Life at the Border: Narciso Argüelles

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Residency Project Statement: Heaven Spots“Heaven Spots” is an old urban art term thatrefers to high areas on buildings where street art is done; it also referencesthe perils of working on such hard-to-reach sites. Public art has a longtradition in the Mexican culture that I—and the many Mexican-Americans inOklahoma—belong to, from the Aztec murals, the frescoes of Diego Rivera, andthe 1960s Chicano murals. My art reaffirms my culture and also protestsinjustices by reinterpreting familiar objects and icons in an unexpectedmanner. House Bill 1804 is an example of the anti-immigration climate inOklahoma that I fight against. For me, this is part of my culture. This is notStreet Art. 
Biography: Narciso Argüelles is an artist and educatorliving in Edmond. His art has been exhibited all over Oklahoma and around theworld including a two person show at the [Artspace] at Untitled Gallery, LosAngeles Contemporary Exhibitions Gallery, Intar Gallery, the Ninth Biennale ofSydney Australia, and the First Johannesburg Biennale in South Africa. Argüelles’ fine art photography includes experimentation with printingsurfaces, sometimes called Digital Alchemy. Some prints are done on aluminumand copper.  Argüelles’ goals include the promotion, preservation, andcelebration of Mexican, Chicano, Latino and Indigenous art.  
Read more in this Art Focus Oklahomamagazine article or in previous posts hereand here.The Concept/OK: Art in Oklahoma exhibitionwelcomes the public until February 16, 2013 at the new Tulsa Arts andHumanities Council’s Hardesty Arts Center. See www.concept-ok.org for more information.