Francisco Toledo, artista de tierra

The peculiarity of the art of Francisco Toledo (1940) - considered one of the greatest living Mexican artists - has consisted, since its origin, on the recover of the prehispanic culture as an aesthetic and ethical resource, in dialogue with international contemporary culture. A dialectic that is analysed throughout this text, including particularly problematic aspects of his biography, beginning from his identification with the pre Hispanic culture. It is therefore a bird's eye study, which selects certain founding characteristics of the artist and his work. La peculiaridad del arte de Francisco Toledo (1940) – considerado uno de los mayores artistas mexicanos vivientes – consiste en la recuperación de la cultura prehispánica como fuente de recursos estéticos y éticos, enriquecida con la cultura contemporánea internacional. Una dialéctica que viene analizada a lo largo del presente texto, junto a aspectos particularmente importantes o problemáticos de su biografía, como su relación con la cultura prehispánica. Es un estudio a vuelo de pájaro, que selecciona ciertas características fundantes del artista y su trabajo. The peculiarity of the art of Francisco Toledo (1940) - considered one of the greatest living Mexican artists - has consisted, since its origin, on the recover of the prehispanic culture as an aesthetic and ethical resource, in dialogue with international contemporary culture. A dialectic that is analysed throughout this text, including particularly problematic aspects of his biography, beginning from his identification with the pre Hispanic culture. It is therefore a bird's eye study, which selects certain founding characteristics of the artist and his work. The peculiarity of the art of Francisco Toledo (1940) - considered one of the greatest living Mexican artists - has consisted, since its origin, on the recover of the prehispanic culture as an aesthetic and ethical resource, in dialogue with international contemporary culture. A dialectic that is analysed throughout this text, including particularly problematic aspects of his biography, beginning from his identification with the pre Hispanic culture. It is therefore a bird's eye study, which selects certain founding characteristics of the artist and his work.