Art

We were pretty tired today, so we decided to go to a museum. We went to the Museo de Arte Costarricense (museum of Costa Rican art) in San Jose. There was a lot of cool and amazing artwork, but I was really interested in Francisco Amighetti's work.



Amighetti had an academic background, but he rebelled against the European style of art and created a distinct Costa Rican style. His artwork was influenced by surrealism, but portrayed regular life in Costa Rica. Even though some of his techniques seemed similar to European and American art, I could see the cultural flavor. He has become internationally famous for his paintings and engravings.



~Nadia