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Adolfo Patiño — 4 works: i) Autorretrato de Frida Kahlo pensando en mi y yo pensando en la muerte II ii) Autorretrato pensando en el cosmos iii) El árbol de la vida iv) Códices

4 works: i) Autorretrato de Frida Kahlo pensando en mi y yo pensando en la muerte II ii) Autorretrato pensando en el cosmos iii) El árbol de la vida iv) Códices

These four assemblage works by Mexican artist Adolfo Patiño combine acrylic paint, organic branches, and paper within artist-constructed frames to create richly layered meditations on identity, mortality, and cultural memory. Drawing from pre-Columbian codices, the iconography of Frida Kahlo, and cosmological symbolism, Patiño weaves together indigenous and modern Mexican visual traditions into a deeply personal yet collectively resonant narrative. The incorporation of natural materials alongside painted and collaged elements gives the works a ritualistic, altar-like presence that speaks to cycles of life, death, and spiritual contemplation.

Medium: acrylic, paint, branches and paper assemblage in artist frame, in four parts
Location: Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
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Latin America

May 23, 2016

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Adolfo Patiño, 4 works: i) Autorretrato de Frida Kahlo pensando en mi y yo pensando en la muerte II ii) Autorretrato pensando en el cosmos iii) El árbol de la vida iv) Códices

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acrylic, paint, branches and paper assemblage in artist frame, in four parts

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4 works: i) Autorretrato de Frida Kahlo pensando en mi y yo pensando en la muerte II ii) Autorretrato pensando en el cosmos iii) El árbol de la vida iv) Códices

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Adolfo Patiño, 4 works: i) Autorretrato de Frida Kahlo pensando en mi y yo pensando en la muerte II ii) Autorretrato pensando en el cosmos iii) El árbol de la vida iv) Códices

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