NEO-PRECOLUMBIAN Stevon Lucero developed "Neo-Precolumbian Art" in 1984. Proud of his ancient ancestry, he re-visions images of Pre-Columbian Mexico into new vibrant paintings of power and depth, which to modern eyes are dead and have no meaning, and recreates them, giving them new meaning without violating the spirit of their original creators. Lucero's intent is not to exploit these images but to evolve them, just as most Latino's whose heritage goes back to ancient Mexico perceives they as evolved from what they once were.
A visiting Medicine Man from Mexico known as Tlacaelel (whose expertise include reading the original codex images) declared upon seeing "Sacred Tree" that Stevon was one of the few artists on this planet who painted with true spirit vision.
