학술논문

Castañeda, Alfredo
Document Type
Reference Entry
Author
Source
Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011, ill.
Subject
Mexican
Language
English
Abstract
Mexican, 20th century, male. Born 1938. Painter. To link Alfredo Castañeda's work to Surrealism would be no more than a rough approximation. A good number of his paintings, completed at different times, feature a man's face, painted in a traditional manner slightly reminiscent of Goya, its expression impassive rather than questioning. It occupies the bottom of the picture, sometimes surmounted by a fabric hanging that floats like a flag, and sometimes by a speech bubble, either empty or containing the title of the painting - if there is one: ...