Magali Lara facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Magali Lara
Born	5 November 1956  Mexico City
Occupation	Artist, visual artist, printmaker
Awards	medal

Magali Lara (born November 5, 1956, Mexico City) is a famous Mexican artist. Her amazing artworks are shown in many important places. These include the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the University Museum of Contemporary Art in Mexico.

Magali Lara is known as a key artist in the feminist art movement in Mexico. She creates both written essays and visual art. She once said that her work is like "Siamese twins." This means text and images live together, sharing a main idea.

About Magali Lara

Magali Lara studied Visual Arts from 1976 to 1980. She went to the National School of Plastic Arts in San Carlos. Later, in 2011, she earned a master's degree. Today, she teaches at the Autonomous University of the State of Morelos. She helps guide programs for painting students there. She lives and works in Cuernavaca, Morelos.

Early Exhibitions and Feminist Art

Magali Lara had her first art show in 1977. It was called "Scissors" and featured ten cartoon drawings. It also included a special artist book.

In the 1970s, her art began to show what it was like to be a woman in Mexico. She explored the social challenges women faced. Her work became part of the growing feminist movements of that time. Magali Lara says her mother inspired her to become a feminist. She painted flowers because her mother and grandmother did that together. She wanted to tell stories about feelings and experiences, not just about the female body.

In 1981, she helped organize an important art show. It was the first exhibition of modern Mexican women artists. It took place in West Berlin, Germany.

Magali Lara has also explored different art forms. She has worked with Digital Art, painting, ceramics, and animation.

Magali Lara's Art Career

Magali Lara has created many artworks using different materials. Some of her most important individual shows include:

• Tijeras (Scissors) in San Carlos (1977)
• Glaciers in Austin, Texas (2010)
• Titubeos at the Mexican Art Gallery (2011)
• Animations: Magali Lara at the Amparo Museum in Puebla (2012)

Her first solo show, Tijeras, had drawings with texts like comic books. She also made an artist's book for it. Magali Lara has also worked on group projects. One was The Age of Discrepancy: Art and Visual Culture of Mexico 1968-1997 (2007). Another was A Possible Day (2011) with Javier Torres Maldonado in Paris.

She has won several awards for her art. In 2013, she won the Artist's Book Award for her book Que horte en ti lo que se pertene. Her art is kept in many museums and galleries. These include the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the National Bank of Mexico.

In recent years, she has focused on drawing, digital art, ceramics, and animation. She is interested in how modern art ideas can appear in different forms and materials. She also works on publishing projects and advises for Casa del Lago, a cultural center.

Glaciers (2010)

Magali Lara's art often shows the energy of life cycles. Her digital animation Glaciers is a good example. It uses drawings made with pencil and blue watercolor. This artwork shows an emotional landscape that seems to disappear, just like glaciers melt over time.

The scenes in Glaciers are inspired by real places in Argentina. They also reflect moments from Magali Lara's own life. These include becoming a widow and a mother, and the loss of her father and siblings. By making these drawings move digitally, she changes how we see a landscape. The shapes and colors move in a sequence, and music adds to the rhythm.

I Don't Remember (2008)

I Don't Remember (original title No Me Acuerdo) is an animation of photographs. Magali Lara took these photos of herself while she was drawing. This artwork was inspired by her mother's six-year struggle with Alzheimer's disease.

Magali Lara shared that her mother could recognize her face. However, she could not find the words to say her name. Once, before she lost all her words, her mother called her "cousin." The music in the animation, created by Javier Torres Maldonado, represents the thoughts of a woman. This woman is doing something simple, like leaving work and going home.

Magali Lara's Artistic Style

Magali Lara is a very important Mexican conceptual artist. She has been creating art since the 1970s. Over time, she has tried many new techniques. However, her main ideas about language, the body, personal feelings, and desires have stayed the same. These ideas are the core of her artwork.

Her unique style is highly praised. One art critic said her work is "unmistakable." This means you can always tell it's her art. Her art explores themes she has believed in for a long time. This is why she is considered one of the top artists in Mexico.

Magali Lara has mentioned that the experimental animator Norman McLaren influenced her. Her own experiences as a woman in the 1970s also shaped her art. She was part of the feminist movements in Mexico and Latin America. She believes animation helps her show the experiences of the female body. Besides focusing on the female form, her art also looks at nature. She explores how humans interact with the natural world. Her work shows a deep understanding of nature, rather than just trying to copy it.

Where to See Her Art

Magali Lara's art is displayed in many museums around the world. Here are some of the places where you can find her collections:

Awards and Recognition

Magali Lara has received many awards and honors for her contributions to art:

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In Spanish: Magali Lara para niños