R Cigarro, R BarrilFrom the Artist RCigarro, RBarrilis a collaborative piece combining my Train Yardseries with [the wordsof] Texas Chicana poet Norma E. Cant. While my work is focusing on the train yard across from my parents' house, Norma is basing her experience from memories of her grandfather who worked for Southern Pacific in the same San Antonio train yard. We both agree on its urban beauty andhistorical meritfor the Mexican migration and experience. Not only

and sometimes oil sticks and photos

as a haven for the birds

Willie Cole's work uses contexts of postmodern eclecticism and combines references and appropriation from African and African American imagery

This print is part of a Variable Edition

The print is a reflection of what it feelslike to be in between states

an 11 -color wood cut using digital technology and computer numeric cutting

— Adapted from "Fresh

The surface of these colors forms a texture that sparkles and reflects light much like gold does

I would like people who view my work to become more aware and perceptive and to pay more attention to the complexities of the world around them

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Smith insists that the process comes out of necessity to sturdily adhere fabric together

Color Woodcut