Music and Arts
Mexico is known for its folk art traditions, mostly derived from the ancient civilizations that once thrived there and the Spanish.
Mexican painters and writers have a worldwide reputation for the originality of their work. They have managed to combine the art of their ancestors with the art of Europe and the USA. Mexico is most famous for its wall paintings. The art of mural paintings dates back to the ancient Maya. However, Mexico 's best murals were painted after the Mexican revolution. From the 1920s, innovative artists covered the walls with majestic murals, often on public buildings, that promoted social ideals.
Another element that is present in the Mexican art are the hand-made masks. Originally made for national celebrations Mexican masks are now used in almost every celebration and carnival .
Mexican blown glass is another excellent example of the skills of Mexican craftsmen: glass pieces crafted one after one by an artisan who blows through a long, slim pipe with sizzling , liquid glass on one of its edges, and makes a glass bubble that is afterwards cut and molded by his gifted hands.
Mexican painters and writers have a worldwide reputation for the originality of their work. They have managed to combine the art of their ancestors with the art of Europe and the USA. Mexico is most famous for its wall paintings. The art of mural paintings dates back to the ancient Maya. However, Mexico 's best murals were painted after the Mexican revolution. From the 1920s, innovative artists covered the walls with majestic murals, often on public buildings, that promoted social ideals.
Another element that is present in the Mexican art are the hand-made masks. Originally made for national celebrations Mexican masks are now used in almost every celebration and carnival .
Mexican blown glass is another excellent example of the skills of Mexican craftsmen: glass pieces crafted one after one by an artisan who blows through a long, slim pipe with sizzling , liquid glass on one of its edges, and makes a glass bubble that is afterwards cut and molded by his gifted hands.