Untitled (Ed. 44/50)

Dynamic, layered, and richly symbolic, this untitled lithograph by Tomás Pineda Matus draws the viewer into a visual narrative teeming with motion and mythology. Printed in a limited edition of 50, the composition is divided into two horizontal bands — the upper teeming with figures, animals, and abstract forms; the lower a dense array of symbolic patterns and eyes, suggesting ritual or cosmological observation. Rendered in earthy browns, deep blacks, and flashes of ochre yellow, the piece balances chaos with control. Pineda’s use of line creates an almost woven texture, making the viewer feel as if they are deciphering a coded language. Whether interpreted as a scene from myth or a meditation on human-animal relationships, the work is an arresting example of Oaxacan visual language infused with modernist sensibility.