Leopoldo Praxedis Morales
Leopoldo Ricardo Praxedis Morales (* 1953 in Apizaco , Mexico ) is a Mexican graphic artist .
He achieved great fame with his linocuts. Some of his works are strongly reminiscent of the works of José Guadalupe Posada . He is also known for his political activism. His works are permanently exhibited in the Pinakothek in Colima .
From 1974 until his expulsion in August 1981 he was part of the Mexican graphic artist collective Taller de Grafica Popular . From 1977 to 1989 he taught art education in the drawing department at the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes .
In 1990 he had a solo exhibition in room 9 of the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. In 1994 in Nicaragua he co-founded the artist collective Grupo de Vagoni .
Around 14 prints from this period are in the Taller de Gráfica Popular collection of the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley .
Individual evidence
- ^ Helga Prignitz-Poda: TGP, a graphic artist collective in Mexico from 1937-1977. Seitz, Berlin 1981, pp. 266, 269, 305.
- ↑ a b Artistas plásticos that participan en la Exposición Colectiva de Arte-Objeto, “Sellado”, Grupo Estallido de Tlaxcala. ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 8, 2015 (Spanish).
- ↑ Artist Group Vagoni on the Casa de los Tres Mundos website . Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ^ Taller de Gráfica Popular collection , BANC PIC 1999.039 - D, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Praxedis Morales, Leopoldo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Praxedis Morales, Leopoldo; Praxedis Morales, Leopoldo Ricardo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Apizaco , Mexico |