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Martin Moreno
In his own words....
In order to understand my approach and philosophy to art, you need to understand my background. I was born in Michigan fifty-five years ago. When I was a child, I spoke Spanish only. The bilingual education system in my childhood days consisted of beatings. If you’re brought up in a Spanish speaking family, and you’re educated in another system, conflicts automatically exist. You ask: “who’s right, who’s wrong?” You grow up questioning why are things the way they are. You needed to quickly learn English, unless you enjoyed the beatings, so I became bilingual, and with that, there was an added responsibility: I became the family’s interpreter, and since I was able to articulate pretty well in both languages, I became involved in all the different struggles my family faced. I’ve always created art and drawn; I have always used my hands. The influence of my mother taught me that I could make anything with my hands, that everything was possible, and nothing was wasted, so you would use everything that was available to you. Read more here...
Martin's committment to the Latino Community is deep and far-reaching. His connections include:- Cuervo Studio:
Website coming soon!
- The Latino Art Project:
http://www.latinoartproject.com/ - ALAC - Advocates for Latino Arts & Culture:
www.alacaz.org - Phoenix First Fridays:
phoenix.about.com/cs/enter/a/firstfriday.htm