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SOLIDARITY
Mark Vallen 2006
Oil on masonite 18" x 24"

Artist's statement:

"I was asked to exhibit in the Los Angeles showing of At Work, The Art of California Labor, a major traveling art show on the history of California's workers. Rather than display an already existing work, I decided to create a new painting just for this particular exhibition."

"Seeing as how Los Angeles had just witnessed the largest demonstrations in its history, when up to 2 million immigrants took to the streets of downtown L.A. on May 1st to rally for immigrant's rights; I decided a painting of an immigrant worker would be an appropriate creation for the At Work exhibit.

My painting depicts a women participating in a labor rally. The action itself is left ambiguous, it could be anything from a striking union’s picket line to a march expressing unity with worker’s demands. However, one thing is made clear by my painting, the new face of labor in California is female and non-white, and this reality has infused the modern-day labor movement with new energy and leadership."

Painting by Mark Vallen Painting by Mark Vallen
Painting by Mark Vallen Painting by Mark Vallen
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