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Homefront Homeboy
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"Close-up head and shoulder side view of a young Chicano man. His white T-shirt is used as a blind fold. Against a midnight-blue back ground are what appears to be bullet casings and blood drops metamorp[h]ized into hot jalapenos. "Homefront Homeboy" Street wars are happening. Boys are playing with guns. Like the Civil War its brother against brother. The blind fold on this young Chicano is symbolic of blind fury blind date blind execution blind presecution [sic] blind justice." Colors used: Clear Base, Ultra Blue, Sienna Flesh, Off White, Yellow Ochre, Red, Black, and Clear Gloss.
Atelier XLI; Coventry Rag, 290 gms; I-size: 22" x 16"; P-size: 26" x 20"; Ed#: 4/72, 6/72; prnt: José Alpuche; mtrx: destroyed, signed, lower left
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