Ofelia Márquez: Abstract Art Exhibition in La Ribera

Ofelia Márquez Huitzil, a Mexican artist born in 1959, is known for her abstract art with figurative elements, a style that has made her work controversial and excluded from Mexico's abstract art movement. Her exhibition in La Ribera offers a rare opportunity to see her paintings, which often feature atmospheric and oceanic themes, with human or divine figures appearing amidst large swaths of color.

Attendees can expect works that draw on Nahua mythology, Greek goddesses in Mesoamerican landscapes, and Mexican folk masks, all rendered in strong, carefully mixed colors. Márquez's art values memory, fantasy, and dreaming, with recurring motifs like mermaids, the moon, and dark feminine shapes. The exhibition provides a window into her unique vision, which blends abstraction with figurative elements in a way that art critic Teresa del Conde describes as having "apparitions."

This show is a chance to experience the work of an artist who has exhibited internationally, including at the Museum of Modern Art in Saitama, Japan, and the New York Public Library, yet remains underrecognized in her home country. Visitors will encounter large-scale landscapes and pieces that explore themes of violence and the role of women in society, making for a thought-provoking visit.