Spanish and Mexican Art

 

Both Spain and Mexico (as well as the other Spanish speaking countries) have provided the world with amazingly talented artists. Their art has mirrored their cultures and their history. The following links provide you with a beginning exploration of the colorful art from Spain and Mexico:

http://www.guggenheim.org/picasso/overview.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Picasso   Picasso - Wikipedeia

http://www.picasso.fr/anglais/ Picasso website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Goya  Spanish Painter Goya

http://www.imageone.com/goya/ Goya

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Greco  El Greco

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Rivera  Diego Rivera

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Spanish_painters - Spanish Painters

http://www.donquijote.org/culture/spain/painters/ - Spanish Painters

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Mir%C3%B3 - Joan Miro – Spanish Surrealist Painter and Sculptor

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/nationalities/Mexican.html - Mexican Artists – Nice site with several links to individual artists, past and present.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frida_Kahlo - Mexican artist Frida Kahlo

http://www.artchive.com/artchive/ftptoc/kahlo_ext.html - More about Frida Kahlo  (a fascinating read)

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/nationalities/Peruvian.html - A few Peruvian Artists

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Peruvian_artists - Peruvian Artists

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Amaringo - Pablo Amaringo – acclaimed Peruvian Painter