ArteAntigua Actively delving into La Antigua’s dynamic realm of art

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 ...

ArteAntigua is finding artists everywhere in La Antigua Gautemala – even in tiny “librerias.” The ornate paintings and drawings of Alejandro Salazar Merck curve and twist in elegant detail, drawing those lucky enough to find them to peer closer and ever closer. Unfortunately, aside from a few pieces of work tacked to the wall in ...