Buitres (Vultures) by Nicolás de Jesús, Mexico

Buitres (Vultures) by Nicolás de Jesús, Mexicoaquatint on handmade amate paperedition of 25019" high x 9.5" wide (paper size) Nicolas de Jesus (born December 6, 1960) is a Mexican artist from the Nahua region of Guerrero, Mexico. His work carries themes of Mexican rural life as well as politics and world events. The celebration Dia de los Muertos is a common subject in his art. de Jesús developed his art through his parents and his community of Ameyaltepec. Painting on amate (bark) paper is the preferred medium of expression of local traditions. His work reflects the spectrum of his experiences from his origins in a traditional Mexican Village, to his concern for preserving cultural identity, to the complex problems of Mexican immigrants, and the politics in Mexico and the United States. Art activist Felipe Ehrenberg started to teach Nicolás etching and other printing techniques. The young artist combined these new mediums with his already adopted traditional amate paper compositions.