Rodolfo Morales, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Rodolfo Morales

Zapotec surrealist painter

Date of Birth: 08-May-1925

Date of Death: 30-Jan-2001

Profession: painter

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Rodolfo Morales

  • Rodolfo Morales (May 8, 1925 – January 30, 2001) was a Mexican painter, who incorporated elements of magic realism into his work.Morales is best known for his brightly colored surrealistic dream-like canvases and collages often featuring Mexican women in village settings.
  • He was notable for his restoration of historic buildings in Ocotlán de Morelos and, together with Rufino Tamayo and Francisco Toledo, helped make Oaxaca in Southern Mexico a centre for contemporary art and tourism.
  • Up until his death in 2001, both he and Toledo had been regarded as Mexico’s greatest living artists for over a decade.

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