Different strokes: Bolivian artist gives Mona Lisa an indigenous makeover
Claudia Callizaya incorporates icons of feminine beauty with the features and clothing of Aymara women
02 June 2022 - 20:45
High in Bolivia’s Andean mountains, surrounded by small thatched houses and sheep, Claudia Callizaya, 32, makes the final brushstroke to her newest piece of art: a take on the Mona Lisa as an indigenous cholita woman...
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