Actually born yesterday, in 1962, Roberto Cortazar is a contemporary Mexican painter. After finishing his studies, Cortazar contributed to many intellectual institutions with lectures, conferences, seminars, etc. His work has been exhibited all over Mexico and he has participated in many Art Fairs in the US, Latin America and Europe.
One well known endeavor is the reconstruction of Goya's Saturn Devouring Her Children, which depicts Saturn destroying his children to prevent them from usurping his power. Cortazar's rendition,"Saturn and the Parricides", has been displayed throughout Mexico at various museums. I am including a version of that theme Saturno Devorando a los Tiranicidas, painted in 2005, below.
Another accomplishment is his interpretation of a painting by the great muralist José Clemente Orozco, He was the first artist to be offered this honor in 2009.
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