Juan Castillo
Colored pencil and marker on paper
9 x 12 in.
2017
$350 | $50 prints (30)
Land of the Free examines the criminalization of black males in the United States, and how it affects black affinity - and subsequent ownership - of American nationality. The central figure represents a confluence of present-day incarcerated black men and African slaves of the past, drawing upon their shared experience of lost freedom.
Nicolás González
Oil on canvas
16 x 20 in.
2017
$3000
Embedded in the artwork is an abstracted “OK”/White Power hand sign associated with President Trump: Palm and Thumb: a pig. Pinky: stands for only himself, the elite, and the corporate world, the 1%. Ring finger: he has no heart. Middle finger: the destructive power. Index finger: the power of the POTUS.
Javier Riojas
Digital
11.5 x 14 in.
2017
$450 | $40 prints (30)
The connection between two cultures and what it means to be both.
Juan Castillo
Colored pencil and marker on paper
9 x 12 in.
2017
$350 | $50 prints (30)
Americano takes the semblance of a Mexican migrant worker and places him in an American nationalist context. Responses to the piece require distinguishing between American identity as racial construct and American identity as a legal construct.
Juan Castillo
Colored pencil and marker on paper
9 x 12 in.
2017
$350 | $50 prints (30)
14 Words takes the white child imagery from the eponymous white supremacist slogan (“secure…a future for white children”), and places it within the context of a contemporary concurrent surge in white nationalism and American nationalism.
Javier Riojas
Digital
11.5 x 14 in.
2017
$400 | $40 prints (30)
Moments in life that create the most impact are usually the smallest ones. A look, a smile, a dance or maybe just a feeling, can change the course of someone’s life forever.
Juan Castillo
Colored pencil and marker on paper
9 x 12 in.
2017
$350 | $50 prints (30)
The United States as Christian nation is the central theme in الأمريكية, (pronounced [ʼamrīkiyy], “American” in Arabic). The central figure is an ardently nationalistic American Muslim woman wearing a full burka.