“On the idea that the moment of creation, whether a work of art or person, carries the uniqueness of the moment in its character”. — Nietzsche Zarathustra Painters are famously recalcitrant to talk about their work, as if talking will dry up the creative source. The female surrealist painter, Leonora Carrington,
I am constantly humbled by the privilege of making art in Oaxaca, where I find myself again and again just happening to be in the presence of incredibly talented artists. Often I wonder how it came about. How did this ex-colonial city in southern Mexico become such a haven of
Following a peripatetic childhood between the US and Mexico, ArtWayz is a digital diary created by Maia Furchtenicht in 2025 to document the lives of the various artists that have come to shape Oaxaca’s artistic community. The impact of these artists has extended beyond Mexico, gaining widespread international recognition