I was first introduced to the Mexican painter Jesús Helguera (1910-1971) by way of a large reproduction of Gesto Azteca dominating the dining room of La Choza restaurant in Rogers Park. An idealized warrior in combat has been cornered on a precipice; with one arm he cradles a lovely maiden who drapes across him in a perfect come-hither swoon. What's that? He hasn't broken a sweat,
surely this will have a happy ending...
surely this will have a happy ending...
Gesto Azteca, 1961
Grandeza Azteca, 1948
La Leyenda de los Volcanes, 1941
1 comment:
omg! you remember la choza restaurant in rogers park! i used to love that place!
i grew up there and have been looking for a wall hanging of gesto azteca for a million years!
any ideo where i can find one?
i would hang it over my bed, immediately!
fletch
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