Into the Jaguar’s Mouth: Myths, Reimagined and Ready to Pounce

Dear wanderers of wonder, collectors of cosmic whispers,

I’ve stepped willingly into the jaguar’s mouth — that ancient, velvet-dark threshold where gods and monsters trade secrets — and emerged with new works that hum with ancestral electricity.

“In the Mouth of the Jaguar: Myths Reimagined,” presented by Artier Fine Art, is no polite nod to heritage. It’s a remix, a rebellion, a luminous growl. Ten Latin American and diasporic artists (myself included) have taken pre-Columbian legends by the scruff and dragged them, claws gleaming, into our burning present: climate warriors disguised as deities, border-crossers wearing heroic masks, shapeshifters scrolling through digital jungles.

The jaguar — eternal guardian, eternal trickster — opens wide. Step inside.

My latest optic string sculptures, those hypnotic portals of neon filament and precise geometry, will make their debut across two electrifying stages:

LA Art Show 2026

January 7–11, 2026

Los Angeles Convention Center – West Hall – Booth 612

Opening Night Premiere: January 7 — come thirsty for transformation

Curated by the visionary Marisa Caichiolo for the inaugural Latin American Pavilion, this exhibition is a living myth — urgent, unapologetic, and gloriously alive. Even the Los Angeles Post couldn’t resist a peek inside the jaws:

Read their feature here

Art Palm Beach 2026

January 28–February 1, 2026

Palm Beach County Convention Center – Booth 818

The jaguar stretches, yawns, and invites you deeper

Come find me in Los Angeles or Palm Beach. The jaguar is waiting — mouth open, eyes glowing, ready to swallow the old world and spit out something fiercer.

With a wink from the shadows and a roar from the future,

Ender Martos