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This is Latino Heritage month and I wanted to create a poster celebrating
Barack Obama that I hope will speak to fellow Latinos about a man I believe
has vision and leadership. The piece is painted on a piece of wood that has
been sanded as I wanted it to be textural with authentic cultural
iconography. Hearing him speak I keep thinking to myself here is someone I
can relate to, someone who can be a genuine voice for the issues we face in
America and around the world.
Nuestra Voz.
I paint it for my young son Santiago as Obama represents the hope I have for
his future. For my wife who teaches at San Diego City College, an urban
community college and for her students because Obama knows that education is
the open door that changes lives and he will make it a priority. Both my
parents were born in Mexico and were architects and teachers who taught me to
be a world citizen. I believe this nation is part of a global community and
Obama can change the negative perceptions that cloud the future as he is a
man of ideas who values and understands the social, economic and cultural
issues of our time.
It is my hope that people will use the image to reach out to Latinos and
others. We need to get everyone registered to vote so their voice can be
heard as there is a bilingual voter registration site at
www.voteforchange.com that is easy to use. He is the son of immigrants and
shares the values of our Latino community. I'm counting on others to use the
image to spread the word that Obama speaks for us. I'm hoping there are like
minded printers who will donate their services to reproduce it and those who
can get the posters up especially in key states where Latinos can and will
shake up the vote. I ask that if any posters are printed and sold that all
proceeds go to Obama for America. Thanks to the many artists who started this
effort and inspired me to speak with my paintbrushes.
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