More Cuernavaca

We decided to skip the archeological site of Xochicalco, and stayed in Cuernavaca instead. After a nice breakfast in a neighborhood cage, the first thing we did was to visit the Robert Brady museum. The guy was an artist and lived over 20 years in this house which he decorated with his 1200-piece art collection together with his own art. The house itself is also very impressive with an internal courtyard and a pool. But the way he designed his environment, fit colors, art to the inherent architecture of the building was the most interesting part.

Next we visited Jardin Borda, which is just around the corner. The garden with its pools was built in the 18th century. A quite getaway from the noisy streets of the city.

A small exhibit on the side was dedicated to Yolanda Quijano, who I never heard of. Quijano is a 96-year-old Mexican painter and sculptor, who was influenced by magican realism. Her motto "Everything is magic. Life without magic is not life.” was really expressed in her art on several levels: