Yosneidy Espinoza Reza
Location: West Chicago Park District
Hometown: Michoacan, Mexico
Yosneidy Espinoza, 28 years old from Michoacán, Mexico
A graduate of the Facultad Popular de Bellas Artes in Morelia, she has participated in over 30 national and international group exhibitions and held one solo exhibition titled "Amnesia Scanner" in 2018. Her work has received national and state awards, including the Acquisition Award at the Efraín Vargas State Painting and Engraving Meeting in 2022 in the under-35 engraving category.
She was awarded the Creation Incentive in the national call "The Paradox of Sustainability" exhibited by Museograbado at the Manuel Felguérez Museum in Zacatecas in 2022, with the project "The Portability of Matter." She also received the Economic Stimulus Award for Research/Creation with the project "Tecnoglomerado" in the national call "The Revenge of Garbage," exhibited by the Digital Culture Center in Mexico City in 2021.
Espinoza is a multidisciplinary artist whose work has developed across various media and supports, seeking suitable materials that resonate with her ideas. Her pieces range from audiovisual work, animation, sculpture, art objects, graphic drawing, and painting, often intertwining disciplines to create hypermedia pieces.
Title of Work: Perspectives of my region, Michoacan eye of Water
Description of Work: The mural represented on the Olmec head portrays various municipalities of Michoacán.
The main face, which symbolizes the municipality of Uruapan, is presented in blue tones, reflecting the river Cupatitzio that meanders throughout the city. This river, whose name comes from the Purépecha language and means "river that sings", is the source of life of Uruapan, supporting its exuberant flora, especially the floripondio flowers, which descend from the eyes of the Olmec head.
On the back of the Olmec head the landscape of the municipality of Angahuan is represented, home of the Paricutin volcano, the youngest in America. The name, also of Purépecha origin and meaning "on the other side", is fused with skulls that honor the Purépecha culture and the Day of the Dead festivities in regions such as Pátzcuaro and Janitzio.
On one side, the mural celebrates the carnivals of Morelia, especially in Tarímbaro, where they dance with paper mache bulls, some equipped with pyrotechnics, illuminating the sky with flashes and explosions, while enjoying local music and dances.
The fourth side of the mural represents the region of Janitzio and Pátzcuaro, highlighting the Fishermen who keep an ancestral tradition alive in their boats, between the landscapes of the lake and the island of Janitzio.
This work of art seeks to create a metamorphosis of the cultural identities and natural riches of Michoacán. From the emblematic monarch butterfly, which migrates over more than 2,500 miles, crossing Mexico, the United States and Canada, to the landscapes, festivities and traditions that make this region a unique cultural treasure in the world.
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Timeline of Events
Artists in Mexico have begun painting and 15 national artists will arrive in May of 2024 to paint 15 heads here in DuPage County on-site at the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage. This exciting international exhibition has already begun and will be completed in June of 2024.
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Artists can only participate by way of a sponsorship. Local, state and private institutions in the US or Mexico are invited to join in this unique opportunity to showcase modern-day murals reflecting Mexican American culture and regional interpretational art. We are confident that by participating in this project as a sponsor, you will be fulfilling the mission of your organization. Sponsors will be a part of a once in a lifetime opportunity to collaborate with multiple entities and organizations around North America, which can bring more awareness and support to your organization’s efforts. We are working together for one cultural, artistic, and educational purpose that will bring so many people together in a very unique way. Additionally, you will be supporting one of your local artists taking part in a major career opportunity that promises unique experiences, enhancement of their artistic skills, and a chance to display their talents on a monumental canvas. What an amazing opportunity!