Carlos Encinas, Arivaca Exvoto, acrylics on aluminum pane, 27" x 38", 2020

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Arivaca Exvoto 27x38 acrylics on aluminum panel 20” x 20”. A play on traditional Mexican ex-votos paying homage to Saint Toribio Romo a saint who overlooks immigrant travelers. A narrative about a group of illegal immigrants crossing the desert and getting help from an American citizen do-gooder who delivers water and food to the immigrant group. 

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Arivaca Exvoto 27x38 acrylics on aluminum panel 20” x 20”. A play on traditional Mexican ex-votos paying homage to Saint Toribio Romo a saint who overlooks immigrant travelers. A narrative about a group of illegal immigrants crossing the desert and getting help from an American citizen do-gooder who delivers water and food to the immigrant group. 

Carlos Encinas is best known for his public art, a picture book, murals, digital art prints, and paintings displayed in Tucson, Phoenix, and various other locations in the USA. He has worked in a variety of mediums throughout his many years of making art: drawing, painting, illustration, wood, ceramic, steel sculpture, computer art, and furniture construction. He has degrees from the University of Arizona in education and art. He worked as an educator for 30 years. He has worked with multiple artistic themes such as Chicano art, pop art, southwestern art, political art, children’s illustration, and abstract art. His primary influences have been pop artists, Mexican muralists, and German Weimar.