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I've just recently seen the "Tamayo Illustrador" exhibition at the Museo del Periodismo y las Artes Graficas in downtown Guadalajara. Rufino Tamayo is a Mexican icon, and this was one show I didn't want to miss.
I wasn't disappointed. Though my first introduction toTamayo was through his magical, richly textured oils, I found myself equally absorbed in the lithographs and illustrations that were presented in the show. It is remarkable that in whatever media Tamayo applied himself, his illusive energy that binds us all comes through the work. This extraordinary ability to touch the heart of his viewer is as evident in his greeting cards, public announcements, illustrations of literary works, and text book covers - where but in Mexico does the Board of Education commission a world class painter to illustrate its textbooks.- as it is in his easel paintings and murals.
An interesting aspect of the show was that much of the work would have been ephemeral if not for the happenstance of a few libraries and archives. I felt privileged that much of this work has been saved. It gave me a chance to see not only the breadth of Tamayo's work, but the context in which it was done.
A number of the exhibits really grabbed my interest. Among them were the drawings he did for "Mexican Folkways", a now defunct bilingual magazine of art, archeology, legends, festivals, and song. The magazine was a cultural celebration of Mexico in its time, and the quality of its artwork and writing have yet to be matched. I was disappointed it was no longer in print when I came to Mexico. To finally see copies of the magazine that I had read so much about along with the Tamayo illustrations was an unexpected delight.
Read the complete article . . . Plus view the photographs. |
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