Mi Pueblo (My People)
This large-scale mural was created by Salvadorian artist Camilo Minero (1917-2005). The scene shows the faces of children, the laboring hands of workers, and the hopeful look of the population that works for a better future.
There are two major themes that are evoked in ""Mi Pueblo"", one of them is peace, represented by the light of the sun and the abundance of the natural world. The second theme is human rights, represented in the figures as they live their lives unimpeded under the guarantee of peace. The artist’s style is very apparent with intersecting, and fractured linework overlaying the piece, and the use of yellow and other warm colours, enlivening the image with the sense of the warmth and energy of the region.
Camilo Minero was a prominent Salvadoran painter, muralist and engraver, born on the 11th of November 1917 in Zacatecoluca, El Salvador. He was teacher in 1960 of the School of Plastic Arts of the University of El Salvador. He soon became the director of the Arts Workshop. In 1996, the government of El Salvador awarded him the National Culture Prize. He has said of his work, “I paint the people, the workers, the paunchy children who walk in the markets, I find beauty there”.
This gift was given by The Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the United Nations, Representative Ruben Escalante Hasbun, to the United Nations to add to the aesthetic landscape of the Conference Building.