Andrea Carolina Santos Mejia
Art Researcher
About the Researcher
As an independent artist, researcher, and architect, I explore vernacular architecture, cultural heritage, and the spatial dimensions of living traditions.
18th Century • Baroque • Mexico
Escudo de Monja (Nun\'s Coat of Arms)
Research based on 4 sources
Sixteen Arhats of Bohyeonsa Temple
This horizontal artwork painted on plain cotton features a scenery of the nature of the Arhats, one exemplary piece from the late Joseon Dynasty. Its composition includes five Arhats and their counterparts/accompanying figures against a natural landscape setting, surrounded by a few symbolic objects, flora,…
Rama and Lakshmana Overwhelmed by Arrows
The artwork evokes sentiments of a dramatic war, as it is observable two royal figures lying side-by-side on the ground and completely pierced by sharp arrows while surrounded in what seems to be a battlefield of overwhelmed monkeys and bears, which are unified in expressive…