The Lily Tomlin Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center
presents:
Re-View:
Prints (& some originals) of Hector Silva’s art

Image by Hector Silva

Opening Reception: Thurs, Oct 19, 2006, 7 - 10 PM, Free

Fast-rising artist Hector Silva explores themes of Mexican / Chicano cultural identities, queer eroticism and beauty. He is a virtuoso realist and a master of light and shadow captured on paper with pencil. ARTIST’S STATEMENT: I explore themes of cultural identity, because as Latinos, we are often erased from the social portrait. And then when you add being queer to that, we can really disappear. But I also think that the “positive image” strategy can be a trap, and as an artist, I feel responsible for showing art that is not only beautiful, but truthful. I want my work to be accessible, always giving the viewer a way into the image. I feel that “high art” often excludes people, and I am strongly against that. I think art should invite people in, and engage them in a conversation, esthetic, political, philosophical, erotic, whatever. When I make art, my intended audience is not only the person that attends museums and galleries. I feel very strongly that art belongs in the streets. Putting art in the streets has been part of Latino culture for a long time, and we see it all the time, from murals to graffiti. I consider myself part of that tradition. I think art belongs in the street, and on the street is a lot of art.

The Lily Tomlin Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center
Advocate & Gochis Galleries
Gallery hours: Monday - Friday, 6 - 10 PM, Saturday 9 AM -5 PM
1125 N. McCadden Place, Hollywood, CA, 90038 · Map · 323.860.7337

Hector Silva Website