Costa Rican art and craft
In Costa Rica
the art has received especially a European influence. Several groups of artists
adopted the impressionism, the postimpressionism, and in minor measure, the
expressionism and the cubism, with
the idea of creating a style that was truly Costa Rican
Painters
like Wenceslao de la Guardia, Teodorico Quirós and Enrique Echandi have helped
to form the base of the modern art in Costa Rica. It is possible to appreciate
they work, a source of
pride for the country, in many of the
galleries of art and museums in Costa Rica.
The Costa Rican Art Museum :
Paintings by Enrique Echandi
His self-portrait
Craft
The craftsmen are those
that who did not take training in the field of art, but nevertheless they dedicate great part of their
time in this, and offer their works to people, especially foreigners. They work in their own workshops or in
front of people so they can observe the authenticity of their work.
Every day there are produced hundreds of
handcrafted pieces in the country, from ancient times where they were produced
by a useful purpose and
later they happened to be principal adornments of rooms, corridors and dining
rooms of many Costa Rican houses.
Examples:
Masks
Pottery
Wooden craft
Costa Rican
typical music
It is a mixture
of paces that came from many parts. Four regions can be identified where
folklore music takes place: Guanacaste (guanacasteca), Los Valles Centrales
(aldeana), Limón (limonense), San Isidro del General (generaleña).
Examples:
The national
Bolero
The Parrandera:
Musical kind of
fast and steady rhythm. It originates in Guanacaste's province. Interpreted by
bands of people known like “cimarronas”. Generally he accompanies on marimba.
Together with
the tambito, the scepter of being the national pace is disputed.
Here I
leave an example of Parrandera; enjoy it:
And finally an activity to learn more about costa rican art
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