Njani uMchasi-mbumbulu oDume kakubi ngokuzibuyisa njengoMzobi

UArthur J. Williams Jr.ngoyena waziwa kakhulu ngokuba ngumgunyathi ophindaphinde ngempumelelo into ekucingelwa ukuba ayinakuphinda iphindaphindwe nge-1996 yamakhulu eedola. Abameli beeNkonzo zeMfihlo bamlandela ngenkuthalo uWilliams njengoko wayeprinta oko kuqikelelwa ukuba bekukho malunga ne- $ 10 yezigidi kwimali engeyiyo ngaphambi kokuba ekugqibeleni ifikile kwintolongo yaseburhulumenteni kangangeminyaka emithandathu enesiqingatha — isihlandlo sesithathu wavalelwa ngenxa yolwaphulo-mthetho.

Oko kuyavakala njenge-biografi yolwaphulo-mthetho lomsebenzi, kodwa ngela xesha lokugqibela emva kwezitshixo u-Art wazibuyisela njengomculi osemthethweni. Ukuncamathela kwinto awayeyazi, uWilliams waqala ngokupeyinta imali, ekugqibeleni wakhupha i-a umgca wempahla . Kwakungekho kudala ngaphambi kokuba umhlaba wobugcisa uqaphele; Ekupheleni kwenyanga ephelileyo, igalari yaseMeg Frazier kwidolophu yakhe iChicago yabamba umboniso wokuqala wobugcisa, Imisebenzi yokuYila emele uBomi boMgunyathi oyiNgcali.

'Xa ndandisentolongweni, andizange ndicinge kakhulu ngokuxhoma ubugcisa bam kwigalari,' utshilo u-Art ekuvuleni. 'Bendisenza nje ukuhambisa ixesha… ndiyakuthanda ukupeyinta; luxolo, iyandonwabisa. '

Ubugcisa abuzange buqale ukupeyinta de kube yiminyaka emithathu yokugqibela yelo bhaso lokugqibela. Wayesoloko enobuhlobo kuyilo-olunokuba lwalunokumnceda ngeentsuku zakhe njengomgunyathi-kodwa akazange athathe ibrashi yokupeyinta de indawo yakhe yanikela ngeklasi yokupeyinta ioyile.

'Ukuqala kwam ukuthatha iklasi yokupeyinta, bakwenza ukuba ukhethe umfanekiso emva koko upeyinte, basinika neqela leentyatyambo ukuba zikhethe, utshilo u-Art. Khange ndikholelwe. Apha silapha entolongweni, kwaye bafuna ukuba sipeyinte iintyatyambo. Ndiyinike umfanekiso, kodwa bendingenawo mvakalelo walomfanekiso. Ndifuna ukwenza into eyahlukileyo. '

Utitshala-elinye ibanjwa-wabuza ukuba yintoni ingxaki, kodwa xa u-Art edada epeyinta i-dollar eyi-1896, utitshala wacinga ukuba ngamantongomane. Inqanaba leenkcukacha lalininzi kakhulu kubaqalayo.

Wayeyifuna kunjalo.

'Yayingumzobo wokuqala endiwenzayo, utshilo u-Art. Kwandithatha unyaka. Ndisandula ukusuka apho. Ndenze ibhilikhwe yeedola ezimbini, emva koko ndenza ishumi leedola, ndaze ndenza iibhilidi ezintlanu xa ndikwindlu esembindini-yeyona nto ndiyinikiweyo ukuba ndikwazi ukuyitshintsha imibala. '

Xa wabetha esitalatweni, u-Art wayengekabi namdla wokuba ngumzobi oqeqeshiweyo-wayexakekile ezama ukufumana umgca wempahla kwimveliso. Kodwa ke wadibana UStanley Wozniak , umnini-klabhu wexesha elide waseChicago osungule iRed Head Piano Bar, iJilly & apos kwiRush Street, kunye nezinye iiklabhu zedolophu ezaziwayo. U-Wozniak uthathe umdla kubugcisa kunye nomsebenzi we-apos, esebenzisa unxibelelwano lwakhe ukunceda umgunyazi osanda kukhutshwa ukuba enze intshukumo. (Kwaye kanye ngexesha elifanelekileyo-uWozniak wayenjalo ugwetyelwe unyaka onesiqingatha entolongweni kwisikimu sorhwaphilizo kwiiveki nje ezimbalwa phambi kokuvulwa.)

Undazise kuMeg Frazier, utshilo u-Art. Ngaphambi kokuba uyazi, sasinomboniso. Khange ndiqonde ukuba ungakanani umsebenzi owenziweyo ukubonisa iziqwenga zakho. Kwaye ayithandi ukuyiphosa eludongeni. Ingxaki yokuqala endandinayo yayikukuba andinazo iziqwenga ezaneleyo. Kwezi nyanga zimbini zidlulileyo, I & apos bendizama ukwenza ngaphezulu. Yindlela eya kudlalwa ngayo ukupeyinta imitha. ' (Imizobo yemitha yayiyeyona nto ekugqibeleni ikhethelwe iiflaya ezikhuthaza ukuvulwa.)

