Luis Cruz Azaceta

Even if i didn't like his art i would love him simply for his artist statement.

ARTIST STATEMENT
1 fence
2 fences
3ences
one wall
two walls
three walls
the border is the sea
blue, deep. Dense
transparent, mysterious, deadly
shark infested
guns
speeches
slogans
barbwire & guaguanco
across
the north
cold, clean & rich
the exile begins
border language one
border color two
border ghetto three
uprooted
in transit
on wheels
not here
nor there
spic
Spanish, Hispanic, latino
Coffee, fear & hope
Diaspora and rock & roll
Split, split, split
Caught between 2 cultures
And the sea
Mirror, mirror, mirror
Urban jungle, urban beast
A piece of bread
And a daiquiri
A hole
A gun
A knife
And a dream
Alienation, creation & determination
Biting the edge
With a brush, ideas & nails
Confronting reality
At the foot
Of the abyss
Drowing
Fighting
Surviving
Living & loving
Border line
With
The American dream

Waiting…

Luis Cruz Azaceta
August 11, 1996