| Take an art
walk on the streets of Oaxaca
City. This guide focuses on art galleries and the artists.
This southern Mexico state is known for its traditional
culture and innovation. On the arts scene, Oaxaca leads the nation.
The state is home to three of Mexico's most famous painters, Rufino
Tamayo (1899-1991), Rodolfo
Morales (1925-2001) Francisco
Toledo (1941-).
Contemporary Oaxacan painters include Demián
Flores, Guillermo Olguín, Soid Pastrana and Luis Enrique
Hampshire. Says art critic Neil Pyatt: "Their styles combine
modern thought with ancient forms of illustration, and they differ
as much from each other as from their elder, supposedly higher-ranking
predecessors."
LOOK WITH YOUR HANDS
Kid and adult-friendly art workshops are run by Boris
Spider at the Taller Creativo La Araña, Alcalá
#902.
TRAVELER TIPS
Those interested in seeing current work of prominent
local artists will find the work of Francisco
Toledo at Galería Quetzalli and Arte
de Oaxaca and Demian Flores at Manuel Garcia
Arte Contemporaneo.
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