Learning resources

Catalogues, articles, sources and digital materials for classrooms, outreach and introductory research.

Initial readings

The Lack of Digital Resources for Canarian Art in Secondary Education
Canarian art / digital resources

The Lack of Digital Resources for Canarian Art in Secondary Education

Canarian art is underrepresented in digital educational resources for secondary education, limiting its teaching and awareness in Canary Islands classrooms.

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César Manrique’s Art: Lanzarote, Where Nature and Creativity Unite
César Manrique / Lanzarote

César Manrique’s Art: Lanzarote, Where Nature and Creativity Unite

César Manrique transformed Lanzarote into a global model of art and sustainability, blending his creations seamlessly with the island’s volcanic landscape.

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The 1970s Generation: Renewal and Diversity in Contemporary Canarian Art
contemporary art / Canary Islands

The 1970s Generation: Renewal and Diversity in Contemporary Canarian Art

The 1970s Generation marked a turning point in Canarian art, introducing a plurality of voices and a deep reflection on insular identity and modernity.

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Religious Painting in Fuerteventura and Lanzarote during the Early Modern Period
religious painting / Fuerteventura

Religious Painting in Fuerteventura and Lanzarote during the Early Modern Period

An in-depth look at religious painting in Fuerteventura and Lanzarote in the 17th and 18th centuries, highlighting the influence of Tenerife, iconographic themes, and the preservation of works in local churches.

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In Tenerife, the city that taught Latin America how to build itself
La Laguna / urbanism

In Tenerife, the city that taught Latin America how to build itself

San Cristóbal de La Laguna was an open, planned Atlantic city that anticipated decisive features of Spanish-American colonial urbanism.

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Art library

Reading map derived from the library catalogue: monographs, catalogues, religious art, architecture, Indigenous visual culture and learning resources with links to their reference records.

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General surveys and art history

6 selected sources

Broad works for building a basic chronology and identifying content gaps.

Arte en Canarias: estado de la cuestiónFraga González, María del Carmen / 1982El arte canarioLozoya, Juan de Contreras y López de Ayala, Marqués de / 1962Arte en Canarias: del Gótico al ManierismoPérez Morera, Jesús; Rodríguez Morales, Carlos / 2008Arte, sociedad y arquitectura en el siglo XVII: la cultura del barroco en CanariasLópez García, Juan Sebastián; Calero Ruiz, Clementina / 2008Arte de Canarias: Guadalimar de Canariasarte-de-canarias-guadalimarArte de CanariasManrique, César; Ismael, Juan; García Álvarez, José A.; González, Pedro; Giraldo, Juan Antonio / 1990

Artist monographs

15 selected sources

A base for biographical profiles, work galleries and links with existing figure pages.

Antonio Padrón Rodríguez, pintor: recopilatorio biográficoGonzález Rosales, Vicente / 2016Baudilio Miró Mainou, pintor: recopilatorio biográfico 1921-2015González Rosales, Vicente / 2015C. Camacho: Cándido CamachoPinto Trujillo, Carlos / 2010Chevilly: Carlos Chevilly de los RíosOrtega Abraham, Luis / 1994Carmela GarcíaPeralta Sierra, Yolanda / 2017F. Estévez: Fernando EstévezFuentes Pérez, Gerardo / 2014José AbadQuesada Acosta, Ana / 2018José Comas Quesada, acuarelista: recopilatorio biográficoGonzález Rosales, Vicente / 2016José Luis Fajardo. Un viaje a la pinturaFajardo Sánchez, Julio / 2016J. Bordes. Juan Bordes1992L. de la Cruz: Luis de La Cruz y RíosRumeu de Armas, Antonio / 1997La obra artística de César ManriqueIzquierdo, Violeta / 2000O. Domínguez. Óscar DomínguezGuigon, Emmanuel / 1996P. González. Pedro GonzálezCastro Borrego, Fernando / 1995Gallardo. Tony GallardoGallardo, José Luis / 1992

Modernity, avant-garde and contemporary art

8 selected sources

Catalogues and journals for reading indigenism, abstraction, the 1970s generation and experimental spaces.

Desde los 70. Artistas canarios. Catálogo de la exposición celebrada en el Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno 12 de septiembre - 29 de octubre de 1995Díaz Bertrana, Carlos (autoría secundaria) / 2005La Escuela de Luján Pérez: integración del pasado y la modernidad cultural de CanariasGarcía del Rosario, Cristóbal / 2010Espacio P. 1981-19972017Tierra canaria nº 11972Signos de arte y literaturaFeria, Ramón / 1936Confluencias: cuatro artistas de San JoséAllen, Jonathan / 1997César Manrique en la vanguardia de los años cincuentaCastro Morales, FranciscoTextos críticostextos-criticos-cesar-manrique

Architecture, museums and landscape

7 selected sources

Sources for connecting buildings, cultural centres, urban routes, Cueva Pintada and the artistic reading of territory.

Centros de Arte, Cultura y Turismo. LanzaroteCabildo de Lanzarote / 2001La ciudad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria y la cultura modernistaGago Vaquero, José Luis / 1989La Cueva Pintada: un nuevo concepto de museo2003Ruta arquitectura moderna y contemporánea2016Ruta arquitectura: Néstor, modernismo y neocanario2016La artealización de LanzaroteZamora Cabrera, Antonio / 2008Habla Néstor: un ideal para Gran CanariaNéstor Martín-Fernández de la Torre / 1939

Sources for expansion

Art history in the Jornadas

A broad series for expansion by island, work, church, artist and period, especially in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura.

Cabildo de Lanzarote; Cabildo de Fuerteventura (eds.) (2003)Open referenceCabildo de Lanzarote; Cabildo de Fuerteventura (eds.) (2008)Open referenceCabildo de Lanzarote; Cabildo de Fuerteventura (eds.) (2010)Open referenceCabildo de Lanzarote; Cabildo de Fuerteventura (eds.) (2013)Open referenceCabildo de Lanzarote; Cabildo de Fuerteventura (eds.) (2023)Open reference