Jesus Mariano Leuus

JESÚS MARIANO LEUUS (El Paso, Texas, 1948).
"Women at the window", 1981.
Mixed media on masonite.
It has slight damage to the pictorial surface and frame.
Signed in the lower left corner.
Measurements: 76 x 101.5 cm; 77.5 x 103 cm (frame).
Jesús Leuus was born in El Paso, Texas, and emigrated to Mexico with his family at the age of 14. At that age he entered the International Institute of Fine Arts in Mexico City, "La Esmeralda". He studied painting and sculpture under the tutelage of Agustin Lazo, Rodrigues Lozano, Orozco Romero and Alfredo Zalce. Largely inspired by ancient Aztec and Mayan designs, Leuus has developed a distinctive style, grounded in ancient history but unmistakably contemporary and modern. He paints monumental figures that are figured to express love, sadness, the rich and the poor, and life and death. Working preferably on masonite and linen. His work has led him to be known as one of the leading modern painters in Mexico today. Jesús Leuus has exhibited in numerous cities in the United States such as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, Tucson and Miami. His international exhibitions have taken him to Barcelona, Madrid, Canada, Venezuela and Quebec. The works of Jesús Leuus can be seen in some of the best galleries in the world, and are part of the collection of the Museums of Modern Art in Mexico City, New York, New Orleans, Los Angeles and Tucson.