In the
center of Havana, in the street Mercaderes, is a beautiful mural of Andres
Carrillo
It`is located opposite the beautiful home of Marquise de Arcos
In 1844
her house was the center of art and culture
Andres Carrillo didn`t only decorate
the wall but also show a piece of the history of Havana
On the wall you see the people that visited the "art room" of
Marquise de Arcos
Andres Carrillo searched their pictures and studied the clothes of the era between 1844 and 1845
The mural shows 67 human figures belonging from different eras
Andres Carrillo tried, with unusual techniques and mixing the materials, to get new colors and textures
The base material for the artwork was stone powder mixed with acrylic resin
He also used sand in four different shades: beige, black, pink and ocher and he managed to get more than 30 shades
The wall in Mercaderes is known worldwide and has often photographed by tourists like me
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Thank you for posting such a thorough presentation of the pictures in the mural and its history.
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