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 Vallarta Living | Art Talk
Mexican Artisans Compete with Dazzling Craftsmanship
 Travis M. Whitehead
Luis Felipe Punzo Chavez worked for two months on his decorative copper pot, and his work paid off at a crafts competition. The 15-year-old coppersmith took first place in his category in the 46th Annual Domingo de Ramos Concurso y Tianguis Artesania in Uruapan, organized by the Casa de las Artesanias, a state agency based in Morelia.more »»»
Glass Galeria EM La Ballena
 PVNN
Mariano Pérez and Esthela Herrera, the owners of Glass Galeria EM, have opened a new glass gallery and workshop called Glass Galeria EM La Ballena.more »»»
Enter the Readers' Choice Poll 2006 and Win!
 PVNN
With so many diverse choices in dining, art and entertainment in Puerto Vallarta and around Banderas Bay, it is difficult to single out "the best of the best," but every year, Virtual Vallarta's Readers' Choice Awards gets bigger and better.more »»»
Mystery Bidder Spends $95 Million on a Picasso
 Carol Vogel
A man appearing to be in his mid-40's, wearing a blue blazer and a cream-colored shirt, persistently waved paddle No. 1340 from far back in Sotheby's salesroom last night to spend $95.2 million on a Picasso portrait of his mistress Dora Maar.more »»»
When the Artist Is Sketchy
 Christopher Reynolds
One day in 17th century London — probably — a painter stepped into a studio with a palette full of pigments, a canvas 7 feet high and a naked woman. Maybe she was his mistress, maybe not. Either way, the result was "Andromeda Chained to the Rock," credited for more than 150 years to the Flemish master Anthony Van Dyck.more »»»
Warhols of Tomorrow Are Dealers' Quarry Today
 Carol Vogel
Though the conventional image of an artist's mentor is not generally a venture capitalist, such a presence is not so surprising in an era when collectors from Wall Street are underwriting high prices for contemporary art. The art world is, in the end, a numbers game.more »»»
Additions to the Peter Gray Museum
 PVNN
The Peter Gray Art Museum at the Centro Universitario de le Costa continues to expand the art collection which is on permanent display there. The museum has also recently added a snack-bar, serving snacks and soft drinks.more »»»
Julian Beever, the Pavement Picasso
 PVNN
Internationally renowned Artist Julian Beever is often called the 'Pavement Picasso' for his enormous 3D pavement sketchings that bring his art well and truly to the streets.more »»»
Puzzles, Origami and Other Mind-Twisters
 Edward Rothstein
Even well-known puzzles retain their power, as was made clear again and again last month at the seventh "Gathering for Gardner." These conferences of mathematicians, puzzlers, game-players and magicians at the Ritz-Carlton here began as personal tributes to Martin Gardner, Scientific American's legendary Mathematical Games columnist.more »»»
U.S. Takes Over Role of Returning Old Painting Stolen from Mexico
 Anna Cearley
More than a year after a stolen 18th-century Mexican painting was found to be in the possession of the San Diego Museum of Art, the U.S. government is taking steps to return it to Mexican authorities.more »»»
Mexico City in the City
 Tina Rosenberg
A series of pictures in "ABCDF," a mostly photographic dictionary of Mexico City now on exhibit at the Queens Museum of Art, illustrate the word "quinceañera." The quinceañera is the honoree at the coming-of-age party Mexicans throw for their daughters at age 15.more »»»
Spears Sculpture on Display Next Month
 Verena Dobnik
A life-size sculpture of a naked Britney Spears kneeling on a bearskin rug as she gives birth will be on display next month at Brooklyn's Capla Kesting Fine Art gallery. The sculpture is to appear next to a display case filled with anti-abortion materials.more »»»
Sculpture of Mexican Dancers to Grace the Malecón
 Jim Callan
Jim Demetro, known throughout the United States for his sculptures featured in both public locations and private collections, brings his artistic work to Puerto Vallarta with two life-sized statues which will become a part of the new Malecón extension.more »»»
1,500 Venezuelans Pose Nude in Public
 Christopher Toothaker
More than 1,500 Venezuelans shed their clothes on a main city avenue Sunday to pose for American photographer Spencer Tunick, forming a human mosaic in front of a national symbol: a statue of independence hero Simon Bolivar.more »»»
