Aaron Hinojosa Canvas - Gold And Humanity - Period : 20th Century - Circa : 1989

Sunshine in your eyes, with this magnificent creation on canvas by the artist AARON HINOJOSA.
Our gaze is instantly drawn to its bright colors and in particular the color gold, representing silver, which has the power to transform a single man into multiple personalities.

Period: XXth
Circa: 1989
Dimensions: H: 100 x W: 100cm

Born in the city of Oaxaca in Mexico, Aaron Hinojosa (1958-2018), spent part of his childhood in San Cristobal de las Casas in the State of Chiapas.

It is difficult for him to follow his schooling because he has to support his family. In the morning, he goes to school and in the afternoon we find him on the creative market where he works as a shoe shiner.

These years spent in contact with artists will probably have influenced his future life. In 1977, at the age of 19, the weariness of his daily life and the desire to discover other horizons pushed him to emigrate to Europe. He arrived in London then left for Aix en Provence via Paris.

Clandestine, without papers, he survives thanks to various odd jobs and his talents as a singer-guitarist.

One day, he knocks on the door of the Beaux-Arts where he meets Professor Vincent Bioulès who is a French painter and one of the founding members of the group "Supports/Surfaces" (artistic movement which was one of the founding groups of the French contemporary art, both in painting and in sculpture), he offered to take him under his wing.

He then left for Lyon where he decided to settle down permanently. In his small workshop, he works all day, surrounded by his friends or his children who are a source of inspiration for him.

Aaron brings us all the vitality and inventiveness of sunnier regions.

Creator, painter and delirious sculptor, these creations mix a real technical virtuosity with an omnipresent oneirism.

A source of meditation and smiles, his paintings and his fantastic animals populate the apartments of many Lyonnais and the halls of certain large hotels.