"el dibujo": Discussing artists from Spanish speaking countries....
Based on today's word el dibujo, Share information about an artist from any Spanish speaking country. Include pictures and examples of work if possible. 
Por ejemplo:
This is a painting by the Spanish surrealist Salvardor Dali (1904-1989). Feel free to add more information about this artist or discuss a different artist who is of interest to you.
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Diego Velázquez and his Las meninas, where the royal family is painted without trimming and improvement. The painter also painted himself in front, and the king with a queen (!) reflecting in the mirror.
And I remembered some improvisations of meninas in Pablo Picasso's paintings:
El Greco (1541 – April 7, 1614): he's actually a greek ("El Greco" (The Greek) was a nickname, referering to his Greek origin), but lived and created in Spain.
Francisco Goya (30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) and his cycle Los Caprichos: Goya's condemnation of the universal follies and foolishness in the Spanish society in which he lived with his own comments. (It should be seen lively, didn't found a great quality of these engravings on the internet )
Ramon Casas: a catalan artist from 19th-20th centuries. I saw this work in Barcelona and just loved it:
Juan Miro, painter and sculptor:
Hm. Everyone so far has gone the way of the classic arts; painting specifically.
However, the word for the thread is "dibujo", which I understand as drawing or drafting.
And Spain and Latin America have produced a great number of fantastic draftsmen and cartoonists, an I think it's well worth taking a look at them.
My favorite is Quino, from Argentina. He created Mafalda, Latin America's answer to Charlie Brown. Unlike CB, Mafalda is a feisty political activist full of acid humor:
Palomo is another one of my favorite political cartoonists - from Mexico this time:
Rayma is a wonderfully acidic political cartoonist from Venezuela. She's firmly and fiercely on the side of the opposition against the current government.
These are two of my favorites by Francisco Goya.
The Clothed Maja by Goya
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The Nude Maja
Francisco Zuñiga - Costa Rica - 1912-1998
He was know for sculpture and painting and based his works on the human body.
As soon as I can figure out how, I'll post a picture!
To the risk of offending some again I have to say that to me surrealism is not art or maybe it is...con-art. I do not deny the harmony of the mix of colors but let's face it the creativity found in those "artists" can be found from preschoolers to teenagers. Actually, in most cases they can do much better.
I remember watching the news decades ago, Salvador Dali was on the 2nd floor of a building. He threw a grandfather clock through the window into a barel of tar. Some workers got the clock out of the tar and Dali said, "xxxx dollarrrrrrz." Pu-liz
And who doesn't love the Mexican artist Freda Kahlo?
El domingo pasado he ido al Museo Picasso en Málaga. Este dibujo fue mi favorito, lo me encanta:
Picasso, of course.
...and here's a link to a small sample of work by my father's cousin, Leonora Carrington who lives in Mexico City, married to a Mexican ex-diplomat.
Sorry no pictures on this post but copyright has to be respected.
This is a painting of Juan Luna,Spolarium. He's a filipino painter but studied painting in Madrid Spain where he developed his crafts. And during his time spanish is the official language in the Philippines.
On a lighter note, I delight in the cleverly stupid humor of Ibañez, from Spain. he's best know for his "Mortadelo y Filemón" cartoons, the adventures of two absolutely incompetent CIA - type agents.
