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Gustavo Monroy, art as a logbook of violence.

In the documentary Gustavo Monroy and Art as a Logbook of Violence, the artist recounts his creative processes and the parallel between his works and harsh moments in the history of Mexico and the world.

This story begins in Sonora during his childhood, how his environment and upbringing led him to form a critical conscience with great social concern.

At the age of 18, he arrived in Mexico City to study painting and began to make drawings in which he explored self-portraits. His appearance, with his black beard, long hair, and aquiline features, seemed to be a living representation of the image of Christ. These self-portraits were cataloged as sacrilege in his first exhibition.

In this documentary, Gustavo Monroy traces the different stages of his work, immersing the viewer chronologically in history. Through his paintings, he opens a portal to violent events that have caused significant social pain.

Among the events, he records are the Acteal Massacre and the attack on the Twin Towers. Most of his themes reflect the social problems that exist in Mexico today, which are universal problems that, to a greater or lesser extent, are present throughout the world in the figures of migration, disappearances, massacres, and violence in general.

In the self-portrait, the artist tells the story of the violence the Mexican population is experiencing. Monroy shows how violence has been normalized and assimilated into this culture, becoming a consumer product.

The audiovisual proposal of Gustavo Monroy and Art as a Logbook of Violence proposes how art can lead to reflection on complex problems such as violence, moving away from the vanity with which many artists live today, themes that Monroy calls "silly art."

  • DARWIN JOEL GARCIA
    Director
  • DARWIN JOEL GARCIA RONDON
    Producer
  • AIDA DEL CARMEN BRICEÑO CASTILLO
    Producer
  • Bipxel Films
    Producer
  • Aida Briceño
    Editado
  • Victor Manuel Bernal Villegas
    Editado
  • Viktor Cassiel Eslava Osorio
    Asistente de cámara y sonido
  • Darwin García
    Diseño Gráfico
  • Aida Briceño
    Animación
  • Victor Manuel Bernal Villegas
    Animación
  • Leandro Burgos
    Corrección de estilo
  • Raúl Figueira
    Corrección de estilo
  • Nervinson Machado
    Corrección de estilo
  • Yamil Ramirez
    Subtítulos en inglés
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Gustavo Monroy, el arte como bitácora de la violencia.
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    27 minutes 41 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 15, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    9,525 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Mexico
  • Country of Filming:
    Mexico
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - DARWIN JOEL GARCIA

Darwin García (Venezuela, 1981)
Es un director y productor cinematográfico venezolano radicado en México. Estudió artes gráficas, ciencias audiovisuales y fotografía en Venezuela. Desde muy joven incursionó en la fotografía a través del retrato, en el cual se destacó por captar con el lente personalidades destacadas del mundo artístico y cultural. Fue además miembro fundador de la revista de artes plásticas Artefacto.
Desde su llegada a México, en 2017, se ha dedicado por entero a la dirección y producción de documentales en varias regiones del país. Actualmente dirige la productora audiovisual Bipxel Films, la cual fundó con el objetivo de conectar historias que destaquen por ser ejemplos de vida y resiliencia. Desde este espacio se ha especializado en generar documentales con enfoques introspectivos.
En esta etapa de su carrera presenta como ópera prima Gustavo Monroy y el arte como bitácora de la violencia, en la cual documenta el trabajo y trayectoria de este artista plástico que ha dedicado su vida a mantener a través de su obra la memoria como resistencia a la violencia en México.
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He is a Venezuelan film director and producer living in Mexico. He studied graphics, audiovisual sciences, and photography in Venezuela. At a very young age, he ventured into photography through portraits, where he distinguished himself by capturing the outstanding personalities of the artistic and cultural world with his lens. He was also a founding member of the art magazine Artefacto.
Since he arrived in Mexico in 2017, he has dedicated himself entirely to directing and producing documentaries in different regions of the country. He currently directs the audiovisual production company Bipxel Films, which he founded intending to connect stories that stand out as examples of life and resilience. From this space, he has specialized in creating documentaries with introspective approaches.
At this stage of his career, he presents his debut feature Gustavo Monroy and Art as a Logbook of Violence, in which he documents the work and career of this plastic artist who has dedicated his life to preserving through his work memory as a resistance to violence in Mexico.

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