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María Teresa Hincapié
María Teresa Hincapié (1956 – 18 January 2008) was a Colombian performance artist. Performance art is presented in front of an audience embracing different forms of expressions like dance, theater, music, film and plastic art. Life and career She was born in 1956 in Armenia, the capital of the department of Quindio. Her initial studies were in acting and she developed her work towards the field of performance art, where she stood out as being at the vanguard of this artistic field in Colombia. Hincapié came from a dissociated discipline called plastic art, at least in Colombia. She studied in France, Indonesia, India and Japan where she became a versatile artist with various cultural influences. In 1990 she obtained first prize at the XXXIII Salon of Colombian Artists with her work ''Una cosa es una cosa'' and became a member of the theatrical group 'Acto Latino' (Latin Act). Hincapié worked with Colombian and Mexican play directors, choreographers and script writers Alv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenia, Colombia
Armenia () is the capital of Quindío Department in the South American country of Colombia. Armenia is a medium-sized city and part of the " coffee axis" along with Pereira and Manizales. It is one of the main centers of the national economy and of the Colombian coffee growing axis. As a result, the historic center of Armenia was named as part of the "Coffee Cultural Landscape" of UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011. History The city was founded on October 14, 1889, by Jesús María Ocampo, also known as "Tigrero" (translates to "tiger killer") due to his love of hunting jaguars, known locally as tigers. Ocampo came from Anaime, Tolima, looking for shelter in the mountains of Quindío. He paid one hundred pesos in gold coins to Antonio Herrera for the land on which to build a fonda, or trade center, not only for himself but also for other colonists who came from Salento, Antioquia, Manizales, and areas surrounding the Quindío River and La Vieja River. Ocampo then proc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salon Of Colombian Artists
The Salon of Colombian Artists () is a cultural event in Colombia, considered the event with most trajectory. This event is celebrated every year between August 5 and September 12 with two main categories a national event and a set of regional contests. The first version of the Salon of Colombian Artists was set up during the presidency of Enrique Olaya Herrera whose administration tried to organize an official gallery. In 1931 the first official Salon of Colombian Artists took place in the Fine Arts Pavilion at the Independence Park in Bogotá. Ricardo Gómez Campuzano obtained the first place in painting and Luis Alberto Acuña in sculpture. Only until 1940 the first annual Salon of Colombian Artists was organized. Winners Winners 1940 - 2002 *1940 first Prize: Ignacio Gomez Jaramillo with "Madre del pintor", gold medal:Santiago Martínez Delgado with "El que volvio" *1941 first Prize: Santiago Martínez Delgado, with "Interludio", gold medal:Débora Arango *1942 first Priz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombian Performance Artists
Colombian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Colombia * Colombians, persons from Colombia, or of Colombian descent **For more information about the Colombian people, see: *** Demographics of Colombia *** Indigenous peoples in Colombia, Native Colombians *** Colombian American ** For specific persons, see List of Colombians * Colombian Spanish, one of the languages spoken in Colombia ** See also languages of Colombia * Colombian culture * Colombian sheep, a sheep breed * Colombian necktie * Columbians Drum and Bugle Corps, based in Pasco, Washington * Colombians, a 2017 instrumental Gorillaz track, released in the Super Deluxe boxset of "Humanz." See also * * * Christopher Columbus (1451–1506), Italian explorer after which Colombia was named * Coffee production in Colombia * Colombia (other) * Colombiana (other) * Colombina (other) Colombina is a stock character and Harlequin's mistress Colombina may also refer t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
