Saldamando's delicate portraits to be shown at Tropico de Nopal - LA Times
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This dialogue between middle-class Latino kids and working-class Britpoppers is at the heart of "The Holy Quatro," four ballpoint-pen-on-handkerchief portraits of rockers Morrissey, Siouxsie Sioux, Robert Smith and Dave Gahan. "Handkerchiefs are the traditional medium for many prisoners, since they don't have access to drawing paper," Saldamando says. "The handkerchiefs make the work more delicate, sort of precious. And the quality you get is really nice, because it's so soft and easy to blend."
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[i]"They would look at my work and ask, 'Why are you painting Morrissey? Why don't you paint Cesar Chavez?' "[/i]
Hmmm...mebbe I'll even hazard a visit to terminally hip Echo Park this Saturday for a looky loo!