April is a good month 🙂
Last days!
This is the last weekend for the exhibition Pop-Up Spicy Mexican Design in the General Consulate of Mexico in San Francisco!
If you haven’t had a chance to stop by here is a preview video from the exhibition with a little interview I had for the event.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1EIw2rs-GA&feature=player_embedded
You can also check out some of the pictures from the opening by our friends of Babylon’s Train, by Jazmin Morelos and Xaul Reyes
http://s32.beta.photobucket.com/user/bebbushka/story/5249
El Mercado de Celso y los chiles que escaparon
Dentro de la exposición Pop-Up Spicy Mexican Design que se encuentra en este momento en el Consulado General de México en San Francisco, la ilustradora Paulina Suarez y yo tuvimos el grandísimo placer de trabajar durante 2 semanas y fragmentos de una tercera en la creación de un mural para dicha exposición.
For the exhibition Pop-Up Spicy Mexican Design which is going on right now in the Mexican Consulate of San Francisco, the illustrator Paulina Suarez and I had the great pleasure to work during 2 weeks plus a third on and off third for the creation of a mural for this exhibition.
Muchísimas gracias a Christopher y Marimar, quienes nos estuvieron apoyando durante todo el proceso del mural.
Big thanks to Christopher and Marimar, who supported us throughout all the process.
El mural “El Mercado de Celso” busca reflejar el mercado mexicano: churrigueresco, folklórico, colorido, picante, caótico y con muchas historias que contar.
Los personajes del mercado buscar escapar de su vendedor, Celso. Algunos de ellos lograron escaparse de verdad.
The mural “El Mercado de Celso” (Celso’s Market) reflects the Mexican market: “churrigueresque”, folkloric, colorful, spicy, chaotic and with a lot of stories within. The characters are looking to escape their destiny from the market owner Celso. Some of them actually did.
La exposición Pop-Up Spicy Mexican Design estará abierta al público hasta el 3 de Marzo en el Consulado General de México en San Francisco.
¡Gracias por su visita!
The exhibition Pop-Up Spicy Mexican Design will be open until the 3rd of March in the General Consulate of Mexico in San Francisco.
Thanks for stopping by!
Pop-Up Spicy Mexican Design Opening
Thank you very much to eveyone that came to the opening!!
Here are some pictures of the opening night and the pieces of the 7 Mexican designers who participated in this fresh exhibition: Alejandra Antón, Dora Izquierdo, Diana Otero, Alma Lozano, Bernardo Núñez, Paulina Suarez and myself.
There was a salsa bar, one chile for each of the designers.
Alejandra Anton “Al Chile” and “Conciencitas“
Dora Izquierdo – DOIZPE bags and her beautiful chile puzzle
Diana Otero “Quetzalcoatl Red Harvest”
Alma Lozano “Materia Prima”
Bernardo Núñez “Pepper Faces” and “Se esta levantando”
Paulina Suarez “Compadres”, “Chile Cortado”, “Los Chiles de José” and personal works
“Cadena Alimencicia” by myself
From my personal work I presented 2 books: “11”50″ a silkscreen artist book with the beautiful texts of Marianne Mispelaëre
and the children’s book “Case” published by Il Gioco Di Leggere Edizioni
The last but not the least, the mural Paulina Suarez and I did for this exhibit “El Mercado de Celso”
The exhibit will be opened until the 3rd of March in the Gallery of the Mexican Consulate (532 Folsom Street, San Francisco).
It is open every day, the hours of visit are Mon-Fri 10:00 to 17:00 and Sat-Sun 10:00 to 14:00
To check out more cultural events from the Mexican Consulate in San Francisco you can visit www.mexicoinsf.com
Thanks for stopping by!
Pop-Up Spicy Mexican Design
Have you ever imagined an exhibition about chili? Come visit Pop-Up Spicy Mexican Design, an exhibition with the works of 7 young mexican designers living in the Bay Area: Alejandra Antón, Dora Izquierdo, Diana Otero, Alma Lozano, Bernardo Núñez, Paulina Suarez and myself.
All of this designers will be showing different works all around the theme of the chile. Join us for this fresh and spicy exhibition from the 8th of February until the 3rd of March in the Gallery of the Mexican Consulate (532 Folsom Street, San Francisco).
The hours of visit are Mon-Fri 10:00 to 17:00 and Sat-Sun 10:00 to 14:00
The opening night will be this Thursday February 7th at 6:30 pm
For more information and to see more events from the Mexican Consulate in San Francisco, please visit www.mexicoinsf.com
Here is a little sneak peek….
Hope to see you there!
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