Mexican Artist Captured Olympic Gold !

In 1983, Rodolfo Escalera was awarded a license by the 1984 Olympic Organizing Committee to design and create 9 oil paintings depicting the various events of the Summer Olympic Games that were held in Los Angeles California. Using his beloved oil paints and his trademark “00” paintbrushes, Escalera captured the true spirit of competition in his realistic renderings. An interesting fact is many of the athletes portrayed were actually members of the Escalera family and close family friends that posed for him. The paintings were in turn reproduced into collectible porclein plates and sold as limited edition sets. They went on to be designated the “Official Gift of the 1984 Olympic Games” and were presented to all of the visiting dignitaries from around the world as well as a list of who’s who, of which, former President Ronald Reagan was among them.


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Because Life is Real...

Latin American artist, Rodolfo Escalera, marched to the beat of his own drum. When the Mexican art movement was going in the very distinct direction of abstract and surrealistic styles, Escalera chose to go his own way; Realism. His inner creative spirit only found true satisfaction and fulfillment in painting the human anatomy, as well as life in general, the way he saw it... perfectly and in precise detail. The Mexican art scene had never, and has never, seen such a prolific artist as Escalera. He painted with a passion beyond the average persons comprehension, literally taking 20 years to complete just 5 paintings! Who does that? Very few people indeed! "Porque La Vida es Real", "Because Life is Real"... a mantra of sorts adopted by Escalera'a progeny in referencing his work. Visit http://www.escaleraart.com/ to learn more about Rodolfo Escalera, his body of work, his legacy and his family's mission.