Jesús Álvarez Amaya
| Jesús Álvarez Amaya | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 19, 1925 Mexico City |
| Died | June 21, 2010 |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Education | Escuela de Arte para Trabajadores |
| Known for | painting and graphic arts |
| Movement | Mexican muralism |
Jesús Álvarez Amaya (November 19, 1925 – June 21, 2010) was a Mexican painter and graphic artist, mostly known for mural work and his graphic work as head of the Taller de Gráfica Popular, which he led from 1967 until his death. His murals can be found in various parts of the country and his art mostly have social and political themes.
Jesús Álvarez Amaya was born on November 19, 1925 in the La Merced neighborhood in Mexico City. He came from modest background, working as a baker in his youth.
He studied art at the Escuela de Arte para Trabajadores (Art School for Workers) and later studied with noted artist Ramón Alva de la Canal. He later worked as an assistant to Diego Rivera for the mural done at the Insurgentes Theater, as well as the Olympic Stadium at the Ciudad Universitaria .
He was a lifelong militant communist, involved in activities mostly through the Taller de Gráfica Popular, for example printing posters during the student uprising in 1968. He was a heavy reader especially valuing poetry, and that of his friend Jaime Sabines. He was also a fan of Carlos Monsiváis.
He died on June 21, 2010 in Mexico City of cancer which could not be treated because of his advanced age.
Álvarez was a painter and graphic artist. His first individual exhibition was in 1951 at the Galería Commercial de Arte Moderno. Some of his last exhibitions include those at the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana, of which he was a member. His works can be found in a number of collections including that of the Blaisten Collection and the Fundación Cultural Pascual. Those in the last collection were donated by the artist during the Pascual Boing workers 1982 strike which eventually led to the employees taking over the company.
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