Mario Gonzalez Chavajay

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Mario Gonzalez Chavajay works exclusively with Arte Maya Tz'utuhil. Mario González is one of Pedro Rafael Gonzalez Chavajay’s two young brothers who paint. Unlike most Tz’utuhil artists coming out of one family, Mario did not learn from his brother Pedro Rafael. He learned the hard way by painting mainly on his own. For years he painted tourist work for Salvador Reanda’s gallery in Santiago Atitlán. Mario rose to the challenge by doing two paintings a day. His sense of color and ability to apply paint made him the most saleable of all the artists, who painted for the tourist art galleries. In 2000 Mario stopped working for the tourist market and began exclusively painting original themes. His painting soon changed from the typical tourist work to paintings set in lush tropical forests depicting the traditional Maya way of life. Mario is probably the hardest working of all the Tz’utuhil artists and certainly among the most promising emerging artists.

Until the end of July, we are having an exhibition of new large format paintings by Mario Gonzalez Chavajay at Cafe Que Tal in San Francisco, CA. The reception is Thursday, June 16th, , 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. The painting by Mario at the top of the page is from the exhibition.

Mario Gonzalez Chavajay trabaja exclusivamente con Arte Maya Tz'utuhil. Mario González es uno de los dos hermanos menores de Pedro González Chavajay que pintan. A diferencia de la mayoría de artistas tz’utujiles que provienen de la misma familia, Mario no aprendió de su famoso hermano Pedro Rafael, sino que siguió el duro camino de ser autodidacta. Durante años hizo pinturas de orientación turística para la galería de Salvador Reanda en Santiago Atitlán. Mario estuvo a la altura del desafío, pintando dos cuadros diarios hasta que su sentido del color y la habilidad de pintar le hicieron el artista mejor mercadeado de todos los que pintaban para las galerías de arte turísticas. En el 2000 Mario dejó de trabajar para el mercado turístico y empezó a pintar exclusivamente temas originales. Sus pinturas pronto cambiaron de ser el típico trabajo turístico a pintura basada en lujuriosos bosques tropicales que demuestra la forma tradicional de vida de los Mayas. Mario probablemente es el más arduo trabajador de todos los pintores tz’utuhiles y por supuesto entre los más prometedores artistas emergentes.

Hasta finales de julio estamos teniendo una exposición de pinturas grandes por Mario González Chavajay en el Café Que Tal. La recepción es Martes, 18 de junio , de 5:00 a 8:00 pm. La pintura por Mario en la parte superior de la página es parte de la exposición.

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Huerfanos de la Violencia [Orphans of the Violence] 15" x 13" $160	Después de Stan [After Hurricane Stan] 15" x 13" $160	Descanso de Cazadores [Hunters Resting] 15" x 13" $200	Solotecos [Maya of Sololá] 15" x 13" $200

Bananos [Bananas] 15" x 12" $200	Traida de Agua [Bringing of Water] 13" x 15" $200	Curandero [Healer] 13" x 15" $200	Venta de Perros [Selling Dogs] 13" x 15" $200

Bananas 15" x 13" $200	Curandero [Healer] 15" x 13" $200	Día de Gracia [Day of Giving Thanks] 15" x 13" $250	Cermon Maya [Maya Ceremony] 15" x 13" $250

Pitallas 16" x 20" $200	Madres Solteras [Single Mothers] 16" x 20" $250	Bananas 16" x 20" $250	Ajmaak [Offering on a Propitious Day] 16" x 20" $300

Día Gracia [Day of Grace] 20" x 16" $250	Leña [Fire wood] 20" x 16" $250

Zanación Maya [Maya healing] 20" x 24" $400	Ajmaaki, Día de Pedir Perdon [Ajmaaki, the day to ask forgiveness] 20" x 24" $400	Hacedores de Paz [Peace makers] 20" x 24" $400	El Peligro que Cruza el Migrante [The Danger that Faces the Immigrant] 20" x 24" $400

Ceremonia Maya [Maya Ceremony] 20" x 24" $450	Día de Pedir Perdon [Day of asking forgiveness] 26" x 20" $450	Ritos de Bendición [Blessing Ceremony] 25" x 20" $500

El Acto de los Sacerdotes Mayas [The Ceremony of the Maya Priests] 30" x 40" $1500	Camino a la Escuela [The Road to School] 30" x 40" $1600
PAINTINGS SOLD

Trascendencia Maya (Maya Transcendental Experience) 26" x 20" Sale to B.H. Pending: 06/25/10	Los Sin Tierra [Those without Land] 20" x 24" $400