Not sure why...but this post was posted on Thursday (since I had 2 artists born on the 24th) and it came down...so I am reposting! Enjoy...
Jorge Gonzalez Camarena was born into an artistic family (his father was a photographer) on March 24, 1908, in Guadalajara. His brother Guillermo invented the color TV set . As a youth he loved watching his aunt paint. Not only did he like to draw, but also created small sculptures from stone and clay. He attended the Academy of San Carlos for several years, beginning at age 15.
As an adult, Camarena painted murals as well as easel work, especially portraits and self portraits. He was also involved in art for publications such as calendars. He painted several well known murals and also did restoration of old murals. His own work was influenced by the restorative process of Mesoamerican and early colonial murals. This distinguished him from the Mexican muralist movement in that he did now focus on the Revolution. Many of his murals are located on institutions, administration and city buildings.
Jorge Gonzalez Camarena died in 1980 of a brain hemorrhage.
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