Descendants of a great culture Painting

Olmec and Maya were the people who created one of the "6 cradles of civilization". Especially the Maya have developed a great visual culture. Very colorful. Maya blue is famous. After more than 1000 years has it kept his original brillant color. They had great artists as "Och" the painter (coordinator?) of the Bonampak murals. An impressive, colorful composition over 3 rooms. Drawings of a very talented man (team?) From 1975 on to +- 1990 : Holocausto silencioso), the massacre of Maya civilians in Guatemala. 160.000 Maya victims of a total of 200.000 as a result of the civil war. Killed because they were Maya, the original people of the land. Since the beginning of the 21st century systematic exhumations to obtain a DNA profile and a name for the human remains. In a UN program of reconciliation, so the remains can be restituted to the family. However the budget is very restricted. Very few condemnations. In the painting we see Maya women discussing an exhumation of a massacre. the story they remember. Contemporary Maya around lake Atitlan have developed a unique colorful painting style. Art is in the genes of this people.

Painting:Pastel on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:39.4 W x 27.6 H x 0.3 D in

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