Labor Meets Leisure on the Eastside: Ramiro Gomez Jr's Latest Work

Reblogged from South El Monte Arts Posse:

Over the past few months, Ramiro Gomez Jr has been working on “Happy Hills,” which documents “the predominantly Hispanic workforce who work tirelessly behind the scenes to maintain the beautiful imagery of these affluent areas.” Instead of painting on canvasses and exhibiting in galleries, Ramiro paints on cardboard boxes and places cut outs exactly where his “subjects” labor:  in the front yards of wealthy homes, hotels, parks, and sidewalks.

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