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New Mexico Magazine - November, 2009
Article: Skeleton Crew - New Mexico Artists celebrate El Dia de los Muertos
Story By: Johnny D. Boggs
...Growing up in Toronto, Stacey Sullivan de Maldonado wasn't familiar with the holiday until she arrived in New Mexico. Her husband John Maldonado, didn't celebrate the Day of the Dead as a child, but at their Los Muertos Fine Art Works studio in Santa fe, they focus on original images featuring Stacey's acrylic paintings on John's tin surfaces. "A lot of times, people think John does the paintings and I do the tinwork," Stacey says. "It's relaxing." John says of the tinwork. "I can just express myself and don't feel so stressed." The couple have also worked together on commissioned pieces for private customers and corporations, including a large-scale Day of the Dead painting on tin at the Santa fe Baking Company (504 W. Cordova Rd.) They find that the fascination with death images never grows old. "It's such a beautiful celebration," Stacey says. "It totally transcends boundaries. Anybody can relate to it."...
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Local IQ - Albuquerque's Intelligent Alternative - vol.4 Is a.14 - July 16-29, 2009 Article: Raising the dead
Story By: Kendra Tuthill
John and Stacey Maldonado, Santa Fe artists known for their collaborative tin and paint works, will also be showing large and small originals along with prints of all their works. The couple began working together seven years ago when John made a frame of punched tin and Stacey painted happy calaveras, or skulls, directly on it. John, a New Mexico native, grew up working on large iron and steel projects with his family. “I didn’t really learn with tin metal,” John said. “But I know how metal works; my father owned a welding shop.”
John and Stacey’s media meshed perfectly into an artistic product that is both traditional in its cultural theme while strikingly modern in its design. Their Day of the Dead paintings now hang in such places as the Santa Fe Baking Company and Cafe and the National Hispanic Cultural Center shop.
“I used to think art had to be profound and had to make a full statement to be noticed,” said Stacey, an art major who migrated to the Southwest [from?]. “All of the work I do is simply based on our life, places we’ll go, trips, neighbors, members of our family ... We love the Day of the Dead’s meaning. There’s no discrimination. Anybody from any culture can relate to it on their own.”
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The New Mexican - Pasatiempo July 27 - August 2, 2007 Article: Traditional Spanish Market and Contemporary Spanish Market Story By: Elizabeth Cook-Romero |
John Maldonado and Stacey Sullivan de Maldonado don't even attempt to keep their skeletons in the closet. When bony creatures are spirited enough to slide and rattle down the state's most famous banister - on Loretto Chapel's staircase - how could they be kept under wraps? Stacey paints a cartoon version of New Mexcio's landscape populated with chattering lovers, bikers and revelers on tin plaques fashioned by her husband, John. Her cavorting dead don't just come out after dark; they play under crystal-blue skies and dance past sunrise. The couple has decorated frames with tiny tin blossoms. One ornate piece comes with appendages that look like feathered wings. Even the simplest of their creations are way over the top.
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SF Reporter Top Pick- October 24-30, 2007
Visual Arts Listings - 'Celebrate the dead at Mi Corazon Chocolate and Gallery' |
Stacey Sullivan de Maldonado and John Maldonado's traditional Dia de los Muertos artwork mixes punched tin and vibrant colors that bring life to the afterlife. |
Exhibit showcases 'Los Muertos'
Mi Corazón Chocolate & Gallery, 839 Paseo de Peralta, Suite K, presents Los Muertos, an exhibit that features original Day of the Dead-themed pieces by local artists Stacey Sullivan de Maldonado and John Maldonado. The exhibit, which opened Oct. 26, runs through Nov. 30.
Mi Corazón, which is tucked behind Arte del Mundo, features organic Venezuelan chocolate and artisanal truffles and drops, as well as Day of the Dead-themed specialties. It's open 1 to 5 p.m. Monday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 1 to 5 p.m. Friday; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Call 505-417-3105 for more information. |
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SF Reporter Top Pick - Visual Arts Listings 2003 |
Stacey Sullivan de Maldonado draws a simple line like nobody's business, and when she melds her quality of line with an adult subconscious the result is a stunning array of work...
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