ARTURO GARCÍA BUSTOS - Jackie Sleper

JACKIE SLEPER: Esta pintura es un homenaje a una persona muy especial: Arturo García Bustos, fantástico gráfico, pintor, alumno y amigo personal de Frida Kahlo, uno de Los Fridos. Pinté a García Bustos con gran delicadeza en una imagen más grande que la de Frida. Le puse peces alrededor como en un acuario pero en libertad. Las hojas color sangre (color escarlata) representan la tristeza que aún siente Arturo por la muerte de Frida. Las palabras que escribo en la obra hablan por sí mismas.

This painting is my tribute to a very special person: Arturo García Bustos, pupil and close personal friend of Frida Kahlo and member of Los Fridos. He himself is a fantastic graphic artist and painter. I have depicted him in a very soft style and larger than Frida. Fishes are swimming around them; I use these to symbolise life. They seem to be swimming in an aquarium, but in fact they are not: they are free. The blood-red leaves represent his sadness at Frida’s passing. He misses her still. The words on the painting speak for themselves.

Jackie Sleper
www.jackiesleper.com
(photo Ruben de Heer)