Damien Hirst Conquers Mexico
 Cristina Carillo de Albornoz
The biggest collectors in the country are lining up to buy new work by the British artist. Other pieces, including a new version of the shark in a tank, have sold to Korea and the US.more »»»
Art Talk
 Denise Derameé
There's something about Puerto Vallarta that's always seemed to attract artists and art lovers. Even before Mexicana Airlines first started using native son Manuel Lepe's naif paintings of Vallarta to promote the destination, there were already a number of art galleries and local artists established here in Vallarta.more »»»
Peyote People Exhibit at El Arrayan
 Patrick Harrison
The award-winning restaurant El Arrayán will once again host a special art exhibit March 15 through April 10, 2006 with a festive cocktail reception from 6 pm to 7:30 pm on the opening night.more »»»
Mosaic Art Studio in Bucerias
 Sue Fornoff
Christy Ann Beguesse describes herself as "broken arted" and she loves it that way! Tucked away on Lazaro Cardenas in Bucerias, Christy has a mosaic art studio and teaches workshops for people wanting to make their own artwork.more »»»
Texas' Blood-Sucking Monster
 Joy Victory
"The Harvest" by artist Carlos Gomez features El Chupacabra, a monster rumored to feed on livestock along the U.S.-Mexico border. Gomez recently created a series of works about the creature.more »»»
Puerto Vallarta Festival Indigena Wixaritari - Tatei Kie
 PVNN
Offering the world a glimpse into the rich ancesteral customs and cultures of Mexico, the first annual Festival Indigena Wixaritari - Tatei Kie is scheduled to take place at Plaza Caracol in Puerto Vallarta from March 4th-26th.more »»»
Eclectic Jewelry Designer Visits Puerto Vallarta
 PVNN
Eclectic jewelry designer Lou Zeldis will be visiting Puerto Vallarta, and you can meet him at Viva Jewelry and Boutique at 274 Basilio Badillo in Old Town on Wed, March 8th from 6-11 pm. Zeldis sells privately through galleries in Tokyo, New York and Los Angeles, and for the last three years at Viva Jewelry in Vallarta. more »»»
The Fascinating World of Mata Ortiz Pottery
 Patrick Harrison
Join Anthropologist Spencer H. MacCallum in exploring the fascinating history and development of Mata Ortiz Pottery and the Legacy of Juan Quezada at the Cathy Von Rohr Gallery, Calle Manuel M. Dieguez #321, on Friday, March 3rd and Saturday, March 4th at 7:30 pm.more »»»
Exploring the Art of Mexico's 'Third Root'
 Kevin Nance
When Mexican President Vicente Fox made his famously boneheaded remark last year that Mexican immigrants in the United States take jobs "that not even blacks want to do," he unwittingly revealed far more than an insensitivity to African Americans.more »»»
Mexican Artist Juan Soriano Dies
 CBC Arts
Mexican painter and sculptor Juan Soriano, a self-described artistic rebel, has died in Mexico City. Soriano's agent told Mexican reporters the 85-year-old artist died in a hospital where he had been admitted Jan. 25 with dehydration and pneumonia.more »»»
Out of Guatemala Dump: Art, Hope, and Changed Lives
 Bernd Debusmann
It began with an assignment to photograph slum kids, which prompted the idea of letting children scavenging for a living in a municipal garbage dump take pictures of their world. The experiment, unique at the time, was meant to last for six months.more »»»
Metal Art Show in Bucerias
 Harold Sokolove
Ron Berg is showing, and he hopes selling, some of his artwork-in-metal this week in Bucerias. His Arte Metalico Exposition runs through Sunday at Gringo's Books & Coffee on Av. Morel, south of the footbridge, where you can meet the artist from noon to 6 pm each day.more »»»
Mermaid on the Move!
 Bill Underwood
For the past several months she has greeted visitors to the community center in Wellington, Florida. Now, the mermaid sculpture affectionately known as “The Siren” will travel down the road a piece to take her place as an entry in one of the leading outdoor sculpture competitions in the United States.more »»»
Grand Opening Fiesta of Santa Maria Mexican Silver Collection
 Bob Cohen
Saturday afternoon at 6 PM the new Santa Maria Mexican Silver Connection which is next to the Canto Del Sol resort had its grand opening for a number of invited guests. The new shop has a superb selection of traditional Mexican jewelry.more »»»
Who Is Faking the Great Paintings of Russia?
