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Issa Abasovich Barkhanoyev (Russian: Исса Абасович Барханоев) was a Soviet and Russian Ingush artist of the last quarter of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. He is known as a painter, draughtsman, landscape painter, genre painter and poet, a self-taught artist.
Issa Barkhanoyev created more than 500 paintings during his career, in which, according to critics, he skillfully conveyed his deep thoughts and feelings through images and symbols, and these works of art epitomize spirituality and life philosophy. The works of the folk artist are in museums of the Republic of Ingushetia and private collections.
María del Carmen Mondragón Valseca, also known by her pen name Nahui Olin, was a Mexican artist, model and poet.
Carmen Mondragon was associated with the avant-garde movement, known for her unconventional lifestyle and outspoken nature. Her contributions to Mexican modernism and her role as muse to famous artists and writers further cemented her status as a cultural icon.
Nahua Olin's personal life and relationships were equally unconventional. She had affairs with famous artists, including Diego Rivera and Gerardo Murillo (Dr Atl), which influenced her artistic expression and worldview. Her exploration of love, desire and identity through her art and personal experiences has made her a symbol of female empowerment and sexual liberation.