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Domino series
The Domino Series is a series of 70 + paintings made gouache on handmade gouache on handmade Indian paper.
I started working on the “Domino Series” about fifteen years ago. This is an ongoing project that I carry out in parallel with other projects.
The series stems from two different interests of mine, namely Geometry, and Ornamentation, which is not an uncommon crossroad.
Since 1993, based on Sacred Geometry, I have used as a point of departure the single geometric matrix called the “Vesica Piscis” or The Vessel of the Fish, which could be described as the overlapping of two circles, creating an almond shape in between the Mandorla.
Acting like a seed, this single module helps me generate a lattice based on the circle, allowing me to create the most varied patterns in my paintings. It is important to notice that my lattice is based on the circle, not the square, as most Modernist artists have used.

On the other hand, my dual cultural background, Mexican and French, has always made me acutely aware of how rich cultural identities are built upon many cultural layers of different origins.
I have always been fascinated by the traces of cultural memories left on the walls of cities, of specific architectural buildings, in archeological frescoes, and other mural paintings.
The “Domino Series” intends to reflect this architectural and cultural palimpsest, where inscriptions and forms on the walls fade away and are covered with a new layer of fresh new colors.
However, only one thing remains the same: the long-lasting human impulse to use color, and patterns that weave themselves in a textile, a cultural fabric where women especially have been hard at work with embroidery, itself a perfect embodiment of ornamentation.

“Domino 69"
Handmade Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2020
Vesica Piscis andthe Lattice
Chinese Ink and Gouache on Paper
2023
SOLD
Handmade Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2017
“Domino 68"
Handmade Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2020
“Domino 61"
Handmade Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2015
“Domino 67"
Handmade Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2020
"Domino 66"
Handmade Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2020
“Domino 59"
Handmade Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2015
“Domino 51"
Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2013
"Domino 58"
Handmade Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2020
Domino 60"
Handmade Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2015
“Domino 54"
Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2013
“Domino 53"
Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2013
“Domino 52"
Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2013
“Domino 54B"
Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2013
“Domino 50"
Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2013
“Domino 49"
Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2013
Domino 62
Gouache on Indian Handmade paper
22" x 22"
2017
“Domino 48"
Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2013
“Domino 47"
Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2013
“Domino 37"
Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2010
“Domino 39"
Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2010
“Domino 44"
Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2013
“Domino 38"
Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2010
“Domino 36"
Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2010
“Domino 42"
Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x22”
2010
“Domino 22"
Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2000
“Domino 26"
Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2001
“Domino 08"
Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
1998
“Domino 32"
Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2002
“Domino 27"
Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2001
“Domino 29"
Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2001
“Domino 43"
Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x 22”
2010
“Domino 45"
Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x22”
2010
“Domino 15”
Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x22”
2000
“Domino 33"
Gouache on Indian handmade paper
22”x22”
2002
The lattice
Chinese Ink on Kozo Paper
17" x 14"
2023