¡ARTE VIVA! Comes Alive at Marco Center for the Arts

Marco’s Center for the Arts’ March Exhibition for Members is featuring a vibrant collection reflecting the works of Salvador Dali, Frieda Kahlo, Pablo Picasso and Diego Rivera. This is part of ¡ARTE VIVA! year-long celebration of Hispanic Art and Culture in Collier County.

The Lauritzen and Rush Gallery are featuring Members’ representation of the well-known masters through April 4,2023. Let’s learn more about the famous artists the Members are honoring with their own work.

Pablo Picasso was born in the city of Málaga, Andalusia, in southern Spain. Picasso is considered the father of Cubism and one of history’s greatest painters. In his lifetime he produced about 147,800 pieces, consisting of 13,500 paintings, 100,000 prints and engravings, 300 sculptures and ceramics and 34,000 illustrations - an impressive 78-year career. His greatest passion was painting. “Le Rêve,” also known as The Dream, is one of the most expensive paintings ever sold by Pablo Picasso. The painting was sold privately for $155 million on March 26, 2013.

Salvador Dalíwas born in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain. When he was 16, he wrote in his notebook, “I will be a genius, and the world will admire me. Perhaps I'll be despised and misunderstood, but I'll be a genius, a great genius, I'm certain of it.” He is known as the leader of the Surrealist movement and considered one of the most prolific artists of the 20th century. Salvador Dali paintings are extremely valuable – the most ever paid for a Dalípiece was $21,671,110 for the painting “Portrait de Paul Éluard” on February 10th, 2011. 

Diego Rivera was born in Guanajuato, Mexico. A talented and well-known Mexican Muralist, Rivera is credited with introducing fresco paintings into modern art and architecture. Rivera was always inspired by the common man and woman and is often remembered for his famous wife, Frida Kahlo.

Frida Kahlo was born in Coyoacán, Mexico and her paintings featuring bright colors have a folkloric character and always reflect Mexican themes. She uses symbolism in exploring her Mexican identity and her paintings are seen as a window into her soul, making her paintings relatable with universal appeal. She also incorporated her animal collection in many of her portraits. She owned a spider monkey, fawn, birds and dogs in her lifetime. Frida also cherished the garden at her home, known as Casa Azul. The flower crown, representing nature, has become Frida’s signature look.

La Petite Galerie is featuring Oswaldo Ventura’s paintings through April 4th. Oswaldo is a native of Peru depicting the people and adobe pueblos of the Peruvian countryside.