The artwork titled “El Brujo (The Sorcerer),” created by Jose Clemente Orozco around the year 1946 in Mexico, is an oil painting on canvas that belongs to the Expressionism art movement and is categorized as symbolic painting.
In the artwork, a surreal and haunting scene unfolds under a predominantly warm, reddish-orange palette. The central figure, embodying a spectral presence, extends gangly arms towards a group of kneeling, faceless figures, emitting an almost palpable aura of dominance and conjuration. The sorcerer-like character wields a mystical object, which could be interpreted as a cauldron, held aloft in a striking gesture. Adjacent to the imposing sorcerer figure stands a solemn figure, shrouded in dark, somber robes, observing the ritualistic tableau. The setting, enveloped in evening hues punctuated with shadows, adds to the eerie and mysterious atmosphere, encapsulating the essence of Orozco’s symbolic and expressive style.
