael Zamarripa; Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (2015) Erizados by Maritza Vazquez ...
Juan Francisco de Aguilera (active in the last third of the 18th century) [4]; José de Alcíbar (ca 1730–1803) [4]; Ignacio Maria Barreda, single canvas casta painting 1777 ...
Vanitas art is an allegorical art representing a higher ideal or containing hidden meanings. [5] Vanitas are very formulaic and they use literary and traditional symbols to convey mortality. Vanitas often have a message that is rooted in religion or the Christian Bible. [6] In the 17th century, the vanitas genre was popular among Dutch painters.
Vanitas: Flesh Dress for an Albino Anorectic (1987) is an artwork created by Canadian artist Jana Sterbak, first displayed at the Galerie René Blouin in Montreal. Its most famous showing was at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, where it attracted national controversy.
Charles Allan Gilbert (September 3, 1873 – April 20, 1929), better known as C. Allan Gilbert, was an American illustrator.He is especially remembered for a widely published drawing (a memento mori or vanitas) titled All Is Vanity.
Natasha Moraga is the artistic director of some of Puerto Vallarta's artworks found on benches, stairs, and other public spaces. [6] [3] This type of mosaic work was new to Puerto Vallarta and is uncommon in Mexico. [1] [2] Moraga classifies her work as "community-based" and "street art" . [2]
Vallarta Dancers (Spanish: Bailarines de Vallarta) is a sculpture by Jim Demetro, installed along Puerto Vallarta's Malecón, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. [ 1 ] References