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12 Artists Color Their World
Painters turn their communities into canvases.
Julio César Santacruz Aguilar paints the face of Maximiliano Caporal Jiménez, 9, during Ometochtli Pulque Fest Biocultural, a festival to celebrate agave, a vital part of the region’s cultural identity, in Los Reyes Quiahuixtlán, Tlaxcala, Mexico.
Patricia Zavala Gutiérrez,
GPJ
Mexico
Lkhagvadorj Batbold, who is preparing two paintings of horses for a joint exhibition, applies paint to his brush in Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia.
Odonchimeg Batsukh,
GPJ
Mongolia
Concepción Aguilar, a ceramic artist, paints a decorative piece in Ocotlán de Morelos, Mexico. Aguilar, unlike other clay artisans in the region, uses a large color palette instead of two or three colors.
Ena Aguilar Peláez,
GPJ
Mexico
Chithra Selladorai designs patterns with wax on fabric at her home in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka.
Thayalini Indrakularasa,
GPJ
Sri Lanka
Magalí Murúa prepares to put glitter on the cheek of Lola Ferreyra Puchatt, 4, at a park in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Since she lost her job in 2020, Murúa has painted faces at protests, parks and events.
Lucila Pellettieri,
GPJ
Argentina
Thurairasa Koneswaran, who has made kites for 20 years, paints one of them at his shop in Point Pedro, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
Vijayatharsiny Thinesh,
GPJ
Sri Lanka
Munkhmurun Byambasaikhan, left, paints while Purevdorj Ulziitugs dresses a figure at a polytechnic college in Murun, Khuvsgul province, Mongolia. They are learning to make souvenirs and handicrafts because the province is trying to promote tourism.
Dolgormaa Sandagdorj,
GPJ
Mongolia
Artist Bob Wanyama paints a motorcycle for a client in Nakawa, Kampala, Uganda. Wanyama says custom-painted transportation isn’t common in Uganda and gives drivers unique personal flair.
Nakisanze Segawa,
GPJ
Uganda
Iván Luna uses his fingers to paint a landscape on a stainless steel griddle in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Luna, who taught himself to paint by studying other artists’ work, has earned a living as an artist for 30 years.
Maya Piedra,
GPJ
Mexico
Disunthan Kandasami paints a mural at Siddhi Vinayagar temple in Cheddikulam, Sri Lanka.
Thayalini Indrakularasa,
GPJ
Sri Lanka
Maralmaa Munkhtumur paints a landscape in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Maralmaa says she paints to improve her concentration amid modern distractions.
Myagmarsuren Battur,
GPJ
Mongolia
Luke Surumete paints a checkerboard pattern at a client’s stall in preparation for the four-day Manicaland Agricultural Show, where farmers and organizations showcase goods and services, in Mutare, Zimbabwe.
Evidence Chenjerai,
GPJ
Zimbabwe
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