MENINA DE VELASQUEZ
MENINA DE VELASQUEZ
A young woman in elaborate Baroque court dress — voluminous skirt layered with red damask and silver scrollwork, pale bodice, white headdress — stands frontally while a small dog nestles at her hem and spectral blue animal silhouettes drift across a smoky, ochre-and-crimson background. Morales works in mixed acrylic and oil, building the surface through translucent washes, stenciled ornamental patterns, and assertive gestural passages that blur the boundary between figure and field. The title invokes Velázquez's Las Meninas directly, yet this infanta exists unmoored from any courtly certainty — her steady gaze and the ghostly blue creatures suggest memory, myth, and the persistence of feminine archetypes across centuries.
2018 - Mixed Acrylic/Oil on Canvas
120x100 cm
47.2 × 39.4 in
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About Laura Morales
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Laura Morales
Laura Morales, born in 1967 in Mexico City, is an esteemed Mexican artist renowned for her aesthetic prowess and mastery in the realm of visual arts. Her thematic journey has led her to excel in both figurative and abstract art, producing a body of work that vividly expresses her artistic vision.
Educated in graphic communication design at the Autonomous Metropolitan University, Azcapotzalco, Morales further honed her skills in plastic arts at the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia. She has a rich experience of over 25 years in painting, engraving, and sculpture, studying under prestigious mentors in Mexico City and Monterrey.
Morales' work has been showcased in over 23 individual exhibitions across Mexico, the United States, and Europe, and she has participated in more than 320 group exhibitions globally, confirming her creativity and technical mastery. Her artworks are featured in prominent collections, including the National Institute of Fine Arts, the National Palace of Mining, and the Pinacoteca de Nuevo León.
Morales has been a distinguished participant in international art scenes, exhibiting in New York, Florence, Paris, Buenos Aires, Prague, Vienna, Frankfurt, the United Kingdom, Poland, Belgium, and Brussels. Notably, her work was part of the "Mexican School and Mexican Contemporary Art" exhibition at the Kronberg Museum in Frankfurt, alongside masterpieces by renowned Mexican artists.
Her accolades include first place in various international contests, and she has been a key contributor to the "Al Encuentro de lo Sensible" exhibition at MARCO for 13 years. Morales has also represented Mexico in significant international exhibitions, including the “Latin American Contemporary Painting Exhibition” at the Nostitz Palace, Prague.
In her art, Morales consistently demonstrates an innovative spirit, characterized by symbolic strength and a rich inner world. Her evolving and relevant artwork highlights her command over various artistic techniques.
