News Release
April 6, 2008
Contact Information: Amy Niederhauser, 210.387.7906; or Robin Stauber, 210.827.8885
Contemporary Mexican Print Makers Show:
At COSAS May 10-June 30
Art Provides social and political commentary on Mexico Today;
Inspired by Post-Revolution work in early 20th Century
BOERNE, TEXAS – The height of the Modern Mexican Art movement, which took place in the years following the Mexican Revolution, produced works – primarily murals -- of international renown by artists such as Diego Rivera and Jose Clemente Orozco. Mexican Printmakers followed their lead in incorporating those social and political themes, such as equal rights, educational access and independence, and introducing them to a mass audience.
La Banda del Carro Rojo, Alejandro Colunga;
Inspired by the post-revolution printmakers of the early to mid-20th century, today’s artists continue to use printmaking as a medium for exploring larger social
matters in the context of everyday Mexican life.
Beginning May 10 and running through June 30, 12 artists involved in Mexican printmaking today will be featured in a rare U.S. exhibition of their works at COSAS Gallery in Boerne.
Artists featured in the show have exhibited their work all over the World – from Brazil to France to Chicago, New York City and Los Angeles – and include Alejandro Colunga, Ismael Vargas, Mario Martin Del Campo, Maximino Javier, Leonel Maciel, Javier Arevalo, Jose Luis Cuevas, Roberto Gil de Montes, Gustavo Rivera, Antonio Ramirez, Alfredo Zalce and Francisco Ochoa.
"Today’s printmakers are making art more accessible to a wider audience of collectors," said Amy Niederhauser, owner of COSAS. "These artists illuminate a variety of viewpoints through social and political satire, fantasy and self-expression. The result is a powerful blend of visual média and the world of ideas and political discourse."
COSAS will host a special opening of Modern Mexico Printmaking during Second Saturday, a special monthly art and wine trolley tour of Boerne’s finest galleries. Second Saturday takes place May 10, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. COSAS hours are Monday-Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday from noon-5 p.m.
About COSAS
COSAS is the Spanish word for things and is often used as a term of endearment. Based in Boerne, Texas, COSAS Founders Bob and Amy Niederhauser have brought their personal vision of art collecting to this eclectic shop: only through travel deep into the interior of Mexico & Latin America to personally get to know artists, their families and their visions can Bob and Amy bring one-of-a-kind art of all mediums to passionate collectors of Latin American Art North of the Border. COSAS brings some of the finest pieces of Latin American artistry in the country directly to customers, and provides collectors and shoppers alike with a distinctive, personalized art experience.
IMAGES:
Firpo, Mario Martin del Campo
Caballito, Javier Arevalo
Silla Vigilante, Maximino Javier
Teorema, Jose Luis Cuevas