Mexico's president has announced the death of expressionist painter Francisco Toledo, who was respected for both his art and his activism.
Mexico’s president has announced the death of expressionist painter Francisco Toledo, who was well-known and respected in the country for both his art and his activism.
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wrote in his Twitter account late Thursday that “art is mourning.” He called the 79-year-old Toledo “an authentic defender of nature, customs and traditions of our people.”Toledo’s enigmatic paintings and sculptures were marked by the animals, colors and traditions of his native Oaxaca state.His activism was also centered in Oaxaca, particularly for saving its historic buildings and green spaces and defending against cultural encroachment.
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