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[ Antonio C. Ixtamer ] [ Domingo Garcia Criado ] [ Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez ] [ Emilio Gonzalez Morales ] [ Jose Antonio Gonzalez ] [ Juan Fermin Gonzalez Morales ] [ Lorenzo Gonzalez Chavajay ] [ Maria Elena Curruchiche ] [ Maria Teodora Mendez ] [ Mariano Gonzalez Chavajay ] [ Matias Gonzalez Chavajay ] [ Mario Gonzalez Chavajay ] [ Miguel Angel Sunu ] [ Paula Nicho Cumes ] [ Pedro Rafael Gonzalez Chavajay ] [ Samuel Cumes Pop ] [ Rafael Gonzalez y Gonzalez ] [ Juan Sisay ] [ Vicenta Puzul ]
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Diego Isaias
Hernandez Mendez of San Juan la Laguna certainly deserves the title of
the most jovial of all the Tz'utuhil artists. Perhaps his joviality
allows him to laugh at life's accidents, something he specializes in
painting. The mishaps can be a small everyday type of accident such as
dropping the coffee berries one has spent the morning picking. At the
other extreme he paints natural disasters. One week after hurricane
Mitch passed through Central America, Isaias had painted three small
paintings of Mitch washing away houses with people clinging to
the roofs. This theme painted in a larger format won
Isaias Hernandez first place in the Biennial of Paiz, Guatemala's most
prestigious art exhibition. Note his titles because they are among the
best. A painting of children gathering firewood is not titled Leña
[firewood] or some similar title, but Muchos niños no reciben
estudios [Many children do not receive schooling]. This makes one
think: Why don't the children receive schooling? Because their family is
so poor that the parents take them out of school to go work so that the
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Row 1
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| 1a. |
Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Perditas
por un perro rabioso (Losses because of a rabid dog), 2003,
9" x 11". cat. ISA-124 |
| 1b. |
Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Adoración
de Maximon (Adoration of Maximon), 2003, 13" x 15". cat.
ISA-129 |
| 1c. |
Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: El
retorno con dificultad por fuertas lluvias(The return
made difficult by strong rains), 2002, 16" x 29". cat.
ISA-106 |
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Row 2
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| 2a. |
Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Pequeña
accidente (A little accident), 2003, 13" x 15". cat.
ISA-127 |
| 2b. |
Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Tiempo
de aire in Atitlán (Windy day in Santiago Atitlán), 2001,
9" x 11". cat. ISA-084 |
| 2c. |
Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Inundación
en Guatemala (Flood in Guatemala), 2001, 18" x 28". cat.
ISA-074 |
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Row 3
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| 3a. |
Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Dolor
y llanto por los difuntos (Sorrow and tears for the
deceased), 2002, 20" x 24". cat.
ISA-118 |
| 3b. |
Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Falta
diez kilometers al mercado (Still ten kilometers to the
market), 2003, 20" x
24". cat. ISA-147 |
| 3c. |
Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Cazadores
en acción (Hunters in action), 200, 12" x 19". cat.
ISA-067 |
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Row 4
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| 4a. |
Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Dificultad
por dos compromisos (Problems because of two suitors), 2003,
13" x 15". cat. ISA-128 |
| 4b. |
Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Lobos
con hambre en el camino (Hungry wolves in the road), 2002, 20" x
24". cat. ISA-119 |
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Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Causa
de los cuetios (Because of the firecrackers), 2002, 20" x
28". cat. ISA-108 |
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Row 5
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| 5a. |
Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Causas
del Xocomil in Atitlán (Caused by the afternoon winds in
Santiago Atitlán), 2003, 26" x 30". cat.
ISA-154 |
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Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Pequeña
accidente de corte de banana (A little accident cutting down
bananas), 2003, 25" x 33". cat. ISA-153 |
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Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Disastres
naturales por fuertes lluvias (Natural disaster because of
strong rains), 2001, 19" x 29". cat.
ISA-092 |
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Row 6
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| 6a. |
Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Perro
rabioso en el camino (Rabid dog in the road), 2002, 9" x
11". cat. ISA-112 |
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Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Lobos
amaneciendo con hambre (Wolves waking up with hunger), 2002,
20" x 24". cat. ISA-116 |
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Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Mardeduras
de congrejos (Crab bites), 2003, 13" x 15". cat.
ISA-142 |
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Row 7
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| 7a. |
Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Noche
velado por día de los santos (Wake for all Saints Day),
2002, 20" x 24". cat. ISA-117 |
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Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Preparativa
de una cofradía (Preparation of a religious organization), 2003,
20" x 24". cat. ISA-148 |
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Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: No
respeto vienes santo (He didn't respect Good Friday), 2001,
8" x 11". cat. ISA-062 |
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Row 8
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Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Un
descuido (A carelessness), 2002, 9" x 11". cat.
ISA-100 |
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Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Despues
de una fiesta (After a celebration), 2004, 13" x 15". cat.
ISA-164 |
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Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: El
fracaso de los casadores (The failure of the hunters), 2003,
20" x 26". cat. ISA-143 |
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Row 9
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Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Eclipse
en Antigua Guatemala, 2003, 18" x 22". cat.
ISA-134 |
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Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: El
susto (A fright), 2001, 9" x 11". cat.
ISA-061 |
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Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Quemaduras
de navidad (Christmas firecrackers), 2001, 13" x 16". cat.
ISA-068 |
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Row 10
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| 10a. |
Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Borachito
en el camino (A little drunk in the road), 2001, 9" x
11". cat. ISA-058 |
| 10b. |
Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Muchos
niños no reciben estudios (Many children do not receive
schooling), 2001, 9" x 11". cat.
ISA-083 |
| 10c. |
Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Jaguar,
1999, 10" x 10". cat. ISA-021Illustration
for the book Trouble Dolls, a Guatemalan Legend,by Suzanne
Simons, Scholastic, 2000. |
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Row 11
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Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Traje
de San Juan Atitán (Traditional clothes of San Juan Atitán),
1999, 10" x 10". cat. ISA-022.
Illustration for the book Trouble Dolls, a Guatemalan Legend,by
Suzanne Simons, Scholastic, 2000. |
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Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Cortando
elotes (Cutting ears of corn), 1999, 10" x 10". cat.
ISA-023Illustration for the book Trouble Dolls, a
Guatemalan Legend,by Suzanne Simons, Scholastic, 2000. |
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Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Vendedora
de gallos (Seller of roosters), 1999, 10" x 10". cat.
ISA-026Illustration for the book Trouble Dolls, a
Guatemalan Legend,by Suzanne Simons, Scholastic, 2000. |
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Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez: Lobos
senando buen tiempo (Wolves howling at the full moon), 1998,
11" x 8", ink and color pencil on paper. cat.
ISA-048 |
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[ Antonio C. Ixtamer ] [ Domingo Garcia Criado ] [ Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez ] [ Emilio Gonzalez Morales ] [ Jose Antonio Gonzalez ] [ Juan Fermin Gonzalez Morales ] [ Lorenzo Gonzalez Chavajay ] [ Maria Elena Curruchiche ] [ Maria Teodora Mendez ] [ Mariano Gonzalez Chavajay ] [ Matias Gonzalez Chavajay ] [ Mario Gonzalez Chavajay ] [ Miguel Angel Sunu ] [ Paula Nicho Cumes ] [ Pedro Rafael Gonzalez Chavajay ] [ Samuel Cumes Pop ] [ Rafael Gonzalez y Gonzalez ] [ Juan Sisay ] [ Vicenta Puzul ]
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