Some of Mexico's most recent contemporary artwork will go on display tomorrow at the Institute of Mexico in Belize. A collection of more than 20 paintings and photographs by six acclaimed artists from the Yucatan, Peninsula make up the exhibition. The Mexican Embassy's press officer, Marcelino Miranda, says the exhibit aims to inspire young Belizeans enriching their appreciation of art in all its rich forms.
Marcelino Miranda - Press Officer, Mexican Embassy
"This exhibition is called "5 + 1" because there are 5 painters and 1 photographer. And they have distinguished their careers because they have worked for over 30 years - each one of them - and they have developed different techniques, particularly the painters. They have specific techniques, and develop figurative paintings, and some of them develop abstract paintings. So I think that this is a very good opportunity for those who are interested in art, to look at these contemporary paintings, and the techniques and style that they are developing nowadays in Mexico. We're talking about abstract art, and figurative art. I think that this is a good opportunity for those who want to look at this kind of style in painting. This is not going to be completely alien for those who are starting to look at these kinds of paintings. I think they will identify that they manage different colors, different techniques, and what they are trying to reach is our senses and the way in which we feel different textures, colors, and lines that they use in their paintings."
The Exhibition which opens officially tomorrow night at 6:30 P.M., will run thru the 2nd of September, and the entrance is free and open to the general public.
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