Laura Elenes

Laura Elenes (1933–2005) was a Mexican painter, sculptor and printmaker. Her work was recognized with membership in the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana and several tributes in Mexico and other countries after her death.

Career Born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico, Elenes trained in art and industrial design, and taught for 23 years at the Centro de Investigaciones de Diseño Industrial of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). She was also a researcher of pre-Hispanic literature.

Her art career spanned from 1970 to 2005, which included collaboration with contemporaries such as Juan O’Gorman, Jorge González Camarena and Raúl Anguiano. and was the director of the Global Culture Center Mexico for sixteen years.

Artistry Elenes created both abstract and figurative pieces. The title of the book refers to some of the materials she used in her works.