Day of the Dead – El Dia De Los Muertos

GENERAL EDITOR DR. ALDERETE TEXT BY ANTONI CADAFALCH

THE DAY OF THE DEAD

CONTENTS 07 Introduction 20 The Skull 50 Till Death Do Us Part 72 The Corpse Came to Get Me 116 Dying of Laughter 140 The Bony Woman 174 Credits

RIGHT: Pen and ink drawing from the Tรกller de grafica popular.

OPPOSITE: Diego Bianki.

Gouache on paper, 2007.

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TILL DEATH DO US PART

ABOVE: Sergio Mora, “Le Petite Mort” (“The Little Death”). Acrylic on canvas, 2007.

OPPOSITE: Glenn Arthur, “In Love With Lament”. Acrylic on wood, 2010.

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ABOVE: Artemio Rodríguez, “Que vivan los novios” (“Long Live the Bride and Groom”). Linocut, 2002.

OPPOSITE: Folk art.

TILL DEATH DO US PART

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THE CORPSE

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BELOW TOP: Flyer illustration for the Taller de Gráfica Popular. Typography by Arsacio Vanegas Arroyo, 1949.

BELOW BOTTOM: Leopoldo Méndez y Mariana Yampolski, “Calaveras televisiosas todo por un hoyito” (“TV Calaveras for a Minute”), 1949.

OPPOSITE: Angel Zamarripa, “José Guadalupe Posada”. Engraving, 1952.

“La muerte es intransferible, como la vida”.

Octavio Paz

“Death is not transferable, like life”. Octavio Paz

TOP: “Posada Extras”. Digital font, 2003.

MIDDLE: “Posada Extras”. Digital font, 2003.

BOTTOM: 1000Changos, untitled. Digital artwork, 2009.

OPPOSITE: Dr. Alderete, “I´m a Nobody”. Digital artwork, 2008.

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DYING OF LAUGHTER

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“Muerto el perro, se acabó la rabia”.

Dicho popular

“The dog is dead, the threat of rabies is over.” Popular saying.

ABOVE: Folk art.

OPPOSITE: Paul McMillan,“Día de los muertos”. Oil on panel, 2006.

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DYING OF LAUGHTER

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ABOVE: Jason Goad. Pastels on paper.

OPPOSITE: 666 Photography – Gayla Partridge, clockwise from top left: “Spring Muertos”, “Summer Muertos”, “Autumn Muertos”, “Winter Muertos”.

THE BONY WOMAN

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THE DAY OF THE DEAD

ABOVE: Dr. Lakra, untitled. Ink on vintage magazine paper, 2007.

OPPOSITE: Robot Soda, “Dia de los Muertos Pinups”. Digital artwork, 2009.

THE BONY WOMAN

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