Paola Beck

 

In contemporary of her solo show 2012 Apocabliss at Anonymous Gallery Mexico City and ZONA MACO, american-hungarian artist Maya Hayuk painted one of the walls of La Quiñonera in Mexico City. I was lucky enough to help her out painting the huge wall, and getting to know her backround, technique and point of view. She is an amazing talented and lovely human being. Check out her art, you´ll love it!

 

We finished!!!

And as a thank you gift, I got this beautiful hand painted bag by Maya

 

 

Last february we had the second Illustration and Painting Workshop here, in Mexico City.

I invited two visual artists Vena2 and Diana Quintero that gave very interesting lectures and practical lessons. After a long and intense weekend, where the theme was to focus on creating a collective thought and to develop this thought into reality, the magic happened.

The teachers

 

The object of the workshop was to open up our creative side, with a concept to stand on. It was very interesting to see how each different personality ends up merging with the whole group, creating an original and intelectual vibe that can only push you to surpass your creative limits.

Here are the members of the group:

Paco

Naiki

Diana Quintero

Pablo

Vena2

Dany

Montse

Andrea

Poncho

Cynthia

Paola

Lian

Martin

Domineta

and myself.

On Friday, we started warming up and then we painted with acrylics. Some, had never painted before, and big surprises came out!

On Saturday, we had theoretical introduction to the working progress of Diana and Vena2, and then we did collage based on that method.

The catering was in chargo of Flor de Rio

Lunchbreak!

Happy birthday Poncho!!!

On Sunday we did live model drawing and we continued painting the mural we started during the first workshop.

Lunchbreak in the park!

Planing how to continue the mural painted by the group of the first workshop.

Ready, set, paint!

 

The third illustration and painting workshop will focus on textile and fashion design, combined with drawing and sketching.

I will keep you posted on the invited artists and date! See you very soon

 

 

I was invited by an artist I admire a lot, Jorge Alderete, to be part of a group exhibition held in Vértigo, his gallery in Mexico City, for their 2nd Aniversary.

Jorge Alderete: http://www.jorgealderete.com/

Vértigo: http://vertigogaleria.com/

We where more than 50 artists, from Mexico and other countries, mainly illustrators and designers.

 

The show was about Death. And the feeling every artist had about it, making a tribute to prehispanic Tzompantlis, walls of skulls of all the sacrificed people as a tribute to the gods. Or at least thats what I did.

 

 

 

My piece was called “And the joker laughs at you ha ha ha”. Its acrylic on wood.

 

 

French-spanish urban artist El Tono painted the historic building of La Quiñonera, in Mexico City, representing Anonymous Gallery from NYC, for the group exhibition “Espacio Flexible”. I was honored to help him, together with Héctor Quiñones and Laura Reséndiz. Check out his blog, he has worked all over the world and is very nice and fun to work with!

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El artista urbano franco-español El Tono intervino el histórico edificio de La Quiñonera, en México D.F. como parte de la exposición Espacio Flexible, representado a la Anonymous Gallery de NYC, y tuve el honor de ayudarle a hacerlo. Aqui unas fotos del proceso, A continuación, el blog del artista donde habla sobre el proyecto y nos comparte algunas fotos del proceso.