Exhibitions

Faith

Mothers, temples and the things above the horizon

Tonantzin, Pachamama, Ixchel. Bejarano paints devotion as geometry — a figure, a disc, and a ground that reads as both earth and sky.

Painting, by William Marquez Bejarano titled Pachamama, acrylic on canvas, 36 × 36 in, 2012.
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Pachamama

Acrylic on canvas · 36 × 36 in · 2012

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"Pacha" means universe, world, time, place, while "Mama" is mother. This adoration of Mother Earth means gratitude for the crops and the good weather, and for the animals and the abundance of the soil.

Painting, by William Marquez Bejarano titled Penticals of Forces, acrylic, 36 × 36 in, 2012.
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Penticals of Forces

Acrylic · 36 × 36 in · 2012

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Painting, by William Marquez Bejarano titled Mi Corazón, acrylic on wood, 14 × 18 in.
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Mi Corazón

Acrylic on wood · 14 × 18 in

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The Bombing of Faiths. Two birds — one red, one black — collide above a green thicket.
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The Bombing of Faiths

Acrylic on canvas · 24 × 24 in · 2024

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Two birds — one red, one black — collide above a green thicket.

Painting, by William Marquez Bejarano titled Spider Woman, acrylic on canvas, 36 × 48 in.
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Spider Woman

Acrylic on canvas · 36 × 48 in

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In many cultures, spiders are seen as symbols of wisdom, protection, luck and even a gateway to the divine. In ancient Inca/Egypt, spiders were believed to be symbols of fertility and resurrection, while in Hindu mythology they are thought to be able to create order out of chaos.

Painting, by William Marquez Bejarano titled Tribal Moon, acrylic on canvas, 36 × 48 in, 2013.
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Tribal Moon

Acrylic on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2013

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She is Ixchel's her powers include everything governed by the cycles of the moon — water, fertility, harvests, pregnancy — as well as love and sexuality. She is also the patroness of the arts, textiles, painting, medicine and healing.