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Creative Process

The sacred land of Abel Vazquez

by Vanessa Alejandro / translation Miguel Sciaudone

Abel is a curious man, like an unstoppable child in the creation of ideas and worlds full of mystical stories. The language in his works is everyday, naive and explosively colorful, highlighting his interest in the land and its spirit.

Born in Oaxaca, he received from his grandmother, Mayora (who works as a healer and counselor), great mystical influence which he proudly expresses in his works.

From his childhood he trained as a cabinet maker and then went on to graduate from the famous Mexican national art school, “La Esmeralda”. He was a student of Francisco Moyao, Octavio Bajonero, Rolando Arjona and Mario Rendón.

Abel belongs to the prolific generation of Mexican plastic artists of the eighties that includes Sergio Hernández, Antonio Nava, German Venegas, Flor Minor, Roberto Turmbull, Renato González, Magali Lara, Rocio Maldonado and Melva Medina to name a few.

He has developed monumental works with important masters of Mexican art such as José Chávez Morado. He worked to elaborate several monuments and models for him, one of them being the shield of the Legislative Palace of San Lázaro in Mexico City.

He also has more public works in Mexico City, such as the monument to the nurse and portraits of writers that commemorate the guild in the ballpark of the square of the writers of SOGEM.

Experiments with drawing, photography, bodypaint, engraving, sculpture and painting, make him a multifaceted artist full of stories to tell the viewer.

Abel, the plastic artist, does not seem to care much for fame and international recognition (which he has achieved). In 40 years of experience, he continues to produce and invent characters and enigmatic worlds in his workshop. He kindly welcomes visitors to his house-gallery, who are fascinated by his works in bronze, stone, resins, acrylics and iron…

His works have been exhibited in Chicago, Los Angeles, Arizona, Miami, New Orleans… but Abel always keeps his feet on the ground where much of his inspiration comes from. An idiosyncratic illustrious character and teacher of the plastic arts,  he adds incalculable value to Mexican culture.

Creative Processes

The erotic and feminine symbolism of Melva Medina

By Vanessa Alejandro / Translation Miguel Sciaudone

Melva welcomes you with a big smile and background music when you open the door of her historic nineteenth century house-gallery. She likes to emphasize that they are not a “conventional gallery and that you should feel at home”. It is precisely that sensation I perceive while walking through the beautiful spaces full of art, life, stories and color around me.

Immersed in a surreal and dreamlike world, the work of Melva – artist, woman,  mother, and wife – harmoniously reflects her mexica roots and her great passion for erotic and feminine symbolism.

Her figurative and organic work brings us closer to Mother Earth and seduces us with the strength of a spiritual woman who is capable of doing anything. The sculptures, for example, take on a feminine strength and blend with the beauty of an animal that is about to lead us to some part of the Nahualli universe.

The social commentary and visual impact on the spectators are a constant in the work of the artist, thanks to her versatile handling of sculptural and pictorial techniques. Her works have traveled the world and some have found a place in foreign homes to tell their stories. I certainly also want one of them in mine.

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