NEW PRINT RELEASE: GANAS SOLDIER/ PROTECTING DIGNITY

It was hand printed at legendary Chicano print house by the name of Self Help Graphics by Master Printer Jose.

Specs:

20"x26"

Edition of 87

5 Colors/ 6 solid runs / 1 blend run.

100USD plus shipping Alpuche

ALTO ARIZONA ART CAMPAIGN

As a response to the passing of Arizona bill SB1070, I have teamed up with my friends at NDLON.ORG to create a media based campaign by the name of ALTO ARIZONA. SB1070 is the toughest anti immigrant bill in the history of this country. This bill allows law enforcement to stop and search any person that they have "probable suspicion" might be "illegal" statewide. So probable cause is out the window and racial profiling is now legal in the state of Arizona. This bill is going to make it open season for law enforcement to harass people with brown skin and an accent, which is NOT OK. Iam heading a full on art campaign for ALTO ARIZONA. If you are an artist and are opposed to SB1070 I urge you to get involved. Go to this link if your interested:

http://twitpic.com/1gnkd5/full

Hechenle GANAS!!!



PS Keep your eyes open for another print release from Shepard and myself of the We Are Human Arizona/Stop HB1070 Print below. Print will be released in the near future. Stay tuned.

Fight The Power!!!!!-Chuck D

NASA ASTRONAUT JOSÉ HERNÁNDEZ

I got the pleasure of creating a piece for Mexican American hero Astronaut José Hernández for the CHIRLA 2010 GALA. It was amazing to meet him and be able to present the award to him on stage. Another thing that was great was that I had the honor to be presented by Arturo Rodriguez, who is the current UFW President and has been since Cesar's passing. Arturo is married to Cesar's daughter and if it wasn't for his energy I don't know how I would of gone through my five line speech without having a nervous breakdown. All and all it was an amazing experience to be able to meet José, who is a great example of what parental support and GANAS could do for someones journey in life.

R.I.P. Jaime Escalante. Your GANAS will always live.

Article by Esmeralda Bermudez
There was a time in East Los Angeles when el maestro’s gruff voice bounced off his classroom walls. He roamed the aisles, he juggled oranges, he dressed in costumes, he punched the air; he called you names, he called your mom, he kicked you out, he lured you in; he danced, he boxed, he screamed, he whispered. He would do anything to get your attention.
“Ganas,” he would say. “That’s all you need. The desire to learn.”
Nearly three decades later, Jaime Escalante finds himself far from Garfield High School in East Los Angeles, the place that made him internationally famous for turning a generation of low-income students into calculus whizzes. Twenty-two years have passed since his classroom exploits were captured in the film “Stand and Deliver.
He is 79 and hunched in a wheelchair at a cancer treatment center in Reno. It is cold outside, and the snow-capped mountains that crown the city where his son brought him three weeks ago on a bed in the back of an old van remind him of his native Bolivia.
He can’t walk. He struggles to eat. Stomach acids have burned his vocal cords, reducing his voice to a whisper. The doctors who diagnosed his bladder cancer told him recently he has weeks — at best a few months — to live.
But don’t let the frail man fool you. The teacher is not done teaching. Behind his large square glasses, that intense, mischievous look that once persuaded students to believe in themselves still lives in his eyes. He smiles at nurses, flashes a thumbs up.
When asked about his former students – the engineers, lawyers, surgeons, administrators and teachers now spread across the country — he wastes no time. He steals a nearby pen and slowly, in capital letters that have now grown faint, begins to write in Spanish:
THEY UNDERSTOOD THE SIGNIFICANCE OF GANAS, THE GIANT STEP TO SUCCESS. I HAD MANY OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS COUNTRY, BUT THE BEST I FOUND IN EAST L.A. I AM PROUDEST OF MY BRILLIANT STUDENTS.

SMALL WORKS FOR SALE

These are smaller works I have created to experiment with different techniques/ color palettes/ materials/ etc. The pieces are up for grabs and the prices vary anywhere from 100-300. and the sizes vary from 5x4 to 10 by 13 inches. Let me know if you are interested at orders@hechoconganas.com. thanks-ernesto

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