Cuerpos Celestes
Concept, Identity, Infographic & Editorial Design,
Photography, November 2020
Co. Credits - María Mague
“Cuerpos Celestes” - Celestial Bodies is an editorial zine about the famous and iconic Mexican painter, Rufino Tamayo. The purpose of this project is to create visual impact and generate interest in Tamayo’s life work to create a dialogue about art in Mexico.
Where do we come from?
Where are we headed?
Our concept is born from the theory that the universe is within ourselves, and the enormous curiosity about what lies beyond what we know.
Tamayo is extremely curious about outer space; galaxies, stars and what exists in the unknown have always caught his attention, transferring this feeling of curiosity to a great variety of his paintings, as well as his first and last stained glass window entitled:
"The Universe", in which, together with different shades of celestial blues, he shows a series of constellations, comets and fleeting stars.
We intervened photographs from Tamayo’s lifetime with nebulas, eclipses and stars so the concept lives in every aspect of the design.
The name of each section represents an era in the artist’s life linked to a universe phenomenon.
In the first section, Explosion, you get to know about the first years of his life, making reference of the Big Bang, how it all began.
The second section talks about the life he built with his wife, Olga. Even thought they were different in many aspects, they complemented each other in so many others, just like an Eclipse.
The Universe, the third section, is the center of the zine. Showing one of his greatest works named “El Universo”.
And last but not least, Constellations, were we talk about his last years and how his art, after all this years, still remains with us to admire and remember him.
To wrap up the story of his lifetime we included “The Other Tamayo” in the back cover. You can get to know him as an uncle to his niece, some anecdotes they cherish about him and the other aspirations and hobbies he had besides art. After all, “He was a fan of surprises, of mischief and a man with a big heart.”
