Born in Mexico in 1984, Lourdes Villagómez is a contemporary artist whose work draws deeply from Mexican culture, translating its symbols, stories, and everyday characters into an unmistakably personal visual language.Working primarily with acrylic, Villagómez builds her compositions through geometric forms, expressive lines, and bold fields of color. Her work moves freely between the playful energy of pop art and the structural complexity of cubism, while remaining firmly rooted in the visual traditions of her home country.From Mexico City to studios in the UK and Florence, her practice has continued to evolve across places and contexts. Yet Mexico remains a constant source of inspiration—from the iconic figure of the Catrina to the ordinary moments, emotions, and characters that make up everyday life.Recognized by Cultura Colectiva as one of Latin America's emerging artistic voices, Villagómez creates work that is celebratory without losing its depth. Her paintings invite us to look at familiar symbols again, breaking them apart through color and geometry and putting them back together with a distinctly contemporary rhythm.
During her residency at El Ganzo, Lourdes Villagómez brought her vivid interpretation of Mexican culture into the hotel through two colorful interventions: La Enamorada, a calavera, and an imagined bird of paradise.Working with the geometric patterns and saturated colors that have become characteristic of her practice, Villagómez transformed these familiar forms into something playful and contemporary. The calavera, deeply embedded in Mexico's visual and cultural vocabulary, became La Enamorada—a character with her own personality, while the bird of paradise offered a more organic counterpart, unfolding through layers of pattern and color.Together, the pieces reflect Villagómez's ability to take symbols we think we know and give them another life. Her work doesn't treat Mexican tradition as something fixed in the past; instead, she pulls it into the present, reshaping it through color, geometry, and imagination.
