Several contemporary artists have continued the tradition of printmaking in Mexico. Here, the curator would like to focus on two artists who due to their distinct life experiences are continuing to influence the future artists to come through their artistic creations. I chose for this exhibition some works of the following artists, Artemio Rodriguez of La Mano Press and Sergio Sánchez Santamaría, whose work is inspired by the last generation of the artists from the Taller Grafica Popular (TGP) co-founder Leopoldo Méndez (1902-1969).
The cover of the book- American Dream by Artemio Rodriguez. The second edition of this acclaimed monograph reproduces more than 200 of his intricate black-and-white linoleum prints and drawings.
RM Verlag, S.L, 2013. Print.
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This book was used for the exhibition.
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Author/Editor: Mercurio López Casillas.
México: Editorial RM, 2013.
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Artemio Rodriguez was born in Tacambaro, Michoacan Mexico in 1972. He began by studying agronomy at the Universidad Autonomo Chapingo and was later introduced to art when he apprenticed and learned letterpress printing from Juan Pasco, a master printmaker working out of the Taller San Martin Pescador near Rodriguez’s hometown. (source: Davidson Galleries).
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