About The Artist:
Alejandro Colunga
Alejandro Colunga was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, December 11, 1948. A self-taught artist, Colunga creates images that bring to mind popular art traditions in Mexico. Alejandro Colunga is a visual artist working in the Latin American tradition of surrealism and fantasy. He is part of the movement referred to as Nueva Mexicanidad. As a young man, he studied architecture and later joined a circus before devoting himself to painting....
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About The Medium:
Oil
Process of painting with pigments with a medium of drying oil as the binder. Commonly used drying oils include linseed oil, poppy seed oil, walnut oil, and safflower oil.
