Herlinda Sánchez Laurel
Herlinda Sánchez Laurel (May 24, 1941 – February 21, 2019) was a
Life
Sánchez Laurel was born in Ensenada in the Mexican state of Baja California. She had her basic education in that city, studying first to become a secretary and then banking. However, a first prize win at a state art competition convinced her to move to Mexico City to study at the Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado "La Esmeralda" from 1965 to 1969.[2][3]
She returned to Ensenada, where she worked on a mural but afterwards she moved back permanently to Mexico City in 1971. She died in Mexico City.[1][3]
Career
Sánchez Laurel began her career shortly after graduation painting a mural called Alegoría a la lucha (Allegory of the Struggle) from 1969 to 1970 for the State Teachers' Union in Ensenada.[2][3]
In 1971, she took a position to teach art at the Casa del Lago in Chapultepec Park (part of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México), along with working as a graphic designer for the university.
The artist's first individual exhibition was in 1969 at the
Her work can be found in the collections of the
In addition to painting, Sánchez Laurel spent much of her career in illustration, starting with a stint from 1973 to 1976 illustrating textbooks for the
The artist was also a noted judge of art competitions, serving on numerous juries in various parts of Mexico. These included events such as Encuentro Nacional de Arte Joven in Aguascalientes, the Encuentro de Artistas Plásticos del Noroeste, the Encuentro de Arte Popular in Querétaro and various events of Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas.[2][3][4]
Recognitions of her work include prizes from the Salón Nacional de Artes Plásticas in 1980 and 1983, the Salón de Dibujo in 1985 and the Paris Prize in 1991 from the Mexican Cultural Center in Paris.
Artistry
The work of Sánchez Laurel is figurative, and believes that the most poetic form of expression is when not everything is visible and that symbols are as important as color. She has created oil paintings, encaustic paintings and prints. Her work shows influence from Georges Braque, Amelia Peláez and Paul Klee along with Mexican artists such as Rufino Tamayo, Francisco Toledo, Gunther Gerzso and Roger von Gunten .[2][4]
According to Blanca González Rosas, art critic of Proceso magazine, Sánchez Laurel had significant participation in the student strikes in Mexico in 1968 as president of the La Esmeralda National School of Painting, Sculpture and Printmaking. She was administrator and organizer of art from that school, safeguarding 65 original engraving plates from that time period, allowing for better understanding of the participation of artists, especially female ones, during the movement known as "Gráfica del 68."[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Rivera, Niza (February 20, 2019). "Falleció la pintora y docente Herlinda Sánchez Laurel". Proceso. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ ISBN 968-6258-56-6.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Herlinda Sánchez Laurel Biografía". Mexico City: Herlinda Sánchez Laurel. July 17, 2003. Archived from the original on March 20, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Alfa Irina Caballero (October 7, 1998), Su obra es su embajadora, Monterrey, Mexico: El Norte, p. 3
- ^ "Lista de miembros". Salón de la Plástica Mexicana. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ a b "Herlinda Sánchez Laurel Sintesis Curricular". Mexico City: Herlinda Sánchez Laurel. July 2007. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
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