Silk-screen series

 

Silk-Screen print Series:

The posters are constructed of two forms of visual communication that are super-imposed to create a discourse. The foundational layer consists of a vintage family photographs that is then covered by text that references "Cholo" or gang style graffiti tagging.
With the posters, I explore my personal relationship to Mexican immigration, Chicanismo, and gang culture in Los Angeles. By publicly activating this reconstructed images I am attempting to communicate with local taggers, gang members, artists, or anyone interested. I am to open a street-level conversation about our current socio-economic status, our romantic views of past histories, and how these concepts inform who we are today.

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