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José Luis Álvarez (artist)
José Luis Álvarez (3 June 1917 Guatemala, Guatemala – 5 February 2012 Antigua Guatemala) was a Guatemalan artist who, from 1976 until his death, lived and painted in Antigua, Guatemala, Antigua. He became known as the one of the best landscape artists from Guatemala, and was part of a generation of prolific artists who, as exponents of national art, defined the Guatemalan School. Álvarez developed a distinguished wide impasto technique, using the spatula, and a great delicacy in the use of color. Early career Álvarez had exhibited his works in domestic and international solo and group exhibitions, but notably in Guatemala at the Instituto Guatemalteco Americano (IGA), the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas "Rafael Rodríguez Padilla", National School of Fine Arts, la Fundación Arte Paiz, Juannio National Art Exhibition, Rotary Auction, and the Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno "Carlos Mérida", National Art Gallery. ; Awards In 1938 he won second prize in the National Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guatemala, Guatemala
Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, nestled in a mountain valley called Valle de la Ermita ( en, Hermitage Valley). The city is the capital of the Municipality of Guatemala and of the Guatemala Department. Guatemala City is the site of the Maya civilization, Mayan city of Kaminaljuyu, founded around 1500 BC. Following the Spanish conquest of Guatemala, Spanish conquest, a new town was established, and in 1776 it was made capital of the Captaincy General of Guatemala, Kingdom of Guatemala. In 1821, Guatemala City was the scene of Act of Independence of Central America, the declaration of independence of Central America from Spain, after which it became the capital of the newly established Federal Republic of Central America, United Provinces of Central Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
