The people of Aysén have risen up and demanded economic justice, much like people here in the US are beginning to do, and as citizens will be so many times, were met with violent police repression. A middle aged mechanic lost his eye to rubber bullets shot at protestors by the automatic shotguns of Carbineros, o pacos. Two other teenagers were also blinded. El Pueblo de Aysén es fuerte, como las montañas that surround them.
We talked in class about the rough edges of Gauchos. How the wild landscape of the Patagnoia and the Pampa have created a many layered onion in Gaucho culture, frozen on the outside by howling winds, and blazing hot on the inside, like the coals que hierve la agua para el mate.
While I lived in Aysén I learned about these layers. I continue to learn about them. Solidaridad con mis companeros en aysen y su lucha contra la gobierno corportista de Piñera....
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Friday, February 24, 2012
#fuerzaaysen #aysenlibre #patagoniasinrepresas
Fuerza a mis companeros en Aysen, Luchando para una causa justa siempre es difícil en un mundo de burocracia y mentiras.
This is not a bike helmet
eso no es un bike helmet.
Influences on this piece include a dotted gecko from brazil that I own, and the colors from a ojaxan bus.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
February
This piece expresses the turbulence I have been swimming in recently. It should be viewed while listening "Latino America" By Calle 13, to fully understand the quote, and where that is coming from... I feel that call 13, and that song in particular, are like this generation's versions of Neruda and Violetta Parra- poets that express the immense pain, pride, and overcoming which the Latin American countries contain in their history and their present moment.
Tony dubo
got this shot of tony the other night.. hope thats ok with you mr. dubo... i think it really conveys a lot about tony, one hand on the heart and one hand offering gentle guidance
It has begun
shot from greece. the way the guy jumps into the air is refreshing. the youth, athletic, creative, and intelligent- can and will take down oppressive state regimes if these regimes go to far. In the US, we still have an overwhelming apathy that has been bred into us by 20 years of MTV, reality TV, and the superbowl. however in some parts of the world, like in greece, this project of dismantling state structured and supported violence - from the police and the criminal justice system.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Hannah Harris and I made a paint
a collaberative piece by Hannah, Harris and I. On going into the interior. Insired by Atahualpa
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