Luis Y. Aragón

Written By Abril Warner

For nearly seventy years, Luis Y. Aragón’s work has become known and collected throughout Europe and the Americas, including in his homeland of Mexico. In early 2023, he was preparing to publish his autobiography and the opening of his foundation through the support of the Universidad Autónoma of Chihuahua. In June 2024, Quinta Gameros hosted a lecture presentation of Aragón’s autobiography, Pinté fragmentos de ayeres y de sueños (I Painted Fragments of Yesterday and of Dreams).

When we visited Quinta Gameros at the end of May 2024, the second floor had gallery space dedicated to the work of artist Luis Ygnacio Aragón Valladares. Aragón was born in 1930 in Chihuahua, the capital city of the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. His art studies took him to “La Esmeralda” in Mexico City (Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado). Aragón is a contemporary painter, sculptor, poet, teacher, and now, author.

Below are five photographs I took at Quinta Gameros of Luis Y. Aragón’s work from his series Angeles Oniricos.

Danza Taurica Apocoloptica, Luis Y. Aragón, mixed media

Danza Sol y Luna Color Alquimico, Luis Y. Aragón, mixed media

Arcangeles Medidores del Destino, Luis Y. Aragón, mixed media

Letae Piscina, Luis Y. Aragón, mixed media

Via Infinito, Luis Y. Aragón, mixed media

Abril Warner

Abril P. Warner was born in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. She received her BFA from the University of Missouri- St. Louis with a concentration in painting with theological and metaphysical content. Abril Warner earned her MFA in painting from the Academy of Art University – San Francisco where she continued her theological examination through painting. She uses abstraction as a tool for communicating the intangible, such as emotions and spirituality. Warner currently resides in Missouri where she is an art educator and mentor in higher education.

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