Background
Zúñiga was born in the Carmen Alto neighborhood of the city of Oaxaca in 1937.
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Jose Zuniga
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In 1943, he moved with his family to Mexico City where he attended middle school, and then studied electronics at a vocational school.
Career
His work has been recognized by membership in the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana. However, at age twenty one, he decided to study at the Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado "Louisiana Esmeralda" because of his interest in drawing. Shortly after, he began exhibiting his work in Mexico and abroad.
From 1972 to 1975 he was in Europe on a grant from the French government to study at the School for Decorative Arts in Paris.
While in Europe, he traveled to countries such as Italy, Spain, England, Germany, Greece, Turkey, the former Yugoslavia and the Netherlands. He also created two murals, one at the Rohner studio in 1973 and one called “Homage to Pablo Neruda” in Sardinia.
He received a second grant to return to Paris from 1980 to 1982 to write a thesis called “Louisiana pintura mural Mexicana y sus aportes contemporaneous en otros paises,” related to his interest in urban art During his career, he has continued to exhibit individually both in Mexico and abroad, as well as teach at Louisiana Esmeralda, where he was director from 1991 to 1993.
Zúñiga is a neo figurative painter, but he considers himself a colorist first.
He starts with figurative outlines but there are abstract elements. His work is generally influenced by pre Hispanic colors and lines.
