Tom Gilbertson

Untitled
20in x 24in
Mixed media encaustic on wood
2009
My first conscious encounter with "illegal" aliens

was on my way to San Diego. In the mountains near
Jacumba I saw several men trotting along the highway.
As I got closer they scattered and tried to run up the bank.
In their panic some of the men stumbled and slid down the
dirt escarpment. I felt ashamed and embarrassed. Later
I realized that, to them, in my white Explorer I appeared
to be la migra. On the way home I bought bottled water
and left it behind the railing near the place where
I had seen the men.
Mi primer encuentro consciente con extranjeros ilegales estaba en camino a San Diego. En las montañas cerca de Jacumba vi varios hombres trotando a lo largo de la carretera. Al acercarme ellos se percataron de mi presencia y trataron de huir. En su pánico uno de los hombres tropezó y resbaló por la escarpe de la suciedad. Sentí pena y vergüenza. Mas tarde, me di cuenta de que, para ellos, en mi Explorer blanca you parecia la migra. En el camino de regreso compre agua embotellada y la deje detrás de la barandilla cerca del lugar donde yo había visto a los hombres.

Juan Hernandez
La Espera
20in x 24in
Acrylic on Canvas
2008
Representa el dia de paga de la jornada en el campo a mediados del siglo XX, esta pintura pertenece a una coleccion mayor hecha para narrar la colonizacion del valle de mexicali e imperial; Tierra Nuestra se titula, sirvio para ilustrar un libro de cuentos de la historia de Mexicali en el 2008 y este proyecto fue becado por el estado de Baja California en el 2007, asi como que se a presentado en comunidades rurales y el CEARt de Mexicali y el CAC de Calexico.
Los colores calidos representan la caida de la tarde y lo inclemente del clima.

Eddie Shiffer
Untitled
18in x 24in
Mixed Media
2009
Eddie Shiffer is currently attending the Academy of Artist University in San Fransisco in the hopes that some day he will receive his MFA in the field of painting. He also hates writing in the third person because he believes its ridiculous. That being said he will now go and make himself some food and he will enjoy it. He also hopes that you will enjoy his art work.

Juan Quintero
A Dos de Tres Caidas
19.5in x 13.5in
Installation
2009
In this piece I used a wooden structure(found object) resembling the existing fence and a typical regional toy(luchador) painted as "Santo" the most iconic Mexican fighter.Santo representing thousands of fighters is ready to jump the fence and as the title says,he has two out of three chances(falls)