José Julián Martí
La pelea

La pelea

© José Julián Martí

La pelea
La pelea
CultureCuban
Titles
  • La pelea
  • The Fight
  • Gladiadores
  • Gladiators
Date2006
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 5/8 × 13 5/8 in. (24.4 × 34.6 cm)
Frame (outer): 16 × 19 3/16 × 1 1/4 in. (40.7 × 48.7 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Madeleine P. Plonsker Collection, Gift of Madeleine and Harvey Plonsker
Object number2024.263
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 314
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Department
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Description

Working as a photojournalist, José Julián Martí frequently traveled in the Cuban countryside, pursuing personal projects in parallel with his assignments. “I like to say my work is anthropological, I document life, traditions, and habits,” he has said. “When I see the tradition of cockfights, I see the violence behind it. I try to depict things that you cannot make pictures of, like feelings of fear, nostalgia.”

 

Trabajando como fotorreportero, José Julián Martí viajaba frecuentemente por el campo cubano, llevando a cabo proyectos personales en paralelo con sus encargos. Sobre su obra, ha comentado: “Me gusta decir que mi trabajo es antropológico; documenta la vida, las tradi- ciones y los hábitos. Cuando veo la tradición de las peleas de gallos, veo la violencia que hay detrás. Trato de representar cosas que no se pueden captar en imá- genes, como los sentimientos de miedo y nostalgia”.


ProvenanceMadeleine and Harvey Plonsker, Glencoe, Illinois; given to MFAH, 2024.

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