'Ukupeyinta kwemitha yeyona nto ndiyithandayo, utshilo u-Art. 'Ayinanto yakwenza nemali. Yinkwenkwana ephumla kwimitha, kwaye yayilulwaphulo-mthetho lokuqala endakha ndalwenza. Ndafika ekhaya ngenye imini umama elila, kuba wayengasondli. Ndiphume phandle ndaqala ukubetha iimitha. Ndandiluva utshintsho kubo kwaye ndafumana indlela yokuqhekeza kubo. Ndahamba ndayothenga iigrocery ndagoduka nazo. Isizathu sokuba ndenze loo mzobo yayiyimbonakaliso yale nkumbulo. Ndifuna ukuveza into yokuqala eyandizisa kubomi bolwaphulo-mthetho.

Ubugcisa buqhubele phambili ekukhohliseni malunga neminyaka eli-15.

'Indoda endala yase-Italiya yandithatha phantsi kwephiko,' utshilo. 'Ndandiba iimoto noonomathotholo, ndikhupha nje iingqekembe zokhula — ezitratweni. Wayeziva ngathi ndinengqondo ngelo xesha kwaye waqalisa ukundifundisa indlela yokuprinta imali yakudala, njenge-bilard yamakhulu amabini eedola ka-1985. '

Ubugcisa bathatha ubizo ngolangazelelo, kodwa ngexesha lokufunda kwakhe, utitshala wakhe wanyamalala.

Ndichithe iinyanga ezilithoba kunye naye emva koko wanyamalala, utshilo u-Art. Ndizamile ukuyenza ngokwam, kodwa ngelo xesha bendisengumqali. Andizange ndifunde ngokwaneleyo. Ndigqibele ndibuyela esitratweni, ndaqala ukwenza izinto ezinzima kakhulu, ndibetha abathengisi beziyobisi. Ndingene engxakini eChicago ndaza ndaya eTexas ukuze ndiyeke kuyo. '

Okwangoku, wayengenako ukuwuphepha umthetho.

'Ndandiqukene nokubetha umthengisi wezacholo kangangeminyaka emibini. Ukuphuma kwam, umfazi wam wangaphambili wayendithengela incwadi kwaye wahlawula ngetyala elitsha elitsha. Ndabona ukuba bayiphawule. Andizange ndiyazi ukuba loo peni yayiyeyantoni na. Bendingazi & apos; andazi ukuba yintoni eyona nto inkulu malunga nenqaku lika1996. '

Abathengisi ngamanye amaxesha babesebenzisa usiba ukuze babone ukuba ityala liyinto yomgunyathi na okanye hayi. Ubugcisa babunomdla.

Yayiyinkqubo ende, kwandithatha iminyaka ukufikelela kolo mgangatho uphezulu wenqaku. Into yokuqala ekwakufuneka ndiyihlasele yayiliphepha, kuba ngelo xesha wonke umntu wayeliphawula ngosiba. Kwafuneka ndifumane iphepha elinokoyisa loo nto, kwaye leyo yayiyinkqubo ngokwayo. Ndi-odole iphepha kulo lonke ihlabathi. Ke ndiye ndaqala ukusebenza kwihologram, i-watermark ekweli phepha, kunye nomtya wokhuseleko. Sizenzele iphepha lethu saza sazifaka esethu i-watermark kunye nocingo lokhuseleko ngaphakathi kuyo. Into yokugqibela yayiyinki yokutshintsha kombala, endiyisebenzisa ngoku kwimizobo yam. Yayiyinto yokugqibela. Emva koko saqala ukuprinta. Ndisebenzisa itekhnoloji efanayo yokhuseleko kwimizobo yam, ebanika inqanaba elithile lokhetho. '

Ukuba usebenze ngobugcisa obungekho mthethweni, ubugcisa abuzange babone sizathu sokwenza ngqo.

'Into ebindibambe emva kweminyaka emininzi kukuba bendingenanjongo ngaphandle kokwenza imali, utshilo. Ndingayichitha kwaye kufuneka ndenze ngaphezulu. Ngayo yonke imali endiyenzileyo, zininzi izinto endinokuzenza kwaye ndingazenzi, kodwa bendingayihloniphi imali. Bendisazi ukuba kuzakufuneka ndenze utshintsho, ngakumbi xa unyana wam Ndijoyine ) entolongweni kwinto enye. Ndiyazi ukuba kukho into ekufuneka inike. Ndaye ndaqala ukugxila kakhulu kwinto endifuna ukuyenza xa ndiphumayo, eyayiyilayini yempahla kunye nokubhala kwam. Andikhange ndijonge kubugcisa njengendlela yenkxaso. '

Kodwa ngokuzibandakanya kwizinto ezizezona zisemthethweni, uBugcisa unethemba lokufumana izibonelelo.

'Kwibhidi yam yangaphambili yentolongo, bendihlala ndicinga ngendlela endinokuthi ndibethe ngayo le nkqubo kwaye ndenze imali ngcono, utshilo. 'Kodwa nakwezo bhili zentolongo, andizange ndicinge ngento endiza kuyenza ngemali xa sele ndinayo. Ndinecebo ngoku, kwaye umphezulu welo cebo sisinxibo sam, kwaye yonke imihla xa ndivuka, & apos; ukufikelela kule njongo.

Andikukhawulezi ukubuyela kwinto endiyaziyo kunye nomgunyathi. Ndiqhubeka ndisilwa. '