First Painting for "The endless River Project" (Día de los muertos en Urandén )
I Just finished the first painting of The Endless River Project!
It’s an homage to Día de los Muertos here in México — more specifically, in Uranden, Michoacán, where I got married, as I mentioned in my last post.
This large-format painting features a section intervened with gold leaf texture, evoking the underworld — the symbolic space of the spirits. The surface also includes a calligraphic intervention that conceals a secret poem, and is crowned with an orange band alluding to the cempasúchil flower and the candlelight that guides the return of souls during Día de Muertos.
Originally, the project was conceived around the native flora of Lake Pátzcuaro. However, in recent years, local residents have begun cultivating small plots of cempasúchil, the iconic flower of the Day of the Dead festivities in the region. For this reason, I decided to incorporate this flower into the first phase of the project.
On a second visual level, two white circles representing skulls can be seen alongside an ambiguous vegetal form. These elements are framed by a deep red zone that evokes the stellar space, where various celestial bodies appear to float. The composition invites a dialogue between the ritual, the cosmic, and the organic, offering the viewer a passage through a liminal space between life, death, and memory.
It’s an homage to Día de los Muertos here in México — more specifically, in Uranden, Michoacán, where I got married, as I mentioned in my last post.
This large-format painting features a section intervened with gold leaf texture, evoking the underworld — the symbolic space of the spirits. The surface also includes a calligraphic intervention that conceals a secret poem, and is crowned with an orange band alluding to the cempasúchil flower and the candlelight that guides the return of souls during Día de Muertos.
Originally, the project was conceived around the native flora of Lake Pátzcuaro. However, in recent years, local residents have begun cultivating small plots of cempasúchil, the iconic flower of the Day of the Dead festivities in the region. For this reason, I decided to incorporate this flower into the first phase of the project.
On a second visual level, two white circles representing skulls can be seen alongside an ambiguous vegetal form. These elements are framed by a deep red zone that evokes the stellar space, where various celestial bodies appear to float. The composition invites a dialogue between the ritual, the cosmic, and the organic, offering the viewer a passage through a liminal space between life, death, and memory.
Here you can watch the Video Process and some Details ;)
And some Details :
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