A major article in the Christian Science Monitor The heart of Latin art By Gloria Goodale on the unprecedented number of major exhibitions of Latin American art around the nation features a painting by Marco Tulio and quotes a museum director who singles it out as an example of magical realism.

�La Montera� The Bullfighter�s Hat� depicts a pensive young woman draped in a sheet, seated in a bullfighting ring. Near her are flower petals and the toreador�s cap. His cape is draped across a nearby barrier. Looking on are two sinister characters, one holding a scythe.

The painting is one of the six loaned by ArtSpace Virginia Miller Galleries to the Naples Museum of Art for its �Latin American Painting Now� exhibition of works by 50 artists being shown until Jan. 10th. The newspaper article states:

�The contemporary Latin American artists on display at the Naples Fla. Art Museum vividly carry forward many of the characteristics that have traditionally defined Latin art. �Vibrant colors, figurative imagery, and a joyful embrace of everyday objects,� says director Michael Culver.

�He points to such artists as Marco Tulio, whose work �The Bullfighter�s Hat� offers a contemporary spin on traditional elements of Latin American art. �He paints like the old masters with layers on layers that create a fine, wonderful surface that looks immaculate � almost like a photo � but also almost surreal in the way he places the object,� says Mr. Culver, adding that it also evokes another traditional Latin theme � magical realism, in which simple objects take on meaning.�
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