from The Galveston County Daily News
TEXAS CITY — Maestro Shinzaburo Takeda, an internationally known artist who lives in Oaxaca, Mexico, watched as a mural was unveiled Friday at College of the Mainland.
The mural, based on one of his paintings, was executed by art students under his direction.
The mural is a symbol of the close relations between Mexico and Texas — and between Universidad Autonoma Benito Juarez de Oaxaca and College of the Mainland......
Takeda went to Mexico in 1963, fascinated by the tradition of the great muralists.
“There were no murals in Japan 50 years ago,” he said.
While Diego Rivera and Jose Clemente Orozco were dead, David Alfaro Siqueiros became a friend and mentor.
“If you sell a painting, a rich person puts it in his home and it is gone,” said Takeda, who had trained as a painter in Japan. “A mural on a wall is for everyone.”
The same applies to print making, he said. “The murals and prints are a way to communicate with society.”
Takeda traveled throughout Mexico, fascinated with the cultures, especially those of the indigenous peoples.
He settled in Oaxaca and has studied its cultures for 30 years. The region is home to 17 groups, each with its own environment, customs and cultures, he said.
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