Día de los Muertos

Día de los Muertos comenzó como una celebración de la vida de artistas plásticos. Más adelante amplié la serie para incluir a músicos y otras personas a quienes he llegado a admirar y que, mediante su obra, han enriquecido a la humanidad de maneras trascendentales. Algunos retratos contienen una especie de guiño oculto: las aberturas nasales de las calaveras tienen formas que simbolizan algún aspecto de la persona retratada. Me he tomado la osadía sacrílega de elevar a estas figuras a una suerte de santidad, representada por la llama sobre sus cráneos. Celebro a cada una por su contribución, independientemente de las complejidades de su vida personal.

Acrylic-and-charcoal painting of Frida Kahlo depicted as a Día de los Muertos skeleton figure, accompanied by the skeleton of her pet monkey. A flame appears above her skull.

Frida

c. 2010 · Acrílico y carboncillo sobre madera contrachapada con bastidor · 24 × 16 pulg.

Acrylic-and-charcoal painting of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera depicted as Día de los Muertos skeleton figures, with the towering figure of Diego standing behind the much smaller Frida. Flames appear above their skulls.

Frida y Diego

c. 2009 · Acrílico y carboncillo sobre madera contrachapada con bastidor · 32 × 18 pulg.

Acrylic-and-charcoal painting of Pablo Picasso depicted as a blue Día de los Muertos skeleton figure, resting one skeletal hand against his forehead, with a flame above his skull.

Pablo

2006 · Acrílico y carboncillo sobre madera contrachapada con bastidor · 24 × 16 pulg.

Acrylic-and-charcoal painting of Salvador Dalí depicted as a Día de los Muertos skeleton figure, with his distinctive curled mustache and a small yellow star held between his skeletal fingers. A flame appears above his skull.

Salvador

2006 · Acrílico y carboncillo sobre madera contrachapada con bastidor · 24 × 16 pulg.

Acrylic-and-charcoal painting of Andy Warhol depicted as a Día de los Muertos skeleton figure, with bright orange hair, a blue turtleneck, and one skeletal hand resting against his chest. A flame appears above his skull.

Andy

2006 · Acrílico y carboncillo sobre madera contrachapada con bastidor · 24 × 16 pulg.

Acrylic-and-charcoal painting of John Lennon depicted as a Día de los Muertos skeleton figure, with round glasses, long hair, and a beard, raising a skeletal hand in a peace sign. A flame appears above his skull, with a small window showing flowers and a cloud behind him.

John

2007 · Acrílico y carboncillo sobre madera contrachapada con bastidor · 24 × 16 pulg.

Acrylic-and-charcoal painting of Michael Jackson depicted as a Día de los Muertos skeleton figure, wearing a fedora over long dark hair and raising one skeletal hand beside his face. A flame appears above his hat.

Michael

2007 · Acrílico y carboncillo sobre madera contrachapada con bastidor · 24 × 16 pulg.

Acrylic-and-charcoal painting of Bob Marley depicted as a Día de los Muertos skeleton figure, with long green dreadlocks and his left skeletal hand held near his chin. A flame appears above his skull.

Bob

2007 · Acrílico y carboncillo sobre madera contrachapada con bastidor · 24 × 16 pulg.

Acrylic-and-charcoal painting of Albert Einstein depicted as a Día de los Muertos skeleton figure, with wild yellow hair and a pipe held in one skeletal hand.

Albert

2008 · Acrílico y carboncillo sobre madera contrachapada con bastidor · 24 × 16 pulg.

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