Something from the Archives

A series of digital murals called Bookmarks: People and Place in Public Space, explores the tradition of murals with found and new photography. A 2nd set called "Family Reunion" (2006) , looks at generational influences in 8 panels, which 4 of the color proofs will be on display for this weeks Downtown Art Walk and on through September at Lost Souls Cafe.

With direct link to Los Angeles Chicano/Latino community based work in public artwork installations, the visual profile of Latinos in the "Inland Empire" is based on Los Angeles muralism. Latino identity was explored as individuals created their own identity, just as the cities of Riverside, Ontario, San Bernardino grew from their own ethos rather than an extension of early Los Angeles. As the cities of the inland cities of Southern California, once separated by field, and now freeways; the 4 panels are scattered in around the cafe distant from each other.

Currently, the artist continues collecting stories and shooting new photography  as he began exploring Downtown Los Angeles where he currently resides. Some of the material became a blog called View From A Loft, and he is working on a digital mural based on some of those photos that will focus on the transition of L.A's Main St for a new work to be called "Main St Recovery." It's slated to be a temporary installation on the Regent Theater.

Bookmarks: People and Place in Public Space
Family Reunion
Panels 1, 3,4 and 5

Opens at September Downtown Art Walk
September 13 to October 13
Lost Souls Cafe
124 W. 4th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213.617.7006) Main
(213.617.7009) Fax

 

Above:
"The Chicano "
(Novelist and Professor Euild Martinez , former UCR Chicano Studies chair)
10 ft X 4ft

 

"Glancing at a road he photographed that has long inspired him, a man has spent his life not only being Chicano, but teaching others what that means. His grandfather in a photo - taken during the revolutionary war - stands in documents for his release from service that merge into the pages of a novel written by The Chicano himself. Surrounded by plants from his garden, The Chicano has cultivated a cultural landscape as a scholar and novelist, to create a map of identity for generations to learn from."

 

"Bookmarks: People and Place in Public Space"  © 2005, 2006, 2007 Ed Fuentes
"Bookmarks" first in collaboration with the Riverside Public Library, City of Riverside and Casa Blanca Family Learning Center 2005
"Family Reunion" sponsored by La Prensa and the Riverside Press-Enterprise 2006

Comments

[Karen]

Way to go, Ed!

[urban memo]

yay ed!