Memento mori
Portraits, 8 pieces, 30x30 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2015
“Nothing is absolute. Everything changes, everything moves, everything revolves, everything flies and goes away.”
Death is an important aspect of all cultures, and even more so in the Mexican and pre-hispanic cultures, where it is greatly acknowledged and celebrated.
The memory and its celebration composes the rituals that surround the death culture, and through this series of portraits I want to celebrate the memory of these outstanding Mexican artists and historical figures. At the same time, my exploration revolves around the message that everything is here for a brief moment in time, and that Life is temporary. Therefore, the name of this series: Memento mori. Here, the invisible becomes visible due to the lack of light, effect I obtained by using fluorescent acrylic paint.
Memento mori, 8 pieces series, 30x30 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2015
Del Rio, 30x30 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2015
Dolores del Río, was a Mexican film, television and stage actress. She was a Hollywood star in the 1920s and 1930s, and one of the most important female figures of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. - Wikipedia
Del Rio (image in the dark), 30x30 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2015
Rivera, 30x30 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2015
Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez, known as Diego Rivera was a prominent Mexican painter and the husband of Frida Kahlo. - Wikipedia
Rivera (image in the dark), 30x30 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2015
Gomez "Chespirito", 30x30 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2015
Roberto Gómez Bolaños, more commonly known by his pseudonym Chespirito, was a Mexican screenwriter, actor, comedian, film director, television director, playwright, songwriter, and author. Wikipedia
Gomez "Chespirito" (image in the dark), 30x30 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2015
Henaine "Capulina", 30x30 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2015
Gaspar Henaine Pérez, more commonly known by his pseudonym Capulina, was a Mexican comedian, actor, singer, film producer, and screenwriter. - Wikipedia
Henaine "Capulina" (image in the dark), 30x30 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2015
Negrete, 30x30 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2015
Jorge Alberto Negrete Moreno is considered one of the most popular Mexican singers and actors of all time. Wikipedia
Negrete (image in the dark), 30x30 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2015
Zapata, 30x30 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2015
Emiliano Zapata Salazar was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, the main leader of the peasant revolution in the state of Morelos, and the inspiration of the agrarian movement called Zapatismo. Wikipedia
Zapata ()image in the dark), 30x30 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2015
Valdes "Tin-Tan", 30x30 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2015
Germán Genaro Cipriano Gómez Valdés Castillo, better known as Tin-Tan, was an actor, singer and comedian who was born in Mexico City but was raised and began his career in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. Wikipedia
Valdes "Tin-Tan" (image in the dark), 30x30 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2015
Khalo, 30x30 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2015
Frida Kahlo de Rivera, born Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón, was a Mexican painter who is best known for her self-portraits. Kahlo's life began and ended in Mexico City, in her home known as the Blue House. Wikipedia
Khalo (image in the dark), 30x30 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2015