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- HijoDMaite25
What a great day this has been. Seeing my dad out and about has been completely surreal, just like I remember as a kid. :)
I came just in time to sit on a meeting with my dad and some gallery owners in the city. It's been 15 days since he got out and he has already received offers for exclusive gallery rights. This particular gallery we visited was an area called Santa Fe in Mexico City, it's pretty much the most expensive section of the city. It's a massive penthouse/apartment that has been converted into a gallery showing artists from Mexico by appointment only. They paid him for a painting they sold last week and gifted him a sick coffee table book. They want to have a very large solo expo within a couple months. This is HUGE. It's wonderful to see the fruits of his work of the last 30 years.
Posting some pics of the space we visited.
getting info on one of the pieces staying at the gallery.
this is actually a double sided painting. this one was done using his hands.
a bedroom in the back is converted to a studio for artists to work. that's all plastic on the floor. they asked him if he would be interested in working there and he said no.
this artists made this kitty with smoke. loved it!
all the paintings leaning on the ground are my dads
even the kitchen is filled with tons of pieces.
Today we have an interview with Proceso and another with a French press later.
- wow. seems it is going extremely well. congratulations !d_gitale
- great first photo of you two! glad you are getting to spend time with him on this journey.capn_ron
- I REALLY like that red one your Dad's holding upside down - one of his too?detritus
- Lo más impresionante es que tu padre es autodidácta, porque están chingonas las pinturas.Maaku
- Yes Dtetritus. Its titled "Los Comicastros"HijoDMaite
- Yea I love one too.
Good stuff!set - I love that one too*set
- +1Gnash
- Incredible! You look great in the photo. I have goose bumps. And I feel so emotioned by this. Really cool.oey
- Look at your smile man! and his! Wow!oey
- Top one is awesome tooset
- awesome!moIdero
- I missed the art bit. so unbelievably exciting. really happy for you.lowimpakt
- this is pretty coolSquiddy
- great stuff. glad it's going so wellFax_Benson
- I'm so glad he chose not to work there. It seems unfit for an artist of his caliber. All people need to see his work, not just the privileged. Un abrazo!sea_sea
- ok... who is chopping onions?bklyndroobeki
- HijoDMaite, while life is never an easy straight path - I think everything is going to be okay for your family. Art work looks stellamugwart
- 8th picture red and black one caught my eye, good stuff all aroundterry_cloth
- Great story! Wishing you and your father all the best!sothere
- No one has mentioned that your pink shirt brings out your eyes...sexy beast!utopian
- Awesome! thanks again for sharing dudesureshot
- Muy bueno!SoulFly
- So much good feelings out of all of this.CALLES
- So great to hear this. Best of luck to him!stoplying