Ivan Bautista

Serie Inflorescencias

11.5" x 15" Unframed 2 Ink Linoleum Print on Paper Hand Signed by Iván Bautista

11" x 7.5" Unframed 2 Ink Woodcut Print on Paper Limited Edition of 3 Hand Signed by Iván Bautista

Medium: Screenprint Year: 2025 Image Size: 18 x 12 inches Edition size: 26 Juan Fuentes’ La Reyna is a vibrant and emotionally resonant screen print that exemplifies the artist’s co...

Signed and numbered. Flores Para Juarez pays homage to the women in Juarez, Mexico. The female figure in the image is a friend of Magallanes who had witnessed a lot of abuse growing up in Juarez, and emerged from her experience a very strong woman. Magallanes’ piece is part of an ongoing series of portraits of personal heroes and martyrs that also serves as a mapping of the artist’s own psyche through his cultural, historical and political influences. Oscar Magallanes was born in 1976 in Duarte, CA. He recalls, “The first art I saw were murals of Zapata and Mexica glyphs from the Chicano movement. These were juxtaposed next to homeboy role calls and Old English writing. I didn’t see a gallery or museum until I was 15.” After a troubled youth and his expulsion from high school at the age of fifteen, Oscar was accepted into the Ryman Arts program which he credits with encouraging him to pursue a career in art. From 1998 to 2003 Oscar’s studio was located in the thriving Pomona Artist Colony. Oscar also worked closely with the late Gilbert “Magu” Lujan...