Mi Mexico Lindo
Artist
Jake Prendez
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions36 x 24 x 1 in. (91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineSeattle Public Utilites 1% for Art Portable Works Collection
Mi Mexico Lindo is an interpretation of the Mexican flag. The green area with the nopales (cactus) represent the land of Mexico. In the white area an Indigenous Mayan woman represents the people of Mexico. In the Red space is the statue of Xochipilli the Aztec god of arts, beauty, youth, love, passion, fertility, music, dance, writing, games, playfulness, nature, vegetation and flowers. –Artist statement
