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Bill Ipsan: A New Type of Landscape

The artist behind the Urban Landscapes exhibit displayed at the Paseo de los Museos in Casa Santo Domingo describes his collection as “a new type of landscape.” Bill Ipsan’s exhibition of 31 distinct images was unveiled in La Antigua September 26, 2009. Art enthusiasts will have the chance to view his edgy, urban photographs – ...

Undiscovered Art in La Antigua Guatemala

09.30.2009 · Posted in ArteAntigua, Audio, Drawing, Interview, Painting

He works as an administrator in his bookstore. At times, he visits surrounding communities as a qualified agronomy engineer: “I visit poor communities to teach them how to properly prepare their lands for sustainable farming.” And when he’s not doing that, Alejandro (Alex) Salazar Merck paints, draws, writes, simply… creates. “It can be color, it can be ...

Guatemalan Woman Draws with her Feet

09.30.2009 · Posted in ArteAntigua, Drawing, Interview

The unobservant could miss her… and miss out on meeting an inspiring young artist. Marcia Sis García and her unique way of drawing were featured in August’s issue of Revue Magazine. A Standout Artist By Laura McNamara Parked in a wheelchair across from Central Park, Sis García creates childhood images with the skill of a seasoned artist. Art abounds ...

Surreal “Stamps” Between Two Seas

09.26.2009 · Posted in Audio, Exhibitions, Interview, Photography

The presentation was a declaration of “alter-reality.” Anna Soler’s exhibition of “Contactos: Estampillas de Viajes Entre dos Mare” (Contacts: Stamps of Travels Between Two Seas) evokes a surreal sense of the typical urban and rural landscape. “It’s an invitation [to] see the landscape through my eyes, through how I am seeing it in an unrealistic way,” ...