culture of guatemala

                                                             culture of guatemala

Guatemala's culture is formed by art, music, and traditions ect. which plasma Muestros thoughts and customs of each of the Guatemalans.
Literature
Texts such as the Popol Vuh and the Rabinal Achi Memorial Tecpán-Atitlán were written after the conquest, indigenous languages ​​with Latin characters, and then translated into Spanish and distributed by various Central American countries. The major figure in Guatemalan lyrics highlight is Miguel Angel Asturias, who received the 1967 Nobel Prize for literature. His interest in the roots of the people is expressed in all his works with frequent allusions to Indian myths.
Other Guatemalan writers of the twentieth century:
• Manuel Jose Arce Leal.
• Enrique Gomez Carrillo
• Rodrigo Rey-Rosa
• Mario Monteforte Toledo
• Francisco Pérez de Antón
• Fernando Porras Leon
• Margarita Carrera
• Manuel Galich
• Efrain Rios of
• Humberto Ak'abal
• Miguel Angel Vasquez
• Luz Mendez de la Vega
• Francisco Morales Santos
• Manuel Corleto
• Hugo Arce
• Flavio Herrera
• Virgilio Rodriguez Macal
• José Garcia Barnoya
• Francisco Albuzúrez Palma
• Juan José Arévalo Bermejo
• Leo Valladares
• Mario René Matute
• Otto Rene Castillo
• Marco Antonio Flores
• Rafael Arevalo Martinez
• César Brañas
• July Fausto Aguilera
• Alaíde Foppa
• Enrique Juarez Toledo
• Alberto Vasquez
• Bran Rigoberto Azmitia
• Carlos Wyld Ospina
• Augusto Monterroso
• Mario Roberto Morales
• Ana Maria Rodas
• Raul Laparra
• David Vela
• Sailing Arqueles
• Ramón Durán Aceña
• Luis de Lion
• Max Araujo
• Dante Liano
• Adolfo Méndez Vides
• Hector Gaitan
• Franz Galich
• Lucrecia Mendez de Penedo
• Luis Alfredo Arango
• Isabel de los Angeles Ruano
• Carlos Navarrete
• Carlos Solorzano
Arts in Guatemala
During the colonial era can be said that there was an early religious art, in order to evangelization, which was developed not only in painting, said the kingdom of Guatemala for the sculpture, colonial sculpture, which the city of Santiago de the Knights. Among the notable painters of the colonial period include: Pedro de Liendo: master painter, one of the major artistic figures of Guatemala in the first half of the seventeenth century.
Among the notable sculptors can mention: Quirio Cataño: no one knows for sure if you were born in Guatemala, sculptor, also known painter, engraver, silversmith. Juan de Aguirre: Spanish-born adopted the Franciscan habit, noted for making images of virgins.
During the sixteenth century and the first half of the seventeenth century, the painting had a strong religious impact of various orders being felt by Spanish influence. eighteenth-century artists are standing out guatemaltecos.Durante colonial times there was much work of unknown authors, both in sculpture, painting. After the earthquakes in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, the move comes with the new building of the city, and implemented art changes with the mint, come from Spain recorders employed by the crown, and over time they emerging new works and new apprentices who are developing and perfecting the technique. between Guatemalan recorders include the master Francisco Cabrera, at age 13 began his career as a draftsman in the mint under the direction of Pedro Aguirre Garci also may be mentioned Joseph Casildo Spain, Juan Bautista Frener, Matthew Ayala , among others.
After the arrival of Santiago Gonzales, Venezuelan artist who carried the baggage of European trends and the arrival of Jaime Sabartes, early twentieth century influenced the painters of the época.Se start talking about Cubism. among the highlights of this time Carlos Valenti, Carlos Mérida, Alfredo Gálvez Suárez, Oscar Gonzales Goyri. He later founded the school of drawing and painting by Agustin Iriarte. During the early years of this century painters constantly travel to Europe