NICE WELDER WITH DEATH MASK
Saturday, May 2, 2009, I found myself on Alvaro Obregon in Col. Roma to see the artists and artwork. But being that México City, ground zero, was in almost total shut down because of the flu scare there were fewer artists.
I walk onto Fronteas street to go to a store and ran into this welder shop, Servicio Romero. Romero says he is an expert on welding parts to cars and art. OK.
The shop – Servicio RomeroThe items he had stuck to the front entrance counter caught my attention, items Romero called “arte.” Mr. Romero was in the process of shaving when I walked in. He was shaving because he was on this way out, going to go sing. AND then he started singing for me, cute. He even showed me his guitar that he uses too.
The front entrance counter that caught my attention his “art”I noted that Romero has lots of stuff in his small shop. There is a cardboard box that is filled with papers, Romero’s filing system. And on the counter he also has his Mega health powder. Romero was really in good shape and he showed my a couple of trophy’s he had won in running; this guy is in his 60′s.
What I thought was most interesting is that Romero does not put his pictures to remember in a photo album but he pastes them on the wall. He gave me a story of every faded picture that was stuck on his wall. It was evident by the empty spaces that some of the pictures had fallen off and he had not replaced them.
The one thing that Romero did not talk about was the facemask he had on his wall. It was evident that he stuck that mask on the wall and spray painted it gold. I asked if facemask was of Pancho Villa and he said no – it was his DAD! He had his fathers’ death mask on the wall, which I guess explains the flowers over facemask head stuck in on old bicycle frame – a tribute. Fascinating.
The wall with photos and death mask – really an altar.Mr. Romero invited me to come back and to chat, and I know I will.
Another great post bud, as always!
I love that he didn’t remove it from the wall to spray it gold.
I’ve been reading your blog for awhile from over in Mérida and I love your eye. Good post.
Thanks Gary and Jonn for you kind words. I like to find these items and post.