Celebrations

Dia de los Muertos/
Day of the Dead
Patzcuaro, Mexico

ARTIST NOTES:

Day of the Dead celebrants sail out to the cemeteries at night. The ceremony ends when the lamps burn out. This painting is a model for a public art project for the World Bank, Washington D.C.

SYMBOLS & ICONS:

Note the little transparent white ghosts walking among the celebrants. There is an inscription at the bottom left: el cielo de la vida y la muerte (the sky of life and death.)

MATERIAL NOTES:

The painting continues onto and around the frame.

Dimensions: 39in x 30in

Media: Acrylic on masonite.

Year: 1996