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The exquisite still lifes of Alberto Iriarte (1920-1993), known as Mefisto, have remained Colombia's best kept artistic secret of the 20th century, despite having been exhibited in Paris, Barranquilla, and Bogotá. Nonetheless, Colombian art history cannot fail to honor Mefisto as one of its most influential painters. This book displays the complete selection of his strange and beautiful still life paintings, collected together for the first time. Las naturalezas muertas pintadas por Alberto Iriarte (1920-1993), llamado Mefisto, continúan siendo las obras colombianas más secretas del siglo...

¿Cómo se presenta el cine en las prácticas artísticas cuando éste ha sido progresivamente despojado de su aparato tecnológico? ¿Es el cine una técnica o un método de asociación mental que estimula el pensamiento? Desde su mismo nacimiento, el cine se vio ceñido a una serie de normas y valores que le impedían expresar la naturaleza radical de sus potencias y, no obstante, unos cuantos visionarios han logrado extirparlo de su laberinto circular. No se trata de practicar una destrucción total del cine en todos los casos, sino de transformarlo en otras formas artísticas. En...

"'Genius Hour' is a name for a movement in education where students are allowed to regularly use a portion of class time to learn about whatever they want in school. Bringing "Genius Hour" to Your School Library is meant to provide information pertaining to elementary and secondary school librarians, guidance on how to initiate and manage a school-wide Passion Project program in the library, and develop the solidly coherent, meaningful library program"--

Reprint of survey of 19th century art history in Costa Rica. The book studies how art, economy, politics and society interrelated during the formative process of the nation and the ideals that promoted local art appreciation.