Arturo Garcia Bustos
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Arturo García Bustos is a Mexican
painter.
, near the Zócalo
. The cultural and political environment fasicinated the youthful Bustos, as he is called by friends and family, and influenced greatly his artistic development. In 1941, when he was barely 15, he entered the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas
and the following year entered the Escuela de Pintura y Escultura ("La Esmeralada") where his teachers were Frida Kahlo
, Feliciano Peña
, Agustín Lazo and María Izquierdo
.
The year 1945 was decisive. He was one of the four students who followed Frida Kahlo to Coyoacan (these students became known as "los Fridos"), he entered the Taller Gráfica Popular (TGP) and he participated in the founding of the group "Artistas Jóvenes Revolucionarios." Starting in 1945, he had a close relationship with Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
. Rina Lazo, who was an assistant of Diego Rivera, has been his partner and wife for over 60 years. With her, he shares the "Casa de la Malinche" where they both paint and create engravings.
In 1952 the "Frente Nacional de Artes Plásticas" was founded, pronouncing that this group of artists would be the representative of the workers in the arts in Mexico. In 1953, he came to Guatemala
with his artist wife Rina, a Guatemalan by birth, where he gave an important workshop on engraving. These works are still exhibited in Guatemala.
His four main themes in these lithographs are 1) Scenes of rural Mexican Life; 2) the fight of different towns for liberation; 3) the campaign in favor of disarmament and peace and 4) portraits of people.
Today, Arturo García Bustos is recognized as one of the greatest Mexican lithographers and as one of the best Mexican painters and muralists. His mural
s can be seen in the Oaxaca room of the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico, the metro station
at the UNAM
, the stairways of the Municipal Palace in Oaxaca, to mention only a few. In June 1999, Rina and Bustos conducted a masters class in Italy teaching the art of the mural where they painted a mural. Without doubt, the aspect most relevant of his powerful work is his ability to show the social realism around him. His works center around social and political criticism and constitute a cry of protest against injustice and a constant fight for peace.
Garcia Bustos' hundreds of works have been exhibited in Argentina
, Austria
, Cuba, Ecuador
, Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States. In the 1950s, he was not allowed to enter the United States because of his political beliefs. Today, he participates in important exhibitions of his works in that country.
He has been a member of the World Peace Council
, the Mexican Plastic Arts Hall and the Mexican Academy of Arts, among other organizations.
On March 29, 2005, a collection consisting of eleven of his paintings was exhibited at the Museo Mural Diego Rivera of the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, in Mexico City.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
painter.
Biography
Arturo García Bustos was born in Mexico CityMexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, near the Zócalo
Zócalo
The Zócalo is the main plaza or square in the heart of the historic center of Mexico City. The plaza used to be known simply as the "Main Square" or "Arms Square," and today its formal name is Plaza de la Constitución...
. The cultural and political environment fasicinated the youthful Bustos, as he is called by friends and family, and influenced greatly his artistic development. In 1941, when he was barely 15, he entered the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas
National School of Arts (UNAM)
The Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas is a college of art in Xochimilco, Mexico City. The school is part the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, and is responsible for teaching art - painting, sculpture and graphic design, with undergraduate and graduate studies in San Carlos...
and the following year entered the Escuela de Pintura y Escultura ("La Esmeralada") where his teachers were Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo de Rivera was a Mexican painter, born in Coyoacán, and perhaps best known for her self-portraits....
, Feliciano Peña
Feliciano Peña
Herminio Feliciano Peña Aguilera was a Mexican painter, sculptor and engraver.- Biography :Peña moved to Mexico City in 1926, where he visited the open air painting school of Tlalpan after 1927...
, Agustín Lazo and María Izquierdo
María Izquierdo
María Izquierdo was a Mexican painter. She was born in San Juan de los Lagos in the state of Jalisco; her birth name was María Cenobia Izquierdo Gutiérrez. Her father died when she was five years old and she lived with grandparents afterward in small towns of Aguascalientes, Torreón, and Saltillo...
.
The year 1945 was decisive. He was one of the four students who followed Frida Kahlo to Coyoacan (these students became known as "los Fridos"), he entered the Taller Gráfica Popular (TGP) and he participated in the founding of the group "Artistas Jóvenes Revolucionarios." Starting in 1945, he had a close relationship with Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
Diego Rivera
Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez was a prominent Mexican painter born in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, an active communist, and husband of Frida Kahlo . His large wall works in fresco helped establish the Mexican Mural Movement in...
. Rina Lazo, who was an assistant of Diego Rivera, has been his partner and wife for over 60 years. With her, he shares the "Casa de la Malinche" where they both paint and create engravings.
In 1952 the "Frente Nacional de Artes Plásticas" was founded, pronouncing that this group of artists would be the representative of the workers in the arts in Mexico. In 1953, he came to Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
with his artist wife Rina, a Guatemalan by birth, where he gave an important workshop on engraving. These works are still exhibited in Guatemala.
His four main themes in these lithographs are 1) Scenes of rural Mexican Life; 2) the fight of different towns for liberation; 3) the campaign in favor of disarmament and peace and 4) portraits of people.
Today, Arturo García Bustos is recognized as one of the greatest Mexican lithographers and as one of the best Mexican painters and muralists. His mural
Mural
A mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other large permanent surface. A particularly distinguishing characteristic of mural painting is that the architectural elements of the given space are harmoniously incorporated into the picture.-History:Murals of...
s can be seen in the Oaxaca room of the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico, the metro station
Metro Universidad
Metro Universidad is astation on the Mexico City Metro. It is located in the southern reaches of Mexico City, in Coyoacán borough. A surface station, it is the current terminus of Line 3...
at the UNAM
Unam
UNAM or UNaM may refer to:* National University of Misiones, a National University in Posadas, Argentina*National Autonomous University of Mexico , the large public autonomous university based in Mexico City...
, the stairways of the Municipal Palace in Oaxaca, to mention only a few. In June 1999, Rina and Bustos conducted a masters class in Italy teaching the art of the mural where they painted a mural. Without doubt, the aspect most relevant of his powerful work is his ability to show the social realism around him. His works center around social and political criticism and constitute a cry of protest against injustice and a constant fight for peace.
Garcia Bustos' hundreds of works have been exhibited in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, Cuba, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
, Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States. In the 1950s, he was not allowed to enter the United States because of his political beliefs. Today, he participates in important exhibitions of his works in that country.
He has been a member of the World Peace Council
World Peace Council
The World Peace Council is an international organization that advocates universal disarmament, sovereignty and independence and peaceful co-existence, and campaigns against imperialism, weapons of mass destruction and all forms of discrimination...
, the Mexican Plastic Arts Hall and the Mexican Academy of Arts, among other organizations.
On March 29, 2005, a collection consisting of eleven of his paintings was exhibited at the Museo Mural Diego Rivera of the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, in Mexico City.
External links
- Listings for over 125 works produced by Arturo García Bustos during his time at the Taller de Gráfica Popular can be viewed at Gráfica Mexciana.