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by Ricardo Chavez-Mendez
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The origins of the rich and colorful Mexican culture date back to various centuries before Christ. Since these cultures are too numerous to mention,... more
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The origins of the rich and colorful Mexican culture date back to various centuries before Christ. Since these cultures are too numerous to mention, this painting depicts the last era of pre-Hispanic Mexico, before the Spanish conquest. The Aztecs worshiped at least 1,600 gods in which many were adopted from the powerful TOLTEC civilization. The water gods, TLALOC and CHALCHIUHTLICUE (chal-chee-oo-tlee-quay) are the focus in this painting since water plays a major role in all of Ricardo's surrealistic artwork. The origins of these two gods date back to the TEOTIHUACAN (tay-oh-tee-wha-can) culture. The city of TEOTIHUACAN was considered one of the greatest cities for religion, politics, and mercantilism of the ancient world.
As in all of Ricardo's surreal work, the number's three and seven are prominent and in this painting, seven focal points are symbolically represented. TLALOC, the god of rain and agriculture (depicted in the clouds) was a very powerful god, along with...
ALL IMAGES ON THIS WEBSITE ARE PROTECTED UNDER COPYRIGHT. ALL VIOLATORS WILL BE PROSECUTED. ANY MERCHANDISE ON ANY WEBSITE OTHER THAN FINE ART AMERICA ARE NOT AUTHORIZED BY THE ARTIST AND ARE IN VIOLATION OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. FOR LICENSING QUESTIONS OR TO OBTAIN LICENSING RIGHTS, PLEASE CONTACT ORO FINE ART GALLERY BY EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. Born in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico, self-taught artist, Ricardo Chavez-Mendez moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico at the age of 28. The use of the airbrush for detail in his earlier work has earned him the nickname, "Dali of the Desert," by Airbrush Action Magazine, an apt comparison which he relishes. Ricardo is truly an extraordinary artist. Currently he is introducing the art form "Curvismo" or...
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