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Man on Fire
Luis Jiménez, 1969
fiberglass
87 1/4 x 75 1/4 x 19 1/2 in.
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Morris Incorporated
In Man on Fire Jiménez looks back at his Mexican roots. This sculpture is based on the story of Cuauhtemoc, an eighteen-year-old who organized the Mexican people and drove the Spaniards from Mexico City during the time of Montezuma. When caught, he was tortured with fire. Jiménez created this flaming man in the late 1960s during the Vietnam War. He had seen photographs of Vietnamese monks who set themselves on fire to protest the war. He also shared the rage of many Chicanos who believed that a disproportionate number of young Mexican American men were drafted to serve in Southeast Asia.
En Man on Fire, Jiménez dirige la mirada a sus raíces mexicanas. Esta escultura se basa en la historia de Cuauhtemoc, joven de 18 años que movilizó al pueblo mexicano y arrojó a los españoles de la Ciudad de México en tiempos de Montezuma. Apresado, fue condenado a la hoguera. Jiménez creó esta figura de un hombre envuelto en llamas a finales de los años sesenta, durante la guerra de Vietnam. Había visto fotografías de monjes que se inmolaban y morían abrasados en protesta por la guerra. También compartía la indignación de muchos chicanos, que creían que un número desproporcionado de jóvenes americanos de origen mexicano era reclutado y enviado al Sudeste de Asia.
Channels: Sculpture
Artists: Luiz Jiménez
Themes: Becoming / Being an ArtistChildhoodIdentityMaterials and ProcessObjects
Luiz Alfonso Jiménez, Jr. was born in Texas. A Sculptor and teacher whose large fiberglass figures capture the color and vigor of Hispanic-American women and men. Jimenez died in his Hondo, New Mexico studio in 2006 while working on the now famous Blue Mustang.
Yes! The Anderson Museum is a great place to see Luis Jimenez' work as well as the work of many other contemporary artists. Their website is www.roswellamoca.org.
A number of Luis Jimenez' fiberglass sculptures as well as some of his drawings, ecthings and lithographs can be viewed at the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art located in Roswell, New Mexico at 409 East College Blvd. There is no admission charge for the museum, which covers 22,000 sq. ft. and is a permanent collection of works of art created by artists connected with the Roswell Artist-In-Residence program. Luis Jimenez was one of the artists in this program 1972-73.
i agree lol :)
I saw this guy's work in Austin, TX. I think I mentioned to you about the colorful fiberglass...
this is fascinating.
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