Restauración de la Virginidad

A tri-fold painting with two female faces wearing masks in yellow and green, on a green background in the center; a composition of birds with images of a boat, a man and a figure of a holy virgin in red, blue and white. The artist grew up in the Catholic tradition, influencing a part of his art work. This title alludes to the Catholic narrative of virginity as a virtue and synonym of purity, treated with irony. Antonio Álvarez Morán is an artist graduated from the UDLAP, his work focuses in Puebla, it’s traditions, history and people, sometimes going for a reinterpretation of history. He uses bright colors and also invented the technique called “alvarezado” that mixes collage, encaustic