Omar Mendoza’s natural pigment painting radiates the power of ancestral knowledge – Huge
Since ancient times, artists and craftsmen have borrowed natural pigments for creative use. Extracting dyes from organic sources is an art in itself, and it is deeply rooted in various cultures in the historic Central American region. Although many traditional practices, such as pigment harvesting, are threatened by external factors such as colonialism, artists continue to maintain these processes today.
Mexican city artist Omar Mendoza Serpente Solar Energy〰or Sun Snake〰Obsidian Nightin Povos. The tones of native plants, bark and flowers collected from the father’s hometown, complementing pigments from the local market, Mendoza’s work itself is a symbolic form of resistance.
Visually, the artist’s work evokes the power of the universe and the divine rhythm. As Mendoza reached sacredness towards the sacredness of long-standing cultural wisdom, he connected celestial bodies with the power of the earth, depicting numerous themes of intuition and insight, such as stars, planetary objects, snakes, snakes, eagles, vines, and more.
Curated text sharing of Victoria River:
Omar Mendoza is created by the cosmology of everything living and relationships: water, stone, plants, fire, night. In that sacred correspondence network, painting becomes a reciprocity with the earth and its cycles.
Symmetry flows through several paintings of Mendoza, calling for mirror images of both worlds. Nevertheless, on hand-made canvases, the tactile washing of pink, blue, purple and yellow is cleverly intertwined, presenting a transcendent harmony in a series of works by Mendoza, again calling for the periodic energy that passes through them.
Serpente Solar Energy〰 Opens in Chicago on October 4th. Meanwhile, you can find more information from Mendoza on Instagram.
