Yellow person with an open mouth wearing a yellow and blue patterned dress bent in front of a green circle on a lime green and yellow background

Rolando Rojas Pinceladas En El Insomnio

November 16, 2012

January 13, 2013

Rolando Rojas (Mexican, b. 1970), Untitled /Sin título, 2009, Oil on canvas , On loan from the Consulate of Mexico in Portland on Behalf of the Artist

Born in Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, Rolando Rojas is inspired by the legends, stories, and myths passed down from the ancestors of the people of Tehuantepec, who believed that they descended from mystical trees and animals. In his colorful oil paintings, he portrays this mythical world and interweaves it with his present and childhood experiences. This exhibition is made possible with the generous support of the Consulate of Mexico, Portland, and the Latin American Studies program.

Medium-dark skinned child with an open mouth wearing dark green holding a brown theropod dinosaur on dark blue background with a white circular burst behind their heads with a white horn-like swirl over their bodies — **Rolando Rojas (Mexican, b. 1970),** *The Rojas’ Game*/*El juego de las Rojas***, 2009, Oil on canvas , On loan from the Consulate of Mexico in Portland on Behalf of the Artist**

Long-necked creature in earth tones and dark blue behind a group of barren trees. There are nine smaller boxed images along the bottom made of abstract bell shapes and lines. — **Rolando Rojas (Mexican, b. 1970),** *The Rojas’ Game*/*El juego de las Rojas***, 2009, Oil on canvas , On loan from the Consulate of Mexico in Portland on Behalf of the Artist**