Demián Flores Cortés (
Juchitán de ZaragozaJuchitán de Zaragoza is an indigenous town in the southeast of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. With a 2005 census population of 70,714 inhabitants, it is the fourth-largest city in the state . The majority of the indigenous inhabitants are Zapotecs and Huaves...
,
OaxacaThe Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca is one of the 31 states of Mexico, located in the southern part of the country, west of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec...
; 1971) is a
MexicanThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
visual artist. Flores is probably best known for
incorporating Mexican folkloric themes into his work, for example his use of wrestling motifs in his series Arena México. In recent years, Flores has focused more on
Oaxaca'sThe city and municipality of Oaxaca de Juárez, or simply Oaxaca, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of the same name . It is located in the Central Valleys region of the state, in the foothills of the Sierra Madre at the base of the Cerro del Fortín extending to the banks of the...
political situation, as evidenced by his 2008 series Welcome To Oaxaca.
He studied at the
Escuela Nacional de Artes PlásticasThe National School of Arts, also known as UNAM School of Arts , is the responsible of imparting studies of Arts, such as painting, sculpture and graphic design in the UNAM, it holds Undergraduate and the Graduate studies are held in San Carlos...
at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, where he graduated with honors.
He has had exhibitions in
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, as well as numerous exhibitions in his native
MexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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In 2008, Flores founded the Taller Gráfica Actual in
OaxacaThe city and municipality of Oaxaca de Juárez, or simply Oaxaca, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of the same name . It is located in the Central Valleys region of the state, in the foothills of the Sierra Madre at the base of the Cerro del Fortín extending to the banks of the...
, a cooperative/educational space dedicated to the promotion and investigation of the graphic arts.
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Demián Flores Cortés (
Juchitán de ZaragozaJuchitán de Zaragoza is an indigenous town in the southeast of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. With a 2005 census population of 70,714 inhabitants, it is the fourth-largest city in the state . The majority of the indigenous inhabitants are Zapotecs and Huaves...
,
OaxacaThe Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca is one of the 31 states of Mexico, located in the southern part of the country, west of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec...
; 1971) is a
MexicanThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
visual artist. Flores is probably best known for
incorporating Mexican folkloric themes into his work, for example his use of wrestling motifs in his series Arena México. In recent years, Flores has focused more on
Oaxaca'sThe city and municipality of Oaxaca de Juárez, or simply Oaxaca, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of the same name . It is located in the Central Valleys region of the state, in the foothills of the Sierra Madre at the base of the Cerro del Fortín extending to the banks of the...
political situation, as evidenced by his 2008 series Welcome To Oaxaca.
He studied at the
Escuela Nacional de Artes PlásticasThe National School of Arts, also known as UNAM School of Arts , is the responsible of imparting studies of Arts, such as painting, sculpture and graphic design in the UNAM, it holds Undergraduate and the Graduate studies are held in San Carlos...
at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, where he graduated with honors.
He has had exhibitions in
CubaThe Republic of Cuba is an island country in the Caribbean. It consists of the island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city. Cuba is home to over 11 million people and is...
,
BrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the fifth largest country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the fifth most populous country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean...
,
ColombiaColombia , officially the Republic of Colombia , is a constitutional republic in northwestern South America. Colombia is bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the northwest by Panama; and to the west by the Pacific Ocean...
,
PeruPeru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.Peruvian territory was home to the Norte Chico...
,
GermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
,
FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
,
the
NetherlandsThe Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east...
, the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, the
United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
, as well as numerous exhibitions in his native
MexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
In 2008, Flores founded the Taller Gráfica Actual in
OaxacaThe city and municipality of Oaxaca de Juárez, or simply Oaxaca, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of the same name . It is located in the Central Valleys region of the state, in the foothills of the Sierra Madre at the base of the Cerro del Fortín extending to the banks of the...
, a cooperative/educational space dedicated to the promotion and investigation of the graphic arts. He is also co-director of Zegache Talleres Comunitarios, a project dedicated to restoring artifacts from the church in the town of
Santa Ana Zegache Santa Ana Zegache is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 26.79 km².As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3,196....
,
OaxacaThe Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca is one of the 31 states of Mexico, located in the southern part of the country, west of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec...
. He is also founder and creative director of La Curtiduría art gallery in
OaxacaThe city and municipality of Oaxaca de Juárez, or simply Oaxaca, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of the same name . It is located in the Central Valleys region of the state, in the foothills of the Sierra Madre at the base of the Cerro del Fortín extending to the banks of the...
, which opened in 2006.
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