A painting on canvas of a tight cluster of standing figures against a glowing yellow field, with pointed, mask-like forms rising behind them. One has a large watchful eye, and faces peer out from the layered shapes above. Signed and dated 10/31/84 lower right.
Dimensions: 37.5" 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 #: A365
A painting on canvas of a tight cluster of standing figures against a glowing yellow field, with pointed, mask-like forms rising behind them. One has a large watchful eye, and faces peer out from the layered shapes above. Signed and dated 10/31/84 lower right.
Dimensions: 37.5" 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 #: A365