Publisher's Synopsis
A painter of rare independent vision, with an oeuvre that now stretches back a half-century, Manuel Felgu�rez (born 1928) is without doubt one of Mexico's most outstanding artists. His abstract paintings of the 1950s and 1960s presented expressively worked surfaces and a scratchy mark-making; later he arrived at the work for which he is best known, abstractions of a more classical bent, that evoke the cylindrical geometries of Fernand L�ger and Francis Picabia. But from the start, Felgu�rez's painting has been characterized by its earthy feel and warm hues. This superbly produced monograph includes essays on Felgu�rez by Dore Ashton, who reflects on the artist's influence both in Mexico and abroad, Mexican writer Juan Villoro, who supplies a personal portrait, and analyses of the work by Jorge Reynoso and Alberto Gonz�lez. Alongside a wealth of excellent color illustrations, this monograph provides a detailed contextualizing chronology of the artist's life and times.
