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August 29, 2008
Vieria's piece, consisting of collage and drawing, incorporates several newspapers, including the Financial Times, New York Times, and San Francisco Chronicle, as he captures America's current state of flux. The work is part of the Cultural Center's Experimental Political Cartoon Drawing/Photography Exhibition on display through September 12, 2008.
The piece, entitled "Opened Envelopes," is a politically charged work
examining issues taking place in the United States that affect the
larger global community. In it, Current President George W. Bush is
pushing the dollar against the wind, waved on by China and followed by
Senator and Republican presidential candidate John McCain as Chester
the Dog. Behind Bush and McCain, George Washington enjoys the Last
Supper of a strong dollar in an unemployment line.
Big Oil looms in the center with America's problems bleeding out from
it—from the unnecessary deaths in Iraq to the destructive
environmental damage occurring. The heavy burden U.S. immigrants carry
in the current economic crisis is depicted by ICE raids and laborers
limited to menial jobs. Meanwhile, Republicans gnaw away at Uncle Sam,
and cast shadows consist of question marks regarding America's future.
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For more information, contact
Patricia Rodriguez from MCCLA at (415) 821- 1155, gallery@missionculturalcenter.org
Rafael Bensuaski Vieira at (415) 814-5894, rafaelvieirasf@gmail.com