Abstract artist, Manuel Felguerez, was born on December 12, 1928, in Zacatecas. His family relocated to Mexico City and although he did begin his studies at Academy of San Carlos, dissatisfied, he relocated to France, to further his art education there. He became an abstract artist, which was not accepted in Mexico at the time so his exhibits were limited. He was a member of the Generation de la Ruptura group who broke from the muralists in Mexico. After returning to Mexico he enrolled at La Esmeralda to learn about terracotta and later went back to France to study at Colarossi Academy, in Paris.
Felguerez' work is tied to his experiences with the artists he was associated with in Europe and the geometric-constructivist and abstract expressionist styles. In his paintings as well as sculpture, geometric shapes are fundamental. To him, "art is life".
With a wide educational experience, Felguerez has had a varied art career focused primarily on painting and sculpture. He has also worked as a professor, an anthropologist, taxidermist, and researcher. In 1998, he opened the Manuel Felguerez Abstract Art Museum in his hometown of Zacatecas. Married three times, Manuel Felguerez currently lives in Colorado and Mexico City with his current wife Mercedes Oteyza, where he continues to create.
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