We are pleased to announce that a stunning
collection of 20th and 21st century Latin American art is now available to view
online at AHDS Visual Arts:
http://visualarts.ahds.ac.uk/
This latest addition to the AHDS Visual Arts image
catalogue is from the University of Essex Collection of Latin American Art
(UECLAA), which is the only public collection in Europe dedicated exclusively to
modern and contemporary art from Latin America. The collection was founded
in 1993 and has since grown to more than 600 works through the generosity of
many donors, artists, supporters and friends.
The collection reflects the great diversity of
Latin American art. To give you a taster, there are: abstract prints by
Alex Gama; surrealist assemblages by Jorge Luis Macchi; photographic portraits
from Martín Weber’s series ‘A Map of Latin American Dreams’; and Nadín Ospina’s
stone idols recreated in the form of modern icons such as Mickey Mouse.
The holdings include paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, video pieces,
installations, works in wood, ceramic and textile, as well as major pieces of
public sculpture.
The online resource was produced by the University
of Essex’s Department of Art History and Theory, with funding from the Arts and
Humanities Research Council. The artworks are comprehensively catalogued,
with texts written by experts in the field, statements solicited from many of
the living artists, and a glossary of related movements and themes.
For more information and to access the collection
visit: