Declaración de Kofi Annan:

 "Los artistas tienen una labor especial en la lucha por la paz.  Los artistas no solo hablan a la gente sino que hablan por la gente. El arte es un arma contra la ignorancia, el odio y representa la conciencia humana… El arte abre nuevas puertas al aprendizaje, al entendimiento y a la paz entre las personas y naciones”.

The most famous painting in the world #1

1. Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci

Everyone will be agreed if The Mona Lisa is the world’s most famous painting. This painting is owned by the French government and hangs in the Louvre in Paris. The painting shows a woman looking out at the viewer with what is often described as an “enigmatic smile”. The Mona Lisa is perhaps the most famous piece in art history. If Monalisa sold, It will be the most expensive painting in the world ever, or maybe the most expensive art works in human history. Of course the art prints copy of this painting is spread out all over the world.

Top 10 Most Famous Paintings: #2

2. Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh

This is one of the most recognized paintings nowadays. Van Gogh’s Starry Night is a classic painting that invokes emotions from the serenity of the church steeple to the wild abandon of color used for the late night sky.

Top 10 Most Famous Paintings: #3

3. The Kiss by Gustav Klimt

The painting was painted by Gustav Klimt, the Vienna master,in 1907. The painting depicts a couple surrounded by a gold blanket and ornaments sharing a moment of shear passion: the perfect kiss.

Top 10 Most Famous Paintings: #4

4. Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre Auguste Renoir

This painting depicts a group of Renoir’s friends relaxing on a balcony along the Seine River in France. In this painting Renoir has captured the joy of the middle class of late 19th century in France, it is a lively painting that brings happiness and excitement to any room.

Top 10 Most Famous Paintings: #5

5. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Jan Vermeer

This painting is a plain portrait of a girl, presumably before her wedding. The lack of background and color showcases her tear drop pearl earrings.

Top 10 Most Famous Paintings: #6

6. Café Terrace at Night by Vincent Van Gogh

This painting depicts a cafe in Arles,France specifically the Cafe Terrace and today the cafe is called Cafe van Gogh. The style of the painting is unique for Van Gogh with warm colors and depth of perspective.

Top 10 Most Famous Paintings: #7

7. Corner of the Garden at Montgeron by Claude Monet

This famous painting by Monet was created in 1877. Monet is known as the classic impressionist. This painting is drawn in the Corner of the Garden at Montgeron, where Monet has captured the ever-changing nature of light and color.

Top 10 Most Famous Paintings: #8

8. The Dream by Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso was a pioneer of the modern art movement called Cubism.
Picasso is also widely acknowledged as the most important artist of the 20th
century.

Top 10 Most Famous Paintings: #9

9. The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali
This painting maybe the most famous painting by Salvador Dali, The Persistence of Memory was created in 1931 and is now displayed in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Salvador Dali introduced the melting pocket watches in this piece.

Top 10 Most Famous Paintings: #10

10. From the Lake by Georgia O’Keeffe
This painting was drawn by Georgia O’Keefe when She spent her days at Lake George, New York in the early 1900s, which has inspired many of her works. This painting describe the gentle waves and ripples of Lake George.

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El Comercio - Noticias del Ecuador y del Mundo - Christine Chemin y su pasión por los caballos

El Comercio - Noticias del Ecuador y del Mundo - Christine Chemin y su pasión por los caballos

EXPOSICIÓN MONET - 2010

¡HERMOSO!  VISITALO - BEAUTIFUL - VISIT
Un poco lento, pero vale la pena.

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Picasso's Full Name Has 23 Words

Picasso was baptized Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso. He was named after various saints and relatives. The "Picasso" is actually from his mother, Maria Picasso y Lopez. His father is named Jose Ruiz Blasco.

De CAMALEON DISEÑO VISUAL - INCREIBLE

Por increíble que parezca nuestro cerebro compensa las luces cuando vemos imágenes.
La franja de sombra por el centro de la imagen juega un truco a nuestra
percepción. El círculo B es ligeramente MÁS OBSCURO que el A.

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Citaciones - Quotations - Citations

"Il n'y a pas d'art "moderne"; il y a seulement l'art, et il est éternel."
Egon Schiele, peintre et dessinateur autrichien, 1890-1918
Traducción: "No hay arte "moderno"; solo hay el arte, y es eterno"

Bienal de Venecia 2011 - Who wants to go?

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El 12 de mayo de 2010, el Consejo Directivo de la Bienal de Venecia, presidido por Paolo Baratta, designó a Bice Curiger como Directora de Artes Visuales, a cargo de la curaduría de la 54a Exposición Internacional de Arte, a realizarse en 2011. Graduada de la Universidad de Zurich, Bice Curiger es historiadora de arte y curadora de exposiciones a nivel internacional. Desde 1993, se ha desempañado como curadora en el Kunsthaus Zurich, uno de los museos más importantes de arte moderno y contemporáneo, que, durante años, ha organizado un programa de exposiciones de relevancia internacional. Bice Curiger es co-editora y editora en jefe de "Parkett", una de las revistas de arte más innovadoras y de mayor autoridad en el mundo, publicada en Zurich y Nueva York desde 1984. Desde 2004, ha sido la directora editorial de la revista "Tate etc", producida por la Tate Gallery, Londres. Es también autora de numerosas publicaciones y catálogos de arte contemporáneo. Bienal de Venecia 2011 54a Exposición Internacional de Arte 4 junio - 27 nov. 2011 http://www.labiennale.org/en/Home.html

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