Felipe Morales (Mexican/Mexico) The Visit/Day of The Dead

Lot description

Felipe Morales (Mexican/Oaxaca, b. 1959) "The Visit", dated 1995, watercolor on paper, 22'' x 30''/ 56 x 76 cm. Framed: 30'' x 38''/ 76 x 97 cm. Day of the Dead Scene - elaborate altars are used to remember the deceased ancestors to return for a ‘Visit.’ This work is a visual record of indigenous oral and written traditions and rituals. Special breads are made to mark the occasion. Favorite foods of the deceased are prepared and gathered. These items help guide and entice the beloved ancestors for the ‘Visit.” Felipe Morales is a leading painter known for Oaxacan Magical Surrealism. Having trained with Rufino Tamayo and Rodolfo Morales, Felipe’s paintings are influenced by his investigations and celebrations of the iconic symbolism he finds in the popular spirit of Mexican folk art. Morales’s paintings have been exhibited at many significant museums shows, including Museo Carillo Gil, Mexico City (1983) and Kunsthal Rotterdam (1993).