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This in-depth look at Latin American art explores the complexity of the contemporary aesthetic and cultural milieu in this vast and diverse region of the world, focusing on a critical re-reading of the Baroque in Latin America and its curious function as an important cultural metaphor. The diversity of artists represented--hailing from South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, and the United States--serves to critique and recuperate this concept of the Baroque that has become increasingly clichéd and misunderstood. With art by Ruben Ortiz Torres, Miguel Calderon, Rochelle Costi, Arturo Duclos,...

Este libro plantea el problema del cambio documental con rigor y profundidad, partiendo del análisis de su contexto cultural, social y tecnológico, y revisando su definición conceptual, históricamente apoyada en el texto científico y actualmente reenfocada desde los nuevos medios y, especialmente, desde el nuevo paradigma que supone el multimedia interactivo. Seguidamente, revisa la teoría documental del tratamiento y recuperación de la información a la luz de dichos cambios y plantea un modelo integrador para el análisis de contenido de los nuevos documentos, proponiendo técnicas...

The manuscripts were begun in Milan while Leonardo da Vinci was in the service of Ludovico Sforza. He continued the work during the last 25 years of the artist's life. The works were subsequently published in the collection and based on Leon Battista Alberti and Cennino Cennini. After Leonardo's death, those notebooks passed into the hands of his pupil and heir Francesco Melzi, and he published them later. It was a task of overwhelming difficulty due to its scope and Leonardo's idiosyncratic writing.

The paintings of Luis Caballero are autobiographical as well as personal, and this homage illustrates the evolution of both the artist and the individual. Caballero's work is a clear example of the inseparable development between art and life. Las pinturas de Luis Caballero son personales y autobiográficas, y este homenaje ilustra la evolución del artista y también del individuo. La obra de Caballero es ejemplo de la evolución inseparable que se da entre el arte y la vida. Este libro ilustra en magníficas imágenes la trayectoria del artista y del individuo.