If the artist himself wasn’t in the picture, I would have never of said that these were oil paintings. And the man with the magic hands behind these exquisite works of art is Omar Ortiz, a Mexico-based artist.
Ortiz has established a unique minimalist style different from other hyper-realistic painters. Often in his artwork he will only feature three key elements: a human figure, some strategically placed fabric, all set within a clean white surrounding.
Many artists say the hand is the hardest thing to recreate, yet Ortiz seem to capture the human form effortlessly.
Tonatiuh, Aztec sun god
This image is taken from the 16th century Telleriano-Remensis Codex, a manuscript written on European paper and created by indigenous and European authors, illustrating the history and traditions of the Mexica/Aztec people for an European audience. It is currently at the Bibliothèque nationale de France, in Paris.
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Ana de Mendoza “La Princesa de Eboli”, unknown painter ca. 1600
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Diego Rivera in front of the charcoal and watercolor drawing The Calla Lily Vendor (1938). Photo by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, 1945.
Spanish Ana de Mendoza also known as “La Princesa de Eboli”, unknown painter circa 1600.
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Basalt rock formation near the Real el Monte silver mine in northeast Mexico. From Vues de Cordilleres, 1810 by Alexander von Humboldt. (via Natural History Museum)
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Tenochtitlan fell into Spanish hands on August 13, 1521 after the Mexica/Aztecs surrendered to the troops of Hernán Cortés following the capture of their leader, Cuauhtemoc.
A statue of Mary on her deathbed in Patamban in the province of Michoacan, Mexico.
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