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Palmera azul

Sergio Hernández.2000

Fundación Universidad de las Américas Puebla

Fundación Universidad de las Américas Puebla
San Andrés Cholula, Puebla, Mexico

A palm tree in the center surrounded by small living beings in navy, on a blue background.
The piece is part of a serie of palmeras. Almost all figure around the giant palm is human, some of the wear a skull mask or have a skull head, others are naked writhing and tangled in sexual attitudes. There are also some fantastic beings from pre-Hispanic cosmology.
Sergio Hernandez use in his work different techniques of printmaking and painting, his work has a historic Mexican approach.

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  • Title: Palmera azul
  • Creator: Sergio Hernández.
  • Creator Lifespan: 1957
  • Creator Nationality: Mexican
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Birth Place: Huajuapan de León, Mexico
  • Date: 2000
  • Date Created: 2000
  • Physical Location: Mexico
  • Physical Dimensions: h91 x w60 cm (Complete)
  • Painter: Sergio Hernández
  • Origin: Mexico
  • Provenance: Fundación Universidad de las Américas Puebla
  • Type: Printmaking
  • Rights: Fundación Universidad de las Américas Puebla
  • External Link: Fundación Universidad de las Américas Puebla, Sergio Hernández
  • Medium: Aquatint.
Fundación Universidad de las Américas Puebla

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