Assignment 5C, Cuban Coffee

MoLAA (Museum of Latin American Art) is a museum in Long Beach, CA dedicated to showcasing both modern, and past famous Latin American art.
http://www.carlosluna.com/painting3.html

This particular painting is a great piece of history. It is a story that is waiting to be interpreted, and therefore ties into humanities by way of interpretation.
This piece, to me, displays a past day sense of a Cuban ideal. The painting shows a man sitting in what looks to be a rather comfy chair, sipping on what I can only imagine is a steaming hot cup of Cuban bean coffee, whilst his (wife, girlfriend, mistress) is standing in front of a sewing machine giving off looks of envy, and jealousy. What strike me as odd, is that there is a man floating above her head. He just hangs there colorless. I believe this to be her resentment for the man sitting in the chair. Contains the following analytical elements:

The artist, Carlos Luna, was, and I believe still is being displayed in MoLAA. I choose this piece because I felt it called to me in a way. It lacked proper interpretation, and I felt it needed to be further analized. It was also amazingly beautiful, and colorful.
Questioning: I would like to know exactly what the artist was thinking when he created the piece. I want to know what the brown man above they lady’s head means, and the the smiling face beneath the mans rear-end means if anything.

5B

A Picture of Simon Bolivar
By: Martin Tovar-y-Tovar.
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I came across this piece whilst doing project 5a. It relates to the project, because the piece shows the raw confidence and power it took to stand up against Spaniards. The painting relates to our study of humanities, in a way that Simon Bolivar was highly responsible for a vas-majority of the acculturated change in Latin America.

I see a portrait of Simon Bolivar. He stands erect in his full military uniform. This is an oil painting which looks to have been done on some sort of hide, or canvas. the artist used vibrant colors to make sure the massage of power was conveyed. Mr. Bolivar stands above the viewer which when perceived by the viewed he seem intimidating and powerful.

This portrait showcases a great Latin American hero.

I choose this piece because it is important to remember the men(and woman) who stood up for change when being oppressed.

I wonder how old Bolivar was when this portrait was painted, and what stage of independence his country in.