UJosé Reyes Meza wazalelwa eTampico, eTamaulipas, ngo-1924, eminyakeni engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili eyedlule, yize esekhuluma iqiniso isikhathi sesimile kuye.
Unikezwe ukuphumula okukhulu kongqondo namandla amakhulu okujabulela impilo, ukubukeka kwakhe kungokomuntu osemncane kakhulu, futhi lokhu kubonakala kuzo zonke izenzo zakhe.
Indoda enobungane nethambile, ingxoxo yakhe igcwele amahlaya nemishwana ehlakaniphile ezungeze izihloko eziyingxenye yendawo yakhe: izinkabi, ukupheka nokudweba (okungenye indlela yokupheka).
Imvelo yakhe enelukuluku futhi ecabangayo imholele ekutheni angene emikhakheni ehlukahlukene yezobuciko bepulasitiki: umbono wokudweba, umdwebo wesakhiwo kanye ne-easel, ukufanekisa izincwadi kanye nokubukwa kweshashalazi, kugqame kuzo zonke.
Njengabanye abafundi abaningi besifundazwe, waphoqeleka ukuthi afudukele eMexico City ukuze aqhubeke nezifundo zakhe, kwathi eneminyaka engu-18 wangena eNational Institute of Anthropology and History, lapho athola khona imidwebo nemidlalo yaseshashalazini. Enkampanini yezinye izitshudeni, wasungula i-Autonomous Student Theatre futhi waqala ukuthuthukisa umsebenzi wasesteji. Lapho eneminyaka engama-24, wabhalisa eNational School of Plastic Arts, lapho athola khona imfundo yezifundo kuFrancisco Goytia, uFrancisco de la Torre noLuis Sahagún.
UReyes Meza usebenza ngokungakhathali futhi uhamba ubude nobubanzi bezwe lethu, kungaba emsebenzini wakhe njengomklami ohleliwe noma njenge-muralist, enza imiyalo yohulumeni bezwe kanye namakhasimende azimele. Njengomklami we-National Institute of Fine Arts, i-UNAM, Ezokuphepha Komphakathi, iClassical Theatre kanye neSpain Theatre yaseMexico, omagazini bezomculo kanye ne-cabaret, umsebenzi wakhe uthatha iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-25.
UReyes Meza wenze izindonga eLos Angeles, e-University of Tamaulipas, eNational Museum of History, ePublic Property Registry, eRaudales de Malpaso Dam eChiapas, eCasino de la Selva eCuernavaca nezinye eziningi. emasontweni kulo lonke iRiphabhuliki. Ube yilungu lokuqala lezinhlangano ezahlukahlukene zobuciko bepulasitiki futhi uthole imiklomelo nokuhlonishwa emanyuvesi nasezikhungweni ezisemthethweni. Njengamanje umsebenzi wakhe uyingxenye yamaqoqo amaningi azimele, kanye neminyuziyamu eMexico nase-United States.
UJosé Reyes Meza wenze “iMexico neMexico” ukukhathazeka kwakhe okubaluleke kakhulu, futhi lokhu kuye kwabonakala emsebenzini wakhe wobuchwepheshe. Ukwakheka kwakhe nama-brushstroke akhe athole ukunconywa kwabagxeki abakhethekile kwezobuciko nochungechunge lwakhe lwezinkunzi futhi namanje izimpilo (izidalwa eziphilayo, njengoba ejwayele ukusho) ziyaphawuleka, lapho afaka khona umbala, ukukhanya, ukunambitheka nezinto ezijwayelekile umhlaba wethu. Kepha ake uthisha asitshele okuthile ngempilo yakhe:
IZIMBANGO ZAMI EZINTATHU NJENGENYE: UKUDWEBA
Ngazalelwa imisebenzi emithathu: umdwebi, umlweli wezinkunzi kanye nokupheka; Umdwebo uvame njengendawo yokuphila. Ukulwa nezinkunzi kwakuyimidlalo yami yobuntwana neyentsha, ngaphandle kokuzenzisa ngaphandle kokwanelisa umsebenzi wami wesibili wobuciko. Kusukela ngo-1942 kuya kowe-1957 ngenza uhambo lokuhambela izindawo ngezwe kuyo yonke iRiphabhuliki yaseMexico ngifuna ithuba lokubamba iqhaza ekubambeni, ekulweni nasezinkulungwaneni zezinkunzi zasedolobheni; Kulokho kuhlangana ngithole ingxenye ejulile yaleso sici esiyimfihlakalo se-tauric, okwathi, ukubamba iqhaza ku-syncretism eyimfihlakalo-yezenkolo, kwaba nomthelela ekuthokozeni kwemikhosi ethandwa kakhulu ngabantu baseMexico: izinkundla ezithuthukisiwe nezikwele ezincane ezihlotshiswe ngemihlobiso yamaphepha amaShayina, lapho ubungaphefumula khona iphunga lesitebela ne-pulque. Ibhendi yasedolobheni, nabanye abantu ababedangele futhi abanye ngokumangazayo bengashukumi, bamemezele ama-pasodobles futhi bakhulisa izimpi zezinkunzi, ukuthi ngikukhumbula kanjani!
Kwakungu-1935 futhi ngathola umsebenzi wami wokuqala eTampico lapho ngineminyaka eyishumi nanye ubudala: umfana wasekhishini endaweni yokudlela yenkampani kawoyela yamaNgisi i-El Águila, manje eyiPEMEX. Ngangijabule njengomfundi ophekayo, njengoba ngangilalela isifiso sami sesithathu somsebenzi. Lapho ngathola ukuqala kwakho konke, injabulo yokuphila ngaleso senzo esivelele somlingo esiyikhishi; ithwala okuthile noma okuningi okuyimfihlakalo, ixhunyaniswe nesenzo esibalulekile somuntu okuyiye ekuqaleni ekunye neZwi, ngoba esenzweni kukhona amagama nasemagameni iresiphi, nakuresiphi isenzo sokudala - ikhishi le ngomlilo ngakho-ke, okomlilo, okunjengokungathi kunjalo, okwenza ukunambitheka, amakha, imibala nokwakheka kwezinto uNkulunkulu azidalayo futhi aziphila emhlabeni, emanzini nasemoyeni. Okuhlangenwe nakho okwangibeka izisekelo zokuthi ngifeze kusaphila, hhayi impilo kepha kusekhona, endaweni ethulile engapheli lapho ubuhle bempilo buhlala khona kuze kube phakade. Impilo ibonakalise ukuthi esenzweni sokupheka sidluliselwa ukondla umzimba, futhi esenzweni sokupheka okungokomfanekiso sidluliselwa ukondla umoya.
Imisebenzi yami emithathu igxile koyedwa: ukudweba; Yebo, indikimba yezinkunzi ibilokhu ivela njalo emsebenzini wami wezithombe futhi ukupheka kunginike futhi kuyaqhubeka nokunginikeza injabulo yokuyakha nokuyijabulela. Umsebenzi wami wesakhiwo nokwakheka kwendawo kuphekiwe ngaphandle.
Umthombo: I-Aeroméxico Tips No. 30 Tamaulipas / Spring 2004
