This mural is one of the oldest ones in my area. I remember walking past it so many times. I don't know why I kept ignoring it until now. Maybe because of the religious motive? This evening, however, I could not help noticing: the setting sun immersed this faded picture in a whole new light, quite literally.
The imagery doesn't need much explanation. It's the Valley of Mexico, with the two famous volcanoes Popocatepetl on the right, and Iztaccihuatl on the left. These two mountains are a popular motive in many paintings, murals, tapestries, and are featured in my profile background as well. Below them we can see the what the area must have looked like before it was paved up to become a concrete jungle.
In the sky above stands the figure of a deity, a christ-child of some sort. Notice how young he looks! It's also interesting that he is depicted as a living being, not dying on a cross, while maintaining his divine powers and floating in the air. His expression seems to suggest he is addressing the viewer with some important message.
This wall painting can be visited in the small street called Gob. Luis G. Vieyra in the San Miguel Chapultepec neighborhood. As for the artists, this time there can be no doubt about their full names: Miguel Jaurez Melendez, who apparently has created lots of cool murals, not only religious ones, and Brenda Talavera Hermosillo. The second artist's name, however, didn't bring up any search results, unfortunately.
If you liked this, check out my developing series on Mexican murals:
- The Rapidly Changing Wall of La Casa Picnic
- Axolotls Wherever You Look!
- Axolotl in the Parque Lira
- A Healing Mermaid Under Mexican Skies
- Skate On Forever
- Four Sides of a Water Box
- The Children of the Feathered Serpent
- Painted Garage Doors
- New Stairs-Art in my Neighborhood
- Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in the Alameda Central
- La Familia Burrón in the Center
- Playing With Bugs on the Rooftop
- A Journey Through Rock and Roll
- Elite Warriors in the Parque México
- Laboratory Work on the Cocoa
- High Above the City
- Feminist Mural on a Blue-Collar Business
- Not Much New in Almost a Year
- Commercial Murals for Small Businesses
- A Mural for a Movie
- Get to Know Your Local Cacti
- New Images Covering Old Ones
- A Warrior Princess in Mazunte
- A Cartoon with a Public Health Message
- Murals Under Periferico
- Murals of the Barrio in Aguascalientes
- Respected and Less Respected Paintings
- Under Metro Line 4
- ChaliaKiller's – Murals, Chilaquiles, and Lots More
- A Familiar Face
- Political Expression: the Painting is on the Wall
- Different Types of Wall Paintings
- The Beauty of Death and the Struggle of Life
- Winston Churchill and the Bike Movement
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