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the art of Jorge "Super Macho" Gutierrez
Adios Ricky
My first reaction was anger.
Damn it, Ricky, this is way too soon. And you were such an
extraordinary talent. What a waste! Anger at myself for ignoring
his last message asking to meet so he could apologize over our
last argument. I'll be taking that regret to the grave. But the
anger in me is long gone and now I'm just sad.
Thanks to Gabe Swarr, I met
Ricky back in 2003. We were both young artists from Mexico City
trying to make it in the industry. We connected instantly. He
joked that I was too Mexican. I shot back that he wasn't Mexican
enough. And for some reason, even thought we were both natural
Spanish speakers, we only spoke in English.
While we were both working on
Mucha Lucha I fell in love with his mischievous and subversive
boards. I really loved designing for him. We got into huge fights
but we always made up, like real friends. As soon as I had my
first pilot at Disney, Ricky was the first person I asked to help
me board a chunk. When he turned in his part, I was crying and
laughing my ass off. Ricky, like usual, had done way more than I
asked. And he completely poured his heart and soul into it. He
just couldn't help himself. After that, I swore than anything I ever
worked on, Ricky would be my wild card.
Years later, and after working
together on other shows and pilots, El Tigre was greenlit for
series at Nickelodeon. I asked Ricky to board the first episode
of the series, which was very difficult. It would be his first
digital board. We were still trying to figure out the show, the
writing and the crew. He jumped in fearlessly. Like before, he
did way more than anyone asked and he poured his heart and soul
into that massive board. He was under a microscope. The board was
a mess with genius ideas sprinkled all over it. He was almost
fired after that one. But he kept at it and worked his ass off.
Ricky kept pushing the envelope. His Tigre episodes are some of
the most beloved, inventive, subversive and mischievous we made.
He was so good, writers would request him to board their scripts.
In 2008, El Tigre won the Annie for best show. It was for "The
Grave Escape", a Day of the Dead themed two part episode Ricky
boarded (with Eddie Trigueros). Ricky had come through yet
again.
As time passed, we began to grow
apart. He was fed up with the industry and turned me down when I
asked him to board our last Disney pilot. He was done with the
studios. The last time we had dinner, he scared me with some of
his new radical and extreme ideas. He insulted everything we had
worked on together. This was very painful to hear. He implied I
was a sell out for selling the studios my personal stories, art
and heart. I was furious and I said things to him I will always
regret. When the bill came, he paid to mock me and we went our
separate ways.
By this point, his personal
comics got sadder, hilarious and heartbreaking. He was baring his
soul. We should have all seen this coming. Maybe he wanted to
meet one last time to say good bye. I'll never know.
All I know is that the Ricky I
loved, the funny mischievous genius, the one that changed my
life, that Ricky will stay with me forever. I will always tell
his story and keep his memory alive.
Adios, hermano.
We will
meet each other again some day.
I swear.
I swear.
jorge
Date Published: Dec 08, 2011 - 12:29 am
Muertito at Shopfanatico.com
I'm very happy to announce that MUERTITO shirts are now selling at SHOPFANATICO.COM
Date Published: Sep 15, 2011 - 3:20 pm
VIVA ZAPATA
This is my
piece for THE ICONOCLASTIC DEAD art show in Mexico City.
More info here:
More info here:
Date Published: Aug 26, 2011 - 8:24 pm
DIA DE TUS MUERTOS ART SHOW
MUERTO MOUSE
Hola amigos!
Sandra and I are curating a little Day of the Dead inspired art show this Friday October 29th in our favorite gallery: Galllery Subtext down in sunny San Diego.
Here's a link to a preview of some
of the amazing art (I especially LOVE Sandra's paper mache
calaveras):
The show features 10 different artists from
various cultural backgrounds who all happen have some sort of
connection to the world of animation. The name of the show is DIA
DE TUS MUERTOS which translates to DAY OF YOUR DEAD. The idea was to have every artist make the
iconic Mexican holiday of "Dia de los Muertos" into their own
muse.
The show features the art of:
Simon Varela
Simon Varela
and little old
me.
Hope to see you guys there!
Here are some of my paintings...
SANTO NO MUERE
EL AMOR NUNCA MUERE
SKELETOR
SANTO NO MUERE
EL AMOR NUNCA MUERE
SKELETOR
Date Published: Oct 27, 2010 - 12:57 am
El Abejorro Mostachon!
This image is for a CRI CRI tribute art book.
Don Gabilondo Soler "Cri Cri"was a famous composer of children music in Mexico. Many of his songs had really amazing and quirky characters. The song I chose was about a pissed off bee who stung people because he was pissed. And he had a mustache. Yeah, he was hard core.
Hope you guys like it...
Date Published: Sep 03, 2010 - 4:18 pm
La Calavera & El Valiente
*UPDATED
I was recently invited to participate in an art book based on the Mexican game of Loteria. Different Mexican artist will be doing their take on each of the iconic cards. I have always loved this game and even made my first CalArts film about it. I always wanted to do my take on all the cards but I think this will have to do for now.
Date Published: Jul 21, 2010 - 5:38 pm
Carmen Got Expelled pilot!
Unfortunately our Disney pilot did not go to series. Hope you guys like it ;)
Carmen Got Expelled! PILOT from Jorge R. Gutierrez on Vimeo.
Date Published: May 05, 2010 - 12:33 pm
La Wicked Witch!
Here's a character
design from a project I'm experimenting with. I usually don't
design girls since that is Sandra's domain. But when I do get to
design one, I try to make them really hot! Hope you guys like her
:)
Date Published: Mar 01, 2010 - 7:31 pm
faces
Trying out some facial expressions on a new character I was playing around with.
Date Published: Feb 19, 2010 - 12:12 pm
Sorry I have not posted in a while...
...but there's a really good reason :)
Date Published: Nov 23, 2009 - 8:10 pm
Sandra's new art show in San Diego!
The lovely Sandra is having a new art show this weekend and Luka and I could not be more excited. She painted all her new paintings while she was pregnant. Four paintings have already been sold and the show hasn't even opened!!!
Official info below:
Three
New Works by
Sandra Equihua, Matte Stephens, & Israel Sanchez
November 7th – December 3rd, 2009
Opening Reception: Saturday,
November 7th, 6-10pm
Subtext Gallery is proud to present a whimsical adventure with Sandra Equihua, Matte Stephens & Israel Sanchez (shown above). Combined, Stephens and Sanchez have noteworthy clientele including Disney, Herman Miller, American Express, Cartoon Network, and Comedy Central. Sandra returns to Subtext following work on Nickelodeon’s El Tigre, which won her an Emmy in 2008. Together, their work creates a quirky, unexpected journey of character and color. So join us at Subtext as we present a pre-holiday trifecta of inspiring works by three talented artists.
Date Published: Nov 01, 2009 - 11:14 pm
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