A painting on canvas of a red sun with watchful, lashed eyes and flame-like rays, towering over overlapping dancing figures with outstretched arms. Smaller figures sit and dance at the edges, framed by bands of purple and a glowing yellow ground. Signed lower left.
Dimensions: 34.5" x 40.5"
This painting is part of a show of work by Jose Guadalupe Guadiana (1929–2012) at Contact Modern, which also includes Underwater Conversation, Bird Piñata, Sun Piñata, Organic Blue, and others. Born in Sabinas Hidalgo, Mexico, Guadiana studied at La Esmeralda in Mexico City and assisted Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros on mural commissions. After moving to San Antonio in 1966, he turned to colorful, fantastical paintings, and his work is in the collections of the McNay Art Museum and the UTSA Art Collection.
Item #: A366
A painting on canvas of a red sun with watchful, lashed eyes and flame-like rays, towering over overlapping dancing figures with outstretched arms. Smaller figures sit and dance at the edges, framed by bands of purple and a glowing yellow ground. Signed lower left.
Dimensions: 34.5" x 40.5"
This painting is part of a show of work by Jose Guadalupe Guadiana (1929–2012) at Contact Modern, which also includes Underwater Conversation, Bird Piñata, Sun Piñata, Organic Blue, and others. Born in Sabinas Hidalgo, Mexico, Guadiana studied at La Esmeralda in Mexico City and assisted Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros on mural commissions. After moving to San Antonio in 1966, he turned to colorful, fantastical paintings, and his work is in the collections of the McNay Art Museum and the UTSA Art Collection.
Item #: A366