Ada Colorina’s Review in the Art Guide
Each of Ada Colorina’s artwork tells an idyllic story where humanity, the natural kingdom and even the sky, clouds and stars live together in fullness and harmony
Stories that come from the evocative clearness and a powerful imagination that describe folk legends and Latin American cultural and traditional profiles, immerse in prodigal and abundant atmospheres; all this has to do with the richness of her composition elements as well as with the rich color variety. Fiestas, bullfighting, charreadas, religious rites and common scenes told with a humorous touch and the author’s natural joy and simplicity.
Art compositions in which, perhaps, the greatest virtue is in the balanced and fair handling of space and in the symphony of exuberant colors. Whatever is accidental or fortuitous does not fit here. The feeling of deepness has a relevant preponderance and its effect is achieved through a careful and prepared space disposition of the characters and of the composition’s elements, none of which appears as the central focus of the scenes, but taking part of a distributive function with equity in the total, just like a plastic polyphony of great expressive energy. A uniform light and the neatness in the final elements that appear on the back levels, besides giving a more powerful effect on the work deepness, they suggest the presence of a pristine and pure air ventilating the scenes.
Although she is young, she has a long and wide experience as a painter. Ada Colorina has developed her own and defined style which symbolizes the artistic identity with which her work is identified and appreciated in and out of Mexico; it also gives her a meritorious part of Vallarta’s art history. Her style can be inscribed into the Naïve School, although a fundamental difference with Lepe’s particular one can be found in the figures’ outline and the color separation, which goes more according to the handcraft tradition found in the state of Guerrero’s embroidery and paper artwork.
Painting has been a constant presence in Ada’s life. Painting is her life. She’s the daughter of Daniel Incháurregui from whom she received the fundamental principles in her artistic education, later enriched by her attendance to the workshops in the Cuale Island, lead by Javier Niño. The precise nickname Colorina was given to her by her father. Such a definitive influence, although different in style and with a preference for acrylics, can be found also in the selecting of a clear and varied palette, with warm colors and festive usage of color.
Ada Incháurregui (Puerto Vallarta, 1970)has showed her work in numerous exhibits. A brief summary: Boulder, Colorado (1987); Artisan’s, Newport Beach, CA (1988); Galería Uno, Puerto Vallarta (1992, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 01); El Arte y el Mariachi, Regional Museum, Guadalajara (1996); Costumbres y Colores, Light Train Gallery, Guadalajara (1999); Los colores del Trópico, Ruiz Rojo Gallery, Atenea Gallery, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato (2004); Fine Arts Center in Highland Park, ILL (2004)