 Peter Finn
"A Forest Road Leading to a Peasant's House," painted in 1883 by the Danish artist Janus la Cour was sold last year, altered, retitled and attributed to a 19th-century Russian, Alexander Kiselev. The painting is at the center of one of the most lucrative art scams of recent years.more »»»
Mexican Artist Claims He was Unfairly Deported from US
 AP
Agustin Portillo said he and a Mexican collector who sometimes helps arrange sales of his work were deported and banned from returning to the United States for five years after they arrived in Chicago aboard a flight from Mexico on Sept. 5.more »»»
Mexico's True Colors
 Susan Harb
Eight Virginia-based artists traveled to the Mexican town of San Miguel, a 16th century town that draws artists from around the world intent on capturing its light, landscape and architecture.more »»»
Famed Mexican Painter Raúl Anguiano Mourned
 Newswire
Famed Mexican painter Raúl Anguiano, considered the heir apparent to the sweeping artistic styles inspired by the bloody 1910-1917 Mexican Revolution, was laid in honor Saturday in the nation´s premier center for the arts after his death on Friday.more »»»
Nature Seeking Balance - a Celebration of Vallarta Art
 PVNN
After twenty years of living and working in the Banderas Bay area, the spotlight is once again shining on local artist Philippo LoGrande as his new show, "Nature Seeking Balance," opens at Galería Narvaez today.more »»»
She Gives Bodies Their Faces Back
 Susana Enriquez
Marilyn Droz draws dead people. During her three hours with a corpse, she looks at the hair follicles to help her establish a missing hairline. She analyzes clothing to help determine the person's build. She pulls out a ruler and measures the distance between the eyes, nose and mouth. She peels back the eyelids and lips to see the eyes and teeth.more »»»
Vallarta Art Talk
 Denise Derameé
There's something about Puerto Vallarta that's always seemed to attract artists and art lovers. Today, after 55 years of top quality art being created and shown in local art galleries, Puerto Vallarta has become one of Mexico's premier art meccas.more »»»
Galeria Vallarta Hosts Artist Manuel Valles Gomez
 Barbara Peters
From 6-10 pm on Wednesday January 4th, the works of Manuel Valles Gomez, one of the most important contemporary muralists and multi-talented artists of Mexico, will be on display at Galeria Vallarta during the first Old Town Art Walk of 2006.more »»»
Western Hemisphere's Biggest Metropolis is Coming into its Own
 Reed Johnson
Although this city is basking this winter in a number of world-class museum exhibitions and other visual-cultural diversions, it frequently doesn't get the respect it deserves, either from visitors or, oddly, from its own people.more »»»
Potters' Town Booming in Northern Mexico
 Tim Gaynor
Almost every family in Mata Ortiz, a collection of 300 adobe houses and ranches several hours drive southeast of Tucson, Arizona, is making coil pots inspired by Paquime traders and artisans who once lived in a nearby city of two-story homes and open plazas.more »»»
Elizabeth Catlett a Legacy for Artists
 Cassandra West
Although role models who were African-American and female weren’t that plentiful when she was coming along in the 1930s, Elizabeth Catlett held firm to her desire to be an artist. Yet she did meet an artist who gave her some self-affirming advice. The artist just happened to be white and male.more »»»
What Looks Like Graffiti Could Really Be an Ad
 Mike Musgrove
The images are painted directly onto building walls in urban areas, graffiti-style. What looks like artful vandalism, though, is really part of a guerrilla marketing campaign for Sony's PlayStation Portable, a device that can play games, music and movies.more »»»
Secret Of Mona Lisa's Smile Revealed at Last
 AFP
Now it's official: Mona Lisa was 83 percent happy, nine percent disgusted, six percent fearful and two percent angry. That's the conclusion of a University of Amsterdam computer that applied "emotion-recognition software" to Leonardo da Vinci's work.more »»»
Oldest Maya Mural Uncovered in Guatemala
 Randolph E. Schmid
Archaeologist William Saturno said Tuesday he was awe-struck when he uncovered a Maya mural not seen for nearly two millennia. Discovered at the San Bartolo site in Guatemala, the mural covers the west wall of a room attached to a pyramid.more »»»
Three Galleries Explored
 Kathy Taylor
Equilibrio, Claudio Ramos' latest work, is a deeply sensual explosion of femininity, echoing the rich detail of Georgia O'Keefe's lilies and the frank sexual politics of Judy Chicago's Dinner Party three-dimensional butterfly plates. It is the outstanding oil in Ramos' current exhibition at Galeria Portus in Puerto Vallarta.more »»»
Making a Difference, and Jewelry
 Debra Carr-Elsing
With a life that reads like a "Casablanca" script, Rebecca Peragine is using her myriad connections to help a grass-roots women's group - Mujeres Con La Tierra - sell baskets made from recycled newspapers by women in the Bahia de Banderas area in Mexico.more »»»
Creativity Linked to Sexual Success
 Reuters
Pablo Picasso, Lord Byron and Dylan Thomas had more in common than simple creativity - they also had active sex lives. Psychologists in Britain found that professional artists and poets have about twice as many partners as other people.more »»»
T. Fuller Gallery Makes Wishes Come True
 PVNN
From December 2nd-13th, T. Fuller Fine Arts Gallery at Corona #169 in downtown Puerto Vallarta will be presenting "The Guadalupe Show and Benefit Auction" with all proceed going to the Make A Wish Foundation of Mexico.more »»»
Latest Frida Merchandise Sparks Debate in Mexico
 - Reuters
The mass marketing of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo's image has sparked debate in her homeland as a company plans to sell dolls in her likeness in December. A Mexican doll maker will launch the 20-inch (50-cm) Kahlo replicas in Mexico, the United States, Canada, Germany, France and Spain, said Mara de Anda, a descendant of the painter.more »»»
Stolen Art: FBI's Most Wanted
 Charlotte Sector - ABC News
The FBI is banking on the Internet to track down its most wanted list of stolen art. The FBI's year-old Art Crime Team released its top 10 list of the worst art crime thefts to track down paintings like Edvard Munch's "The Scream," Paul Cezanne's "View of Auvers-sur-Oise" and thousands of Iraqi artifacts.more »»»
Fauvism and Colorful Detailed Paintings by Judith Diaz-Infante
 Elizabeth Ortega
It’s amazing to see an old technique from France portrayed with such success by a 28 year old artist. Judith Diaz-Infante was born in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco in 1977, a city that she never knew as a child, for her parents traveled all over Mexico, settling finally in Tijuana, Baja California in the late 80´s.more »»»
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