With the purpose of opening spaces that demonstrate the artistic talent of great painters, musicians and writers, the Casa del Constituyente opens its doors for you to visit its facilities and learn about its most recent exhibition “Intintando magueyes. Lives and Stories” by John McGhee.
John McGhee Huggard or “Juanito Magueyes”, known as such by the inhabitants of Otumba, due to his love for painting agaves, was a draftsman and painter who was born on May 21, 1922 in Brooklyn, New York, and died in the City of Mexico, June 30, 2018, grew up in a family that grew cotton, but in the Great Depression they lost everything, thus making their way into the art trade.
He grew up among museums and art galleries, inspiring him to start his artistic career, as a young man he was recruited to participate in World War II, but due to an eye condition he was not considered for combat, so he was assigned to Panama, where he learned Spanish and learned about the Latino culture.
His biggest awakening was when he arrived in Otumba, because there he rediscovered color, after living in cities gray with pollution he fell in love with the Mexican natural environment, especially the magueyes, becoming an important painter for Mexico, as well as being part of of the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana.
The John McGhee exhibition is an anthology of some of his creative stages that goes from his notes as a student at the Pratt Institute, in New York, to his latest creations, offering the public 16 works that show his highly precise strokes, achieving an infinity of of visual textures, which he uses to define the contours, folds, and physical features of his characters and his self-portraits.
This space was inaugurated at the beginning of March and is available until the end of April, so you can learn more about the works or the author at Primera cerrada de Nezahualcóyotl #215, Col. Centro, Texcoco, State of Mexico.
Hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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