About this blog
This blog is about Jesus Chairez’ observations, opinions, assorted and diverse writings of life in Mexico. You will find Chairez’ columns, articles published and those written about him are in this site along with his photographs and videos. Chairez is also available for speaking engagements and personal and private tours of Mexico City.
Note: Chairez retired from his day job and as a radio producer and host of “Sin Fronteras,” a weekly radio show that ran for 12-years (July 4, 1993 – July 4, 2005) on Community radio station KNON 89.3 FM Dallas Texas. After retirement Chairez writing classes to reinvent himself as a writer.
Chairez is a second generation Mexican American (Chic-cano aka Latino) writer and photographer. Chairez originally from Dallas, Texas is now Mexico City based; since May 2008. Chairez lives in Col. Santa Maria la Ribera and in the land that was his grandparents.
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I just found your blog thru the post on Col. Santa Maria la Ribera. The older gents artwork looks like prison art – the type done on hankerchiefs and envelopes with ball point pens….did you ever ask where he learned to draw? I didn’t read the articles yet in the papers…will do that. I liked the story on aloes and also always wondered about those, now I know more. The ones in LA frequently have little strings of red thread and ribbon tied to them.
Cardie
PS: The link to join your blog by email is dysfuntional
Thanks for you comment Cardie, but I have seen lots of prison art and I never got that impression from looking at Martinez’ work. Really it reminds me of the late Mexican artist, Martin Ramirez. Ramirez was a Mexican immigrant who spent more than 30 years in California psychiatric hospitals making art few people valued, like this artist Humberto Martinez. Also the e-mail subscription application is now working – thanks for letting me know.
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