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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 8, 2010 18:27:34 GMT
That's a fairly extreme unibrow for a woman, as is her distinct mustache. (great classic rebozo in the picture!) I've probably mentioned this before, but I'm positive that that Alejandro Fernandez was plucked for his role in Zapata, and that the pluckings were used to transform Salma Hayek into Frida. I could only find pics showing Alejandro-as-Zapata with his brow furrowed, so the contrast isn't as dramatic as I'd like. ---> ---> ---> HW, to be honest, you can get really burnt-out on Frida if you live here.
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Post by cristina on Jan 9, 2010 23:29:46 GMT
Bixa, I have finally had some time to devote to your photos and just want to thank you for your devotion to your fans on Anyport!
I love the shots of the murals; I think the colors inspire a bit of happiness, which is sometimes in short supply when traveling through airports.
My favorite photos though, were the ones of the geese returning to the lake, and the one of the garden bench. I wondered when I saw the first shot if there was a story behind the bench. How wonderful that your mother was able to relocate it to her home.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 10, 2010 3:11:49 GMT
*preens* ............................................................................*comes to senses* Thank you, Cristina -- your kind words really make me feel great. So many people go on trips, then come back here with great photos and scintillating accounts of what they did. I go, take pictures of transport and the back yard, and whine about being snowed in. On the positive side, I can say that no airport personnel were harmed in the making of that thread. I did report on my only outing, in this thread. <--- shameless self-promotion
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Post by lagatta on Jan 10, 2010 20:12:47 GMT
Indeed I'd been wondering while you were on your Chritsmas trip how many times you'd had to change planes. And air travel is so horrible now. Some beautiful pics though.
It must be so wonderful not to own any winter boots.
As for unibrows, lots of us brunettes have some hairs in mid-brow like Frida. I always did pluck them, had them waxed a couple of times (ow!) and they no longer seem noticeable but that could just be age. Frida was dead by my age, having many serious ills from the combined effects of polio and her terrible accident, and self-medicating with booze and various drugs. I think her final demise was actually a suicide, but she was just shortening her agony at that point.
I like Frida, but her flamboyant life makes her overshadow many equally interesting Mexican women artists. Remedios Varo was actually of Spanish origin, but did her work in Mexico... and there have been many, many more.
Bixa will tell me where the most interesting art museums are. That will mean some of a stay in Mexico City, despite the air quality, but there must be good art museums and galleries in other cities as well.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 10, 2010 23:07:50 GMT
LaGatta, maybe we can prevail upon Don Cuevas to start a thread about Mexico City. I believe he knows it quite well. Even though I'm fascinated by the place, I've spent almost no time there. One of my favorite museums anywhere is the Rufino Tamayo here in Oaxaca. Tamayo had a collection of Mexican pre-hispanic art which he donated to the city. He said that each piece was chosen primarily on the basis of its beauty. This comes across in the museum's presentation. I'm almost reluctant to include this link, as the photos do nothing to convey the beauty and sheer life of the pieces.
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Post by hwinpp on Jan 13, 2010 7:55:27 GMT
I just read and was puzzled.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 6, 2012 6:13:47 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2012 6:22:42 GMT
Those walls are excellent, both in colour and style! Is that nun supposed to be anybody specific?
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 6, 2012 6:40:00 GMT
Don't they add warmth & cheer to that empty echoing space?! The nun, Sor Juana, is an important literary figure, not only for Mexico, but for the Americas. The wikipedia article is interesting reading.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2012 14:21:45 GMT
Super Bixa!! I applaud your efforts!! Great pics!! (Although, you likely have an officious APIAS badge , I never got mine.... )
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 6, 2012 15:32:59 GMT
Be bold, Casimira. Remember ............. we don' need no steenkin batches!
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Post by htmb on Dec 6, 2012 23:16:01 GMT
These are beautiful, bixa. I'm very glad you were able to get photos on your last trip.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2012 20:34:36 GMT
;D Just the mention of 6 airports makes me shudder....you're a brave woman!!!
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Post by nycgirl on Dec 8, 2012 15:37:56 GMT
I'm glad you resurrected this thread, and that you got to take more photos of those beautiful murals. They certainly would perk me up (although I'd already be thrilled to be in Mexico).
You sure had a trying ordeal on that 2010 trip, but you got some great images out of it. I love the sparkle on the icy telephone wires and of the contrast between the white snow and the red blossoms on that bush.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 10, 2012 15:54:02 GMT
Awww ~~ y'all are the nicest! NYCGirl, like most monster-sized airports, the one in Mexico City could suck the thrill out of almost anything. (although landing smack in the middle of a heavily populated metropolis is a horrifying thrill in itself) That airport has some excellent revolving displays here and there throughout both of its immense terminals, although you need a really long layover to be able to fit them in. Here's one from 2008: anyportinastorm.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=pictures&thread=437&page=1#7091Thanks, Htmb -- and the spite factor made it all the sweeter! Not brave, Casimira, merely resigned. Hey -- I left an airport capture for you in the Dead thread: fields of marigolds.
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