Lucero Gonzalez Jameson
Bio
Lucero Gonzalez Jameson was born in Mexico City and now lives and works in New York City, where she moved in the early 1980s. While raising a young family in Mexico City, psychology fascinated her for years. When this pursuit ran its course, she turned her attention to philosophy, where a lifelong passion gripped her. She understood that life is tragic, that questions pertaining to humanity as a whole are a cause of concern for the individual beyond his or her own grievances. Lucero’s curiosity turned toward the inquiry abiding in that “no-mans-land” between theology and science, whose core questions invoke metaphysics and the human condition. Lucero studied at La Esmeralda, the Academy where muralists Rivera, Orozco, and Siqueiros all began. A turning point came when she studied with Robin Bond, a British artist teaching at Tacubaya in Mexico City. It was then that she felt truly at ease. Bond had been the assistant to A. S.Neil, founder of Sumemrhill-- a radical school established 1921 in Britain. Lucero poured forth what Bond sought: the beauty of a free stroke, an unmediated action—spontaneity-- genuine, rooted creativity. From then on she has dedicated her life to painting, creating luminous canvases that explore the human condition.
Statement
Series of Paintings from the 1990’s - New York City
I painted these series of backs to represent an idea I got from reading Jean Paul Sartre and Albert Camus. They are my favorite authors on existentialism.
I wanted to turn my back on the ancient and obsolete philosophies that relied on the “essence” of things. Existentialism freed me from having the absurd essence of a housewife, a mother, a woman all with the limits men imposed to us throughout millennia.
Becoming an existentialist is not as easy as it seems, as you must reinvent your existence to suit your individual needs within a society. The morality of existentialism is poured onto the individual and creates a society of humans that need to choose being good.
Painting after these series of backs also became freer for me. I paint what I like and this is not always the best route for success as dealers and investors want to see the same painting over and over. I did paint many backs and have sold many throughout the years but I have continued on to other subjects.
These backs hold for me the idea that you must turn and go forth especially in philosophical terms which bind all our actions, creations and emotions.
2.5 x 4m / 98.4 x 157 in
