Oaxaca Artist Gabo Mendoza Takes Us Back to Childhood
During the week that the Esprit Travel + Tours group was with us in Oaxaca, we made a visit to Gabo (Gabriel) Mendoza whose studio is on Xicotencatl near Hidalgo. Originally from Mexico City, Gabo did volunteer work there for many years with street children. He incorporates their childlike curiosity, resilience, and wonderment in his […]
Artist Gabo Mendoza Show Opens, Thursday, June 16 at Galeria Arte de Oaxaca
I’ve written about Gabriel “Gabo” Mendoza before. His work might seem whimsical at first look. But it is filled with meaning, emotion, character and ripe for interpretation. Gabo’s subjects are street people, many representing the underbelly of Mexico: poverty, disenfranchisement, sex workers who are mothers, children who are homeless, uneducated and uncared for. Gabo plays […]
Oaxaca Artist Gabriel Mendoza Lives Here
Oaxaca artist Gabriel Mendoza Rodriguez lives obscurely and paints large. His works are filled with color, humor, sadness, political and social commentary. They are playful and grotesque, childlike and sophisticated, simple and complex. Look into Gabo’s eyes and you know that he feels what he paints — street children, prostitutes, farm animals. These are interpretations […]