À propos du livre
Cambridge, MA, aprovechó la tecnología
computarizada disponible en la Fundación
de Cine y Vídeo de Boston para producir
Xibalba. Según el Popol Vuh, el libro
sagrado de los Mayas, Xibalba signi ca
el bajo mundo de las religiones de
Mesoamérica. Los grabados en piedra
originales, derivados de su serie en
blanco y negro Petroglifos de Boriquén,
se transformaron electrónicamente. En
1991,el Centro de Recursos Fotográ cos,
de la Universidad de Boston, le concedió el
Leopold Godowsky Jr. Color Photography
Award. De igual forma, ese mismo
año, la rma Kodak, de Rochester, NY,
otorgó a esta serie fotográ ca el premio
Kodachrome Award of Excellence.
Ricardo Viera
Director Lehigh University Art Galleries
Caractéristiques et détails
- Catégorie principale: Livres d'art et de photographie
- Catégories supplémentaires Photographie artistique
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Format choisi: Grand carré, 30×30 cm
# de pages: 64 - Date de publication: août 13, 2018
- Langue Spanish
- Mots-clés Rico, Puerto, rock, art, Aboriginal
À propos du créateur
Héctor Méndez Caratini was born in San Juan, PR in 1949. During the past four decades the photographer and video artist has documented and promoted the cultural heritage of his nation. His artistic work has been exhibited in more than one hundred prestigious museums and galleries in the United States, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean. His photographs are in the permanent collection of various museums. Such as: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, NY); Museum of Fine Arts (Houston, TX); International Center of Photography (New York, NY); Center for Creative Photography (Tucson) AZ; Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico (San Juan, PR); Museo de Arte de Ponce (Ponce, PR); Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña (San Juan, PR); among others. He has received numerous distinctions during his professional career, such as: the first Honorific Mention of the Casa de las Américas Photo Essay Prize, 1981, La Habana, Cuba; the Leopold Godowsky Color Photography Award (Photographic Resource Center, B