Well known contemporary artist, Demian Flores was born in 1971, in Oaxaca. As a child he was quite introspective and quiet. His father owned a department store and eventually the family relocated to Mexico City. After attending college at the Escuela de Nacional Artes Plasticas and Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, he returned to Oaxaca and organized a workshop and cultural center ( La CurtidurÃa) in an old tannery building. It has become a hub for activities both cultural as well as political. In 2008 he created a new organization: Taller Gráfica Actual, designed to give graphic artists a display space for experimental works.
Flores' work is in various disciplines including painting, graphic arts and serigraphy. His painted images are dream like combining past and present Mexican gods, folklore, pop culture, pyramids, comic characters, etc. La Patria (the Homeland) 8 is pictured below demonstrating his style.
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