Autorretrato 21 1/2 x 29 1/2 inches (The work El Túnel is

(The work El Túnel is a kind of self-portrait

Much of his color selection is based on personal memories and created intuitively by hand-mixing

The vertical painted panels (screens) bisected by a wooden bar/Harpoon could refer to an aspect of Japanese culture that I reject

The result is a work that is at once confrontational and deeply considered

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Autorretrato 21 1/2 x 29 1/2 inches (The work El Túnel isFrom the Artist Mymain inspiration is the border. I seek that the audience experiences that particular reality through art. Many of the images and icons from my own experience are unknown to the general public. Another concept that I use often is the wall between Mexico and the States. The meaning of the border is something that I always grew up with, I had a childhood with aspects that delimited my experience. The artistic experience is lived very