Berta de Honduras Metal Print
by Miguel Tio
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Berta de Honduras metal print by Miguel Tio. Bring your artwork to life with the stylish lines and added depth of a metal print. Your image gets printed directly onto a sheet of 1/16" thick aluminum. The aluminum sheet is offset from the wall by a 3/4" thick wooden frame which is attached to the back. The high gloss of the aluminum sheet complements the rich colors of any image to produce stunning results.
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Berta Caceres, an extraordinary woman born in La Esperanza, Honduras. she was an environmental activist and indigenous leader of her people. She... more
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Berta Caceres, an extraordinary woman born in La Esperanza, Honduras. she was an environmental activist and indigenous leader of her people. She co-founded The National Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH) to address the growing threats posed to Lenca communities by illegal logging, fight for their territorial rights and improve their livelihood.
Berta mounted a campaign against the Agua Zarsa Dam, the construction of this dam was an aggression against The Rio Blanco - A spiritual place for the Lenca People - was an act against the community, its free will and its autonomy.
Honduras has a very violent climate where many environmentalist and human right activists are being murdered and none of the perpetrators have been brought to justice. Against this odds Berta and the Lenca community's efforts successfully kept construction equipment out of the proposed dam site.
She received many death threats but this never stop her from fighting against the...
About Miguel Tio
Miguel Tio, was born in the Dominican Republic, began his studies of painting with the Dominican artist Elias Delgado As well as the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes. His interest in Publicity and Graphic Design led him into continuing studies at the “Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo. A move to New York in 1994 led him to Izquierdo Studio Ltd. for film and Television Production, windows display, opera and theater, which had a great influence on his artwork. Since 2005 he is working as an art teacher for Studio in a School and in 2006 he started to study the Mische technique with the world-wide known artist Brigid Marlin. He describes the philosophy behind his paintings on his statement: !think it is important when an...
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