El arte de artistas hispanohablantes “Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.” — Pablo Picasso
El Greco Domenikos Theotokópoulos ( )
-From Greece, did the majority of his work in Spain - Was influenced by the mystics (religious people) - Art is characterized by the elongated and twisted features of objects and use of color
Vista de Toledo
El Entierro del Conde de Orgaz
Lady in a Fur Wrap
Diego Velázquez ( )
-Important as a portrait artist especially for members of the royal family - Most of his work falls under “realism” category - Worked primarily as a court painter for Felipe IV
La Rendición de Breda
Las Hilanderas (The fable of Arachne)
Las Meninas
Francisco Goya ( )
-Is often called the “first of the moderns”; he was a precursor for modern art - Is known for the violence & darkness portrayed in his works - One of his most famous works is Caprichos, a compilation of etchings
El sueño de la razón produce monstruos
El tres de mayo
Manuel Osorio de Zúñiga
Pablo Picasso ( )
-Spanish cubist - Later work included some surrealist/neoclassicist features -Active in politics and lived in several European countries; against war
El Viejo Guitarrista
Los Tres Músicos
Guernica Inhumanity, brutality and hopelessness of war
“Drink to me, drink to my health, you know I can’t drink any more.”
Diego Rivera ( )
-Mexican mural artist (fresco) -Married to fellow Mexican artist Frida Kahlo - Member of Mexican Communist Party - Art usually included vivid color / daily life & struggle
En el Arsenal
Man, Controller of the Universe
Mexico’s history
Salvador Dalí ( )
-One of Spain’s most notable surrealist painters - Along with painting, he wrote, sculpted and worked in writing and film - Artwork is known for taking ordinary objects and placing them in extraordinary situations
La persistencia de la memoria
Aparición de un rostro y una copa de fruta en una playa
The Meditative Rose
Frida Kahlo ( )
-Mexican surrealist painter -Bus accident impacted artwork -Famous for self-portraits; portrayed personal woes and struggles through artwork
Roots
The Suicide of Dorothy Hale
Self-Portrait 1940
Me and My Parrots