COSTA RICAN ARTS

1. COSTA RICAN ARTS Darren Redaon Cs 11

2. Performing arts • Not many traditional dances have survived • Most popular is the punto guanacasteco • Guitars and marimbas provide music • Colourful skirts and handkerchiefs are used • Maypole dances • Coloured ribbons are tied to the top of a pole • Dancers weave in and out • Ribbons fold over one another down the pole • Drums and banjos provide music

3. Performing arts (cont.) • Young Costa Ricans spend Saturday nights at the local dance hall • Dance for hours to music like the salsa and the lambada • The Department of Culture, Youth, and Sports is in charge of coordination of cultural life • Dance genres such as soca, salsa, bachata, merengue, cumbia, and Costa Rican swing are enjoyed more by older people • Marimba is the national instrument

4. Visual arts • Came into its own in the late 1920s • Francisco Amighetti and Teodorico Quirós were Costa Rica’s most famous artists • Both searched for Costa Rican identity • Portrayed local scenes, particularly rural landscapes, homes, and people • Francisco Zuñiga was Costa Rica’s best-known sculptor • Famous for his strong, peaceful female figures

5. Visual arts (cont.) • Isidro Con Wong is a well-known contemporary artist in Costa Rica • Strongly influenced by the environment • Colourful paintings often featuring mountains, moons, and bulls • Luis Chacón is another famous artist • Uses strong colours and lines

6. Folk arts • Most famous Costa Rican folk art is painting ox carts • The wife of Fructuoso Barrantes, who was a cart maker, modified her husband’s carts with colourful designs • Her idea spread quickly • Landscapes, flowers, and vegetables started showing up on ox carts • Other folk arts include crafting wooden bowls and trays, woven baskets and mats, and leather goods

7. WORKS CITED “Artistic wood bowls.” Photo. Tamarindo, Costa Rica Daily Photo. 6 Dec. 2011 <http://tamarindodailyphoto.blogspot.com/2011/01/artistic-wood-bowls.html> “Costa Rica’s folkloric dancers.” Photo. Costa Rica Learn. 2. Dec. 2011 <http://costaricalearn.com/costa-rica-travel-tips-as-a-tourist-will-i-feel-welcome-in-costa-rica> “Costa Rica ox cart 4.” Photo. Urban Taster. 6 Dec. 2011 <http://urbantaster.com/2010/07/14/costa-rican-ox-cart/> “Costa Rica ox cart 5.” Photo. Urban Taster. 6 Dec. 2011 <http://urbantaster.com/2010/07/14/costa-rican-ox-cart/> “GranitoRojo.” Photo. Isidro Con Wong. 6 Dec. 2011 <http://www.isidroconwong.com/art_costarica_conwong_comentarios_2.htm> “Grupo de Mujeres de Pie.” Photo. AskART. 6 Dec. 2011 <http://www.askart.com/askart/z/francisco_zuniga/francisco_zuniga.aspx> “Leather rocking chair.” Photo. Costa Rica Spirits. 6 Dec. 2011 <http://www.costarica-spirits.com/shop/contents/en-us/d3_rocking_chair.html>

8. WORKS CITED (cont.) “Marimba.” Photo. Judge of Music. 2 Dec. 2011 <http://www.judgeofmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/image_marimba_jom.jpg> “Maypole dance.” Photo. Idea Girl Media. 5 Dec. 2011 <http://ideagirlmedia.com/2011/05/6-5-social-media-tips-to-get-you-dancing-under-the-maypole/> Morrison, Marion. Costa Rica, revised edition. New York: Children's Press, 2007. Print.  “Ox cart wheel.” Photo. Hotel Capital. 2 Dec. 2011 <http://www.hotelcapital.org/costa-rica.html> “Parque.” Photo. IBDAmerica. 6 Dec. 2011 <http://www.iadb.org/idbamerica/index.cfm?thisid=4205> “Traditional Costa Rican dance.” Photo. Flickr. 6 Dec. 2011 <http://www.flickr.com/photos/shootfirst/1183395503/> “TorosEléctricosr.” Photo. Isidro Con Wong. 6 Dec. 2011 <http://www.isidroconwong.com/art_costarica_conwong_individual.htm> “Young dancers, Costa Rica.” Photo.Flickr. 6 Dec. 2011 <http://www.flickr.com/photos/annikahipple/5497856697/>