Lot 220

Lída Penková (1947) CHINELOS OF TEPOZITLAN

Lída Penková was born in the former Czechoslovakia and lived there until she was twenty, when she emigrated. She began painting as a self-taught artist at the age of fifty-two after moving to the United States. After years of research and therapeutic work, the artist felt a need to express herself creatively, to tell a cultural story, and to create a magical space. Her inspiration came primarily from traveling, her life with her artist husband, and the years she spent in Mexico. This country, rich in symbols, with its festivals, folk celebrations, religious ceremonies, and pre-Hispanic customs, became the foundation of her artistic imagination and aesthetic. In her paintings, primarily of Mexico, myths intertwine with stories told by neighbors, as remembered by their ancestors.