Madona de al Humilda by Diane Mendoza

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Born in Junin, Peru, Diana Mendoza graduated as professor of painting in the sixties from the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes with one of the highest awards in the specialty of painting and drawing. She worked as a teacher and designer before devoting all of her time to painting. She is also an accomplished musician and mother of several children. The spiritual art of Diana Mendoza is a unique blend of European styling and Peruvian arts education. 

 

 

Known for her intense work ethic and skillful precision, Mendoza combines gold and silver leaf with oil on canvas. The elaborate, time-consuming process results in sublime imagery that is universally appealing and touches the human spirit. Focusing on religious imagery (best known for her renderings of the blessed Madonna) the artist works in small and large formats, including triptychs and diptychs, in order to appeal to an extensive audience. Through exquisite composition, dramatic texture, and dynamic architectural components, Mendoza is constantly honing her technique and experimenting with new elements.

Iconology of D. Mendoza

Madonna de la Salud

Diana Mendoza

Oil / 10” x 8” / $920.00 framed

The spiritual art of Diana Mendoza is imagery that offers dramatic texture.  She is purposeful in the application of gold leaf with oil on canvas.   The clothing is artistically benefited by using metallic leaf application to create medallions as well as clothing accents. 

The hues are consistently regal.  Blue, ochre, ruby red and green are used in values that communicate harmony to the figurative paintings.   Mendoza uses light brush strokes and ease of hand that links the artist to the painting in a reverent way.  The radiant halo adds continuity to the painting, defining the spirituality of the Madonna. 

The blessed Madonna and child are portrayed with porcelain like features and facial perfection that is beaming and sets the two apart from mortal’s portraiture.  There is contentment as the loving Madonna supports the child and the child reciprocates with an outstretched arm in trusting childlike love. 

  The embrace suggests affection, care, and honor that are uniquely shared by adult and child in any culture.  Their eyes gaze off at distance as they savor time together and seem to understand their unique calling in history.

Diana Mendoza is known for her skillful precision.  Her ability to combine gold leaf and oil on canvas in tracery outline is a time consuming process that results in imagery that is appealing in many cultures and touches the human spirit.

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J.R. Mooney Galleries, Boerne