BIOGRAPHY

Victor Alcazar was born in the city of Guadalajara Jalisco

January 7, 1978, in the populace neighborhood of San Juan de Dios

At an early age attended some classes at the Cabañas Cultural Institute

Watercolor classes, and in the Park Agua Azul took sculpture classes at basic level.

In the sixth grade of elementary school he was changed to Institute Luis Silva where he

earned an art contest, motivated only by "breaking" the chain of hits one of his new classmates

which for years was the best and most recognized.

In his teenage mind he felt a lack of common sense in ¨forced ¨mathematics studies in schools.

-"I am not going to be mathematician or chemist". said the.

His rebelion towards established institutions and formal education,

were the cause of living his life and studying as a "Gypsy".

Finishes his preparatory studies with a conviction for a "better future". It was in one of his art classes where his teacher,

a photographer and artist sees the extra ordinary artist in him.

He invites him to follow the path of art as a profession; and it introduces him to his father: a renowned Tapatio painter Jorge Martinez but nevertheless the artist never expresses the "hidden talent" in victor, he only speaks of his artistic career and gives him a book autographed and dedicated for him.

Even so, "comics", the smell of art materials and the feeling of freedom is his motivation for starting to study art formally.

Next comes his studies in Visual Arts earning a degree with specialization in painting, in the University Guadalajara. eager but earning little money for his studies, he began to work drawing people as a street artist.

This gives him practice and contacts, which invite him to participate in projects for newspapers and small publications.

At the university of Guadalajara he meets his life partner Veronica Acevedo, who is studying as Mexican Folk Dancer

with which establishes a working and sentimental relationship.

Both begin to carry out projects and scenography for the university theater while also carrying out their own dance projects. they decide to break the cordiality with the University when according to their teachers the projects are "too good for student life¨.

Annoying with the traditional ideas of the arts, ventured into several techniques all the time and in its own way of self-taught.

Carries out his own investigations and studies of photography, graphic design, xerography, engraving, watercolor, acrylic and oil painting, sculpture, cartoon, theatre, video and classic ballet, to which he gives a very personal sense.

Also tired of the same themes seen in the art community around him, he submerges himself into his own ideas and theories of art,

While working decorating motorcycles at a Harley Davidson dealership, he enters a graffiti contest sponsored by the Autonomous University of Guadalajara and wins second place. the art was for the university's soccer stadium gallery.

Won awards in the former convent of Carmen in Guadalajara with his piece called "La Barata¨ (¨the cheap") .

He gives regional cartoon and painting classes, in several DIF

Participates in various group exhibitions in different parts of the city.

Offers his writings, illustrated stories for children and poems to the Secretary of culture of Jalisco, to

Editorial Trillas and all respond that the economic budget is not good for personal projects, to

So who decides to save them for "better times", but even so he

begins to upload his personal writings to his personal internet blogs. not long after receives an unexpected prize of a Spanish site dedicated to evaluate the quality of the pages on the internet a five stars wins recognition for his poem Black Moon-Erotic Poetry.

Decides to "seriously" study the foundations of the art in the IUBA Institute University of fine arts of the city of Colima Colima.

To pay for their studies he worked as a cartoonist and graphic designer for a local newspaper.

again the formality of the classes bored him, so he decided to leave the school.

"-Now I'm not a student, my University time has passed" he said.

so he returns to the city of Guadalajara to continue to look for his space.

Competes all the time in all artistic competition he sees, receiving multiple awards, motivating him to never stop entering contests, he sees the contests as the path to reach the level of professionalism he so seeks.

Starts a project together with his companion Veronica in the community of Santa Anita Jalisco;

a folkloric Ballet that achieved successes in local television and traveling within Mexico,

after several years they decide to end the project to search for better opportunities for advancement for both,

having acquired personal and professional experience in their lives.

Victor seeks a new horizon in Cancun Quintana Roo, but the language does not is favorable;

working knowledge of designing the advertising image of the mascot for a taxi company in Phoenix Arizona

and invites him to emigrate to the neighboring country, to which Victor responds: .- Mexico never exchange a foreign country "

and decide so, let go of the invitation to work as a taxi driver in Phoenix.

And start a new project in conjunction with its companion, which is the Organization of social events and professional choreography

quinceañeras.

Also serves a business stationery at the same time, and time Depue,

a flood destroys your property, and to see that work is scarce and already they have nothing left,

decide to end their relationship and start from the beginning.

Victor arrives on 3 July 2008 at the plaza in Ajijic,

with 250 pesos in my pocket and art tools in a backpack;

because two days before the plan was to lie in the city of Puerto Vallarta Jalisco

and the encounter with a stranger, which makes the suggestion of living in Ajijic;

knowing that the foreign community knows appreciates art and distinguish it from the craft or imitation.

One person offers a room for six months while: the waterfront of what came to be known Ajijic

as one of the best cartoonists in the area;

incorporates the self-taught English language as necessary to personal growth and their profession, then, Victor, and planned the following steps:

reunited with his partner, buy an apartment and start painting again.

Are both a poor environment in the dance culture in the area and agree that it works to start a ballet Folklorico.

Is involved in the exhibitions of the region, is an active member of ASA Ajijc Society of the Arts in which he makes known to the foreign community to gain second place in 2009 and so, as immersed in the environment;

in Efren Gonzalez is a valuable artist and exchange ideas and expressions,

while failing to art competitions, winning second mural organizing H. Municipality of Chapala,

reliza illustrations of the "Lord Erskin"

Otis Malcolm writer;

exposes a couple of times the cultural center;

performed and the mural decoration on the top floor restaurant of the late "Joe's"

Continues to do murals in the interior of houses and private spaces

currently awaiting the verdict of a contest that aims to install a worthy entry to the village of Ajijic

and give character and distinction in a sculpture called "The Guardian."

Victor Alcazar today currently has his studio, and you can have an appointment with

personally for his work, which many people described as fanciful.

.- "Life is a constant balance,



and I've never been balanced,

will struggle to find

always because of things "

Victor Alcazar