The artist Francisco Toledo dies!
Mexico is mourning the death of the great Oaxacan artist Francisco Toledo.
Who was Francisco Toledo?
Francisco Toledo was born in Juchitán Oaxaca. This great artist from a very young age received the support of his parents, in fact, his father was responsible for Francisco Toledo developing his creativity by allowing him to paint his house.
Francisco Toledo stood out in the plastic arts, he was not only a great painter, he was also a great human being, and he demonstrated it by paying homage to the disappeared from Ayotzinapa.
The point Francisco Toledo in an interview explained that the tribute he paid to the disappeared from Ayotzinapa was intended to look for them in the sky and if they were there according to the tradition of the Day of the Dead they would go down to take their food. He paid tribute by means of comets that had their faces depicted, he believed that the dead descended through the comet's noose to earth.
The inspiration for Francisco Toledo were great artists such as Rufino Tamayo, Picasso, Goya and Hogarth. This man was at the INBA and at an institute in Paris. At present his works are housed in different museums around the world, for example; He has works in the Museum of Modern Art located in Mexico City, there are also works by this great Oaxacan painter in London, Paris, Oslo, New York, among other countries, without a doubt this man managed to become a world-class painter.
Francisco Toledo died today, September 5, at the age of 79, he was considered one of the greatest plastic artists. Francisco Toledo's daughter; Natalia Toledo was responsible for confirming the death of such a great artist. Francisco Toledo contributed to place Mexico in cultural influence and recognize Oaxaca, even this man was on the cover of Forbes magazine.
Now Francisco Toledo has left a great void in art, however the time has come for him to visit us through a comet as he believed.
