Diego Rivera: “Subterranean Forces”

Diego Rivera was a world-famous Mexican painter, an active communist, and husband of Frida Kahlo. Rivera’s large wall works in fresco helped establish the Mexican Mural Renaissance.

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Diego Rivera: The Threshing Floor

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Diego Rivera: “Muchacha con Girasoles (Girl with Sunflowers)”

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Diego Rivera: “Mercado De Flores (The Flower Vendor)”

“Mercado de Flores” translated to “Flower Merchant” or “Flower Vendor”.

Throughout his sixty-year career, Mexican artist Diego Rivera (1886-1957) produced some of the most distinctive and socially powerful works in modern art. Most famous for his murals, his monumental frescos gave life to revolutionary themes, championing the causes of the oppressed. Rivera used portraiture throughout his career to make personal, artistic and political statements, as well as to convey his Communistic beliefs and opinions. In addition to being a painter, Rivera was also a skilled printmaker, sculptor and book illustrator.

Rivera, not surprisingly, is better with more humble subjects and frequently he celebrated the relationship of peasants and nature.
The calla lily, a sensual, sculptural flower – and quintessential example of Mexico’s exuberant flora – was celebrated by Rivera many times, particularly in frescoes depicted peasants with indigenous features carrying bundles or offerings of them.
He often painted flower vendors and other scenes from every day life in his native Mexico.

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Mexican Ecofashion Designer Carla Fernandez Shines in London

On December 6, 2011, Mexican ecofashion designer Carla Fernandez showcased her collection in the Mexican Official Residence in London, UK. Her collection is characterized of contemporary high end fashion designs with traditional techniques used by Mexican indigenous communities.

Through her mobile workshop Taller Flora, Carla Fernandez collaborates with members of indigenous Mexican communities as creative peers, building a sustainable business model that offers clients both an haute couture and a prêt a porter line whilst rewarding the local population.

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Diego Rivera: “Mother’s Helper” 1950

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Mexican Inspired Android Mini

This special edition Android mini collectible commemorates the traditional Meixcan Dia de Los Muertos Holiday, designed by artists the Beast Brothers!

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Maya exhibition coming to Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum in November, will also appear in Ottawa

An exhibit focusing on the ancient Maya has opened at Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum.

The exhibit is entitled “Maya – Secrets of their Ancient World” and will stay into 2012. Plans are also being made for the display to appear at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Ottawa.

During an interview, Dr. Justin Jennings, lead curator of the exhibit, discussed the project, stating,

“Really what we’re going try to do with this Maya show is take you all the way back to the 7th century AD and take you back to the classic Maya…we’re going to start this show – Secrets of their Ancient World – is to begin by going back to the initial moments of discovery,” Jennings said.

Most of the exhibit will focus on the ancient city of Palenque. The centre of a kingdom, the site is known for its palace and temples and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This section of the exhibit will include reproductions of the ancient city, showing what it looked like in antiquity.

In the 19th century, explorers penetrating into the jungles of Central America came across the ruins of Mayan cities. Overgrown with vegetation the discovery piqued their interest, leading to formal scientific study in the century ahead.

Following the Palenque display, the exhibition then turns its attention to a section on Mayan warfare and sacrifice.

The exhibit will also look at the modern Maya and the famous Mayan calendar, which, some argue, predicts the end of the world in 2012. “We’ll talk about 2012 and how you’re world is going to end or not end.”

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International Balloon Festival Soars Over Mexico

The tenth International Balloon Festival, the largest such event in Latin America and one of the largest hot-air ballooning events in the world, started Nov. 19 in Leon, a city in Mexico‘s Guanajuato state.

The festival, which features 200 pilots from 14 countries, is expected to draw about 300,000 visitors, during its four-day run.

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