Luis Y. Aragón

Luis Y. Aragón (born 1939 in Chihuahua, Chihuahua) is a Mexican painter and sculptor, best known for his sculpted mural work, as well as the design of the Gawi Tonara award which is given by the state of Chihuahua. His mural work can be found in various parts of Mexico, especially his home state of Chihuahua and Mexico City. His work has been exhibited in Mexico and abroad, generally in the Americas and Europe. He is a member of the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana and works in Mexico City.

Life Luis Y. Aragón, full name Luis Yaotl Aragón, was born in the city of Chihuahua, Mexico in 1939.

He began his art studies at the Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado "La Esmeralda" in 1955, studying under Manuel Rodríguez Lozano, Raúl Anguiano, Pablo O'Higgins and Carlos Arnaldo Lang. His career has continued uninterrupted since and today he has his studio at the Calzada del Desierto in Mexico City. Since then he has become one of the most successful artists from the state of Chihuahua. In 1980 he created the mural Da Mishy for the construction of the Centro Ceremonial Otomi, which depicts a number of oral legends of these people. Inaugurated in 1988, Visión del Mictlán is sandstone mural of 300m2 located at the Barranca del Muerto station of the Mexico City Metro. The small bronze statue is the state's highest award for culture and the arts which has been received by Lucha Villa, Elsa Aguirre, Victor Hugo Rascon Banda and Erasmo Palma. Later exhibitions include those in Ciudad Juárez, the Festival Internacional de Chihuahua and the Encuentro Binacional de Artes Visuales Luis Y. Aragón.

In 1976 he lectured at the Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua on the topic of urban art.

Artistry He is a painter, muralist, sculpture and graphic artist, However, it is best known for his work in sculpture, especially sculptured murals and painting. His mural work has included mixed techniques using acrylics, oils and more, mostly to achieve certain color and textural effects. These have also included murals in black and white.

The landscapes of his native Chihuahua figure in much of his work, especially his painting. These have included areas such as Matachic, Papigochi River and Ciudad Madera, which he has known since childhood. Some of his landscapes are fantastic, often including elements such as angels. These include “Angeles asomandoso a lo desconocido,” “Danzantes en carrusel” and “Musica para angeles viudos.” One of his most important works is a mural called Ángeles, arcángeles, querubines y serafines amalgamados en la línea del infinito, which contains numerous sculpted angels of various types. The work took over two years working at three different points in his life until it was completed in 2002. However, his affinity for angelic figures is not religious but rather aesthetic and as representations of the flow of the universe.