Paul Verhoeven

Picasso was born a Spaniard and, so they say, began to draw before he could speak. As an infant he was instinctively attracted to artist’s tools. In early childhood he could spend hours in happy concentration drawing spirals with a sense and meaning known only to himself. At other times, shunning children’s games, he traced his first pictures in the sand. This early self-expression held out promise of a rare gift. Málaga must be mentioned, for it was there, on 25 October 1881, that Pablo Ruiz Picasso was born and it was there that he spent the first ten years of his life. Picasso’s...

El autor analiza una selección de obras pictóricas, escultóricas, arquitectónicas y musicales para mostrar la vinculación de sus mensajes crípticos con los arcanos de la tradición esotérica.

Latino Book Award 2006 - Mejor Diseño Interior (Best Interior Design) Notably influenced by both the colorful character of pop art and the wide spectrum of Colombian local art, the painting and sculpture of Beatriz González explores political, social, and romantic subjects with equal insight. Although she refers to herself as "a provincial painter," González has been recognized in the Colombian fine arts scene for more than four decades. In this complete collection of her work, it becomes clear how her pieces?with their fresh explosions of color and critically viewed subject matter?have...

La actual eclosión de series de calidad en la televisión estadounidense ha sido definida como la era del drama (Longworth, 2000-2002). Se presenta un análisis empírico de cinco series estadounidenses: Perdidos (Lost, ABC: 2004-), CSI: Las Vegas (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS: 2000-), El ala oeste de la Casa Blanca (The West Wing, NBC: 1999-2006), Mujeres desesperadas (Desperate Housewives, ABC: 2004-) y House (House, M.D., Fox: 2004-), cada una de ellas perteneciente a un género dramático (aventuras, policíaco-forense, político, soap-opera y médico). Se analiza la primera...