Everything and Nothing at Once
"Everything and Nothing at Once" involves creating two-dimensional works that navigate the artist’s own Mexican-American identity, physical and sociological divisions along the U.S. / Mexico border, and the ever-shifting contemporary American political landscape within a pandemic.
About the Artist
Alejandro Macias is an artist and Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona School of Art, raised in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. His work addresses themes of heritage, immigration, ethnicity, which are often contrasted with the theme of “Americanization.”
"American"
"Guardian"
"Hidden in Plain Sight"
"I Traded a River for Mountains"
"Nopal en la Frente Con Bud Light"
"Nopal en la Frente Con Dos Equis Amber"
"Shift"
"Where It Takes Root"
Exhibit introduction
"American" on display
Five portraits on display
Five portraits on display
"Hidden in Plain Sight" on display
"Shift" on display
"Where It Takes Root" on display
"Nopal en la Frente Con Bud Light" on display
"Nopal en la Frente Con Dos Equis Amber" on display
"Nopal en la Frente Con Bud Light" and "Nopal en la Frente Con Dos Equis Amber" on display
"I Traded a River for Mountains" on display
"Guardian" on display
"American" on display