Felipe Castañeda Art
Mexican, b. 1933
The work of celebrated Mexican sculptor Felipe Castañeda represents a harmonious balance of pre-Columbian and modern artistic impulses. His figurative and still-life sculptures have a quiet, contemplative appeal. Working in mediums like marble, onyx and bronze, Castaneda’s female figures explore themes of womanhood, motherhood and fertility.
Castañeda was born in La Paloma, Mexico, in 1933. The area’s abundance of pre-Columbian sites and artifacts no doubt inspired his later work. Interested in art from a young age, Castañeda moved to Mexico City to get closer to the country's artistic scene. He started his studies at La Esmeralda National School of Painting Sculpture and Drawing in 1958, where he discovered a passion for sculpture. Castañeda left school in 1963 and worked at the National Museum of Anthropology and as an assistant to Francisco Zúñiga.
Zúñiga was an Expressionist artist known for his paintings and sculptures featuring indigenous women, which undoubtedly informed Castaneda's style. Castañeda developed a sensual aesthetic highlighting the female form and harking back to the clean lines, classical proportions and thoughtful expressions of Greco-Roman sculpture. He held his first solo exhibition in 1970 in Monterrey, Mexico.
Over the course of his long career, Castañeda has exhibited throughout Mexico, the United States and Europe. He has received commissions for public sculptures in his home country as well as in California. His work is held in the permanent collections at the Museum of Art History in Ciudad Juárez and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Castañeda currently lives in Morelia, Mexico.
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Artist: Felipe Castañeda
Untitled
By Felipe Castañeda
Located in Warren, NJ
Felipe Castaneda, signed marble sculpture of Beautiful Nude Woman Felipe Castaneda, Mexican, born,1933, is an internationally renowned sculptor whose ar...
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1990s Felipe Castañeda Art
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Pensando
By Felipe Castañeda
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A sculpture by Felipe Castaneda. "Pensando" is a contemporary figurative white marble sculpture by Mexican artist Felipe Castaneda. The artwork is signed in the lower right, " F. Cas...
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UNTITLED (NUDE)
By Felipe Castañeda
Located in Aventura, FL
Bronze sculpture. Incised artist signature with date and edition. Size includes base. Additional images are available upon request. Certificate of Authenticity is included. Please ...
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1980s Contemporary Felipe Castañeda Art
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Large Latin American Mexican Master Bronze Sculpture Mother with Child SIgned
By Felipe Castañeda
Located in Surfside, FL
From small limited edition of 7, this is a signed and dated hollow cast bronze sculpture.
Provenance: Important Miami Beach estate that included many paintings and sculpture by Post Impressionist masterpieces and works by Latin American masters.
Felipe Castaneda (Mexican, b.1933) was born in 1933 in La Palma in the state of Michoacan, Mexico. His artistic career began at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City where he became an assistant to the renowned sculptor Francisco Zúñiga (French, 1867–1947), Zuniga helped the artist realize his aptitude for sculpting and carving. Castañeda finished his studies in 1963, and by 1970, he was showing his work in exhibitions. Castañeda experimented with many media in order to master molding clay for his sculptures, preferring to work in marble, onyx, and bronze. The heavy influence of pre-Columbian artifacts is evident in his traditional approach to representing the human form. His stylized depictions of the female body are just one example of his expressive use of the media he works with. His sculptures have appeared in exhibitions all over the world, including commissioned public sculptures in Mexico and California. His works are part of the permanent collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Museum of Art History in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
Select Exhibitions
2002 “Images of Latin America,” with Vladimir Cora...
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1980s Felipe Castañeda Art
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UNTITLED (TWO WOMEN)
By Felipe Castañeda
Located in Aventura, FL
White onyx sculpture. Incised artist signature with date. Size includes base. Additional images are available upon request. Certificate of Authe...
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1970s Contemporary Felipe Castañeda Art
Materials
Stone
Felipe Castañeda, Mujer con Flores, 1982, Black Marble, 20.4 x 12.5 x 13.7 in.
By Felipe Castañeda
Located in Miami, FL
Felipe Castañeda
Mujer con Flores, 1982
Black Marble
52 x 32 x 35 cm
20.4 x 12.5 x 13.7 in.
Felipe Castañeda (Mexican, b.1933) began his artistic ca...
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1890s Post-War Felipe Castañeda Art
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Marble
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