Reflections on Jose Guadalupe Posada, Frida Kahlo, and Diego Rivera

Shenandoah Valley Art Center Sculptures, Collages and Assemblages,
August 2-September 1, 2018

Summer 2018 Solo Show at Shenandoah Valley Art Center

This exhibit is a result of my fascination with the work of the Mexican artists, Jose Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913), Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) and Diego Rivera (1886-1957). Posada was a lithographer (the creator of many of the images we associate with dancing skeletons and the “Day of the Dead”); Kahlo was primarily a portrait painter and surrealist; and Rivera an epic and political muralist.

Reflecting on each artist and their work, I have created a series of sculptures, collages and assemblages. The project particularly emphasizes the work of Frida Kahlo.  I would hope that if each of the three artists were able to see this exhibit, they would easily recognize its relevance in the context of their individual biographies and the works they created as artists. I would also hope that they would find much that I have created to be funny, and that at the same time they would appreciate the reverence and respect I hold for their work.

 

Milagran Cat, 2016 Sculpture 11” x 12 1/4” x 12 12 1/4”
The Many Fridas, 2010 Collage 39 1/2” x 27” x 1”
Frida’s Lost Child, 2018 Assemblage Front and Back 17” x 16 1/4” x 5 1/2”
Frida’s Lost Child, 2018 Assemblage Back 17” x 16 1/4” x 5 1/2”
La Catrina, 2018 Sculpture 53” x 20” x 30” (detail)
La Catrina, 2018 Sculpture 53” x 20” x 30”
La Calavera Catrina, 2013 Assemblage 29 1/4” x 16” x 5 1/4”

Foot, Who Needs You?, 2018 Sculpture/Assemblage 26” x 23” x 16”

Frida’s Apotheca, 2018 Sculpture/Assemblage 63 1/2” x 28” x 17”
Frida’s Apotheca, 2018 Sculpture/Assemblage 63 1/2” x 28” x 17”
September 26, 1926, 2018 Sculpture 23” x 40” x 22”
September 26, 1926, 2018 Sculpture 23” x 40” x 22”
September 26, 1926, 2018 Sculpture 23” x 40” x 22” (Reverse)
Frida’s Right Foot, 2018 Sculpture/Assemblage 24” x 6 1/4” x 8”
Frida’s Right Foot, 2018 Sculpture/Assemblage 24” x 6 1/4” x 8” (detail)
Frida’s Broken Column, 2018 Sculpture 10” x 6” x 6 1/2”
Frida’s Friends, 2018 Assemblage 23” x 16 1/2” x 11 1/2”
Posing for Papa, 2018 Assemblage, 12” x 17” x 9”
Posing for Papa (Back View)
Frida’s Deer, 2018 Assemblage 17” x 9” x 5”
Revolution, 2017 Collage 37” x 25” x 1” (framed)
Creation, 2017 Collage 37” x 25” x 1”
Capitalism, 2017 Collage 37” x 25” x 1”
Posadian Bicycle Rider, 2018 Sculpture 48” x 53” x 24”
Milagran Owl, 2014 Sculpture 26” x 17” x17”
Milagran Chihuahua, 2016 Sculpture 12 1/2” x 12 1/4” x 12 1/4”
Milagran Snarly Dog, 2016 Sculpture 15” x 21” x 13 1/2”
Milagran Cat, 2016 Sculpture 11” x 12 1/4” x 12 12 1/4”
Milagran Vulture, 2016 Sculpture 11” x 12 1/2” x 12 1/4”
Milagran Votive in the Style of Posada, 2018 Sculpture 12 1/2” x 14 1/2” x 4 1/2”
Frida’s Dress Form, 2018 Sculpture/Assemblage 68” x 22” x 22”
Ossuary for the Bones of Posada, 2016 Assemblage 10” x 9” x 9”
Dieguito, 2018 Sculpture 18 1/2” x 18 1/2” x31 1/4”
Baby Diago, 2018 Sculpture 38” x 18” x 17”

Memorial to Jose Guadalupe Posada with Posadian animals

Jose Guadulope Posada: In Memoriam, 2013 Assemblage 54 1/2” x 21 1/4” x 5 1/2”
Frida’s Apothecary and Game of the Caballeros
Game of the Bandits (after Posada), 2018 Assemblage 41” x 28 1/2” x 4” (detail)

Day of the Dead Altar for Frida and Diego, 2018 Assemblage 42” x 50” x 12” (Steamer Trunk Open)
Day of the Dead Altar for Frida and Diego, 2018 Assemblage 42” x 50” x 12” (Steamer Trunk Open)
The Pigeon Made Mistakes, 2018 Sculpture/Assemblage 64” x 24” x 22” ( Front )
The Pigeon Made Mistakes, 2018 Sculpture/Assemblage 64” x 24” x 22” ( Back)
Frida’s Bed, 2014 Sculpture 16 1/2” x 20” x 13”
Frida Cuts Her Losses, 2018 Assemblage 7 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 2”
Frida’s Cabinet of Curiosities
Frida’s Baggage, 2018 Sculpture/Assemblage
Frida’s Baggage, 2018 Sculpture/Assemblage
Shenandoah Valley Art Center Summer 2018 Exhibit

Shenandoah Valley Art Center Summer 2018 Exhibit
Shenandoah Valley Art Center Summer 2018 Exhibit

 

Collages based on Posada included in the Shenandoah Valley Art Center show
Jose Guadalupe Posada Rework
Jose Guadalupe Posada Rework
Jose Guadalupe Posada Rework
Jose Guadalupe Posada Rework
Jose Guadalupe Posada Rework
Jose Guadalupe Posada Rework
Jose Guadalupe Posada Rework
Jose Guadalupe Posada Rework
Jose Guadalupe Posada Rework
Jose Guadalupe Posada Rework

Posada Cigar Lid
Jose Guadalupe Posada Rework
Jose Guadalupe Posada Rework
Jose Guadalupe Posada Rework
Jose Guadalupe Posada Rework