Day of the Dead Celebrations

Once a year Mexico undergoes a transformation. From the remote islands of Michoacan to Mexico City, people busily prepare for a centuries old celebration known as El Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead. The Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico are perhaps one of the most bizarre and spectacular events one can be witness to. From its Native American origins to the transformation that the country undergoes in the days preceding the celebration.

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José Guadalupe Posada: “Gran calavera eléctrica” (Grand electric skull) 1900-1913.

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Day of the Dead Folk Art Drawing

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José Guadalupe Posada: “Birth of Venus” (1913)

osada’s best known works are his calaveras, which often assume various costumes, such as the Calavera de la Catrina, the “Calavera of the Female Dandy”, which was meant to satirize the life of the upper classes during the reign of Porfirio Díaz. Most of his imagery was meant to make a religious or satirical point. Since his death, however, his images have become associated with the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos, the “Day of the Dead”.

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Ernesto Hernandez: “Quetzalcoatl” (2002)

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Ernesto Hernandez Olmos: “Mother Nature” (2002)

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Ernesto Hernandez Olmos: “Day of the Dead” (2002)

Ernesto Hernandez Olmos was born in Oaxaca, Mexico on November 6, 1971. He completed his degree in Art at the School of Fine Arts of the University of Oaxaca, Benito Juarez in 1996. He has also studied sculpture at the Rufino Tamayo School of Art. He has participated in over forty collective exhibits, eight one-man shows, and mural projects. His paintings have been shown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in an exhibit on young Oaxacan painters.

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Dulce Pinzon: “Superheros”

The principal objective of this series is to pay homage to these brave and determined men and women that somehow manage, without the help of any supernatural power, to withstand extreme conditions of labor in order to help their families and communities survive and prosper.

OSCAR GONZALEZ from the State of Oaxaca works as a cook in New York.
He Sends 350 dollars a week

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Dulce Pinzon: “Superheros”

The Mexican immigrant worker in New York is a perfect example of the hero who has gone unnoticed. It is common for a Mexican worker in New York to work extraordinary hours in extreme conditions for very low wages which are saved at great cost and sacrifice and sent to families and communities in Mexico who rely on them to survive.

ROMÁN ROMERO from Tlapa Guerrero works as a superintendent in New York.
He Sends 800 dollars a month.

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Dulce Pinzon: “Superheros”

This project consists of 20 color photographs of Mexican immigrants dressed in the costumes of popular American and Mexican superheroes. Each photo pictures the worker/superhero in their work environment, and is accompanied by a short text including the worker’s name, their hometown in Mexico, the number of years they have been working in New York, and the amount of money they send to Mexico each week.

LUIS HERNANDEZ from the State of Veracruz works in demolition in New York. He sends 200 dollars a week.

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