Celebration of Life During Day of the Dead ~ Dia de los Muertos
Here at the gallery we are hosting an exhibit and tribute to celebrate Dia de los Muertos on Saturday, October 22nd. The exhibit will feature work from nine local artists; Mary Bravo, Beto Bravo Christine Benjamin, John Cloud, Renee Berglund, Mary Medrano, Sonya Paz, Carlos Villez. Each of these artists come from diverse backgrounds and share an individual approach to their expressions of life, death and hope through their powerful, yet fun works.
For those of you that aren’t familiar with this celebratory event, Mexico’s Day of the Dead extended holiday is a unique celebration of life that unites the country on Nov. 1 (All Saints Day) and Nov. 2 (All Souls Day). With each artist paying homage to deceased loved ones in slightly different but equally colorful ways.
Dia de Los Muertos Event
The Day of the Dead observances are stemmed from the indigenous beliefs shared by the Aztecs, Mayans, Purepecha, Nahua, Totonac and Otomi that the souls of the deceased return annually to visit living relatives and eat and drink with them. These ancient cultures all celebrated the return of their dearly departed with festivals and fanfare.
These nine fabulous painters will kick-off the week long exhibition with an opening reception at the Sonya Paz Gallery in Downtown Campbell on Saturday, October 22nd from 6- 10pm. The show will run through Friday, October. 28th, and will highlight the artists’ personal reflections of this spiritual holiday. From dancing skeletons to sugar skulls and coffins, today’s Day of the Dead celebrations continue the festive tradition and are alive with activity because in Mexico, loved ones don’t ever truly die.
Opening reception is Saturday, October 22nd from 6pm to 10pm. The show will run through Friday, October 28th, 2011.
If you are able to make this event it would be great, we would love ot see you!
