Pedro Friedeberg Mexican, b. 1936
No hay mal que bien no venga. ¡Recórcholis, Cáspita, Cielos!, 2021
Ink and acrylic on museum board
41 x 61 in
104.1 x 154.9 cm
104.1 x 154.9 cm
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Although Friedeberg’s artworks are sometimes described as Surrealist or Fantastic Realist, they are not easily definable within conventional categories. His works include phantasmagorical spaces populated with borrowed, personal, and popular...
Although Friedeberg’s artworks are sometimes described as Surrealist or Fantastic Realist, they are not easily definable within conventional categories. His works include phantasmagorical spaces populated with borrowed, personal, and popular symbols. The title, No hay mal que bien no venga, translates to “Every cloud has a silver lining.”
The painting employs color and shape to create a dichotomy between its left and right sides—for instance, warm and bright colors versus cold and dark ones.
The painting employs color and shape to create a dichotomy between its left and right sides—for instance, warm and bright colors versus cold and dark ones.
