Demian Flores

Flores’ art represents a study of the relationship between the past and the present of contemporary Mexico and an introspection into the concept of mestizaje. Flores moved from Juchitán, Oaxaca, to Mexico City as an adolescent and began to grapple with the rural-urban contradictions between his indigenous roots and the modern North American culture. Demián Flores absorbs the gap between cultures, builds conversations using legendary figures and symbols from Mexican mythos, and illustrates them alongside modern pop culture characters and images from commercial advertising.