Art?
What is art? This discussion does not help us very much since Gabriela Rosas is very versatile and paints from "figurative" to "abstract".
Fact is that Gabriela Rosas learned her "craft" from scratch when she trained for three years in the Academia "El Greco" in Mexico City.
She spent her journeyman years in the workshop of Manuel Durán and made there works in acrylic, mostly in medium format (20x25 cm, 40x60 cm, 60x80 cm and 70x 90cm).
15 painters (artists ???) worked in this workshop, producing one picture at a time for sale in department store chains (such as "Liverpool") working at a piece-rate basis. In average Gabriela Rosas managed 3-5 works per week. - No romanticism - but we may imagine that the artist workshops of the Renaissance painters will not have looked so much different either.
Due to this experience Gabriela Rosas is very efficient at painting and has an enormous security in the selection and handling of materials and colors.
Fact is that Gabriela Rosas learned her "craft" from scratch when she trained for three years in the Academia "El Greco" in Mexico City.
She spent her journeyman years in the workshop of Manuel Durán and made there works in acrylic, mostly in medium format (20x25 cm, 40x60 cm, 60x80 cm and 70x 90cm).
15 painters (artists ???) worked in this workshop, producing one picture at a time for sale in department store chains (such as "Liverpool") working at a piece-rate basis. In average Gabriela Rosas managed 3-5 works per week. - No romanticism - but we may imagine that the artist workshops of the Renaissance painters will not have looked so much different either.
Due to this experience Gabriela Rosas is very efficient at painting and has an enormous security in the selection and handling of materials and colors.
During her short stay at the university for the study of "visual art", she learned not only theory, but also some material techniques, eg how to produce tempera colors.
After this experiences Gabriela Rosas painted for herself during more than 10 years and developed her personal creativity.
She gained new impetus for her art by her studies in communication science with a thesis on pre-Columbian paintings), her research on migration (migration of Central American people north through Mexico) and a Maestría's degree in anthropology from one of the world's leading universities, the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico.
She gained new impetus for her art by her studies in communication science with a thesis on pre-Columbian paintings), her research on migration (migration of Central American people north through Mexico) and a Maestría's degree in anthropology from one of the world's leading universities, the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico.
In February 2018, she took the decision to become a freelance artist again. Since 2018 she created more than 100 "works of art", most of which were exhibited in her studio Atelier Rosa Colibri in Kallmünz, before they found their final home with their new owners.
Sorted by subject, on the following websites you will find works by Gabriela Rosas
You will find works of art picturing Kallmünz on the webpages of Kallmünz (Link)
Works of art inspired by Mexican cultures can be found on the webpages Mexican Art History (Link)
Studies in watercolor and oil paintings of hummingbirds can be found on the special Hummingbird side (Link)
Further series of artworks are presented
Remember Kallmünz -
Pictures of Rosas
The beauty of Kallmünz is documented by Gabriela Rosas in pictures. These small-format works are often bought as a souvenirs of Kallmünz.
The following section shows sample images. Prices on request.
Get to know Mexican cultures
Olmecs, Teotihuacanos, Toltecs, Aztecs, Mayans and the culture of Mexico after the Spanish conquest - An overview of Mexican art history can be found in the Atelier Rosa Colibrí
Sacred and Religious
art
Churches - Their Windows - Angels - Votive motives - Priests
People -
or their heart
People in different attitudes - from young to old - sometimes as a caricature or just the essence of man - the heart
Flowers
Again and again a beautiful motive for the painting - In watercolor or oil - from delicate to powerful.
Hummingbirds -
the lucky charms
Hummingbirds are lucky charms in Mexico. They became name givers for our studio and are happily bought by customers - Realized as studies in watercolor - or as oil paintings with their special shine
Hieroglyphs
the Maya
The hieroglyphs of the Maya are awakened by Gabriela Rosas to a new, decorative life.
Windows and Doors
Windows and doors are often very decorative motifs, the attention to detail is often visible ....
