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The work bridges tensions between documented and undocumented identities, between citizens and artists, serving as a symbolic meeting point between two lives separated by borders yet born of the same city.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pablo Cruz Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55757557203017,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/7659\/2713\/files\/IMG_8236.jpg?v=1782165512"},{"product_id":"portrait-de-harina-concrete-great-salt-lake-sand-oil-9x12-wire-hung-copy","title":"Sidewalk Metzli | Concrete, Great Salt Lake Sand, Oil | 9\"x12\" | Wire Hung","description":"\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSidewalk Metzli\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSolo Exhibition Surface and Sacrifice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2025 — 9\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e” x 12”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Interactive Mixed-media: Quick-crete Concrete, Corn Masa, Photochromic Pigments (red → dark blue), UV Flashlight, Sand, Acrylic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShort Description:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Inspired by urban sidewalks and the figure of Metzli, this piece merges working-class infrastructure with Mesoamerican lunar mythology. 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Layers of form and texture split, merge, and overlap, mirroring life between cultures, languages, and expectations in undocumented communities. The work features meditative, Mesoamerican-inspired sigils from Utah and Mexico, as well as heart-rate electrical patterns that transform through their interactions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pablo Cruz Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55757562314825,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/7659\/2713\/files\/IMG_0065.jpg?v=1782166873"},{"product_id":"de-aqui-y-alli-concrete-great-salt-lake-sand-oil-11x11-wire-hung-copy","title":"Rights for All | Concrete, Great Salt Lake Sand, Oil | 18\"x24\" | Wire Hung","description":"\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRights for All\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2025 — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e18” x 24”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Quick-crete Concrete, Corn Masa, Sand, Acrylic, Oil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShort Description:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A protest-inspired piece asserting dignity and equity for immigrant communities. On a surface prepared by my mother and me, directional marks and melting forms evoke movement, collective marching, and demands for visibility. Against a warm terracotta ground, a portrait of a child stands alone, representing children as young as 7 who must defend themselves in immigration court.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pablo Cruz Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55757565198409,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/7659\/2713\/files\/IMG_9973.jpg?v=1782166871"},{"product_id":"rights-for-all-concrete-great-salt-lake-sand-oil-18x24-wire-hung-copy","title":"Teotle-y Me | Concrete, Great Salt Lake Sand, Oil | 12\"x9\" | Wire Hung Glass Frame","description":"\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTeotle-y Me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2025 — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9” x 12”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Quick-crete Concrete, Corn Masa, Sand, Acrylic, Oil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShort Description:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Blending the Nahuatl root \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eteotl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (circular energy) with indigenous Mesoamerican patterns of the sun, space-time, and corn, this piece includes a fragmentary representation of my family. The meditative pattern emerges through light and interaction. Painted on a handmade acrylic-polymer sheet composed of acrylic, sand, and corn masa.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pablo Cruz Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55757567787081,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/7659\/2713\/files\/Teotle-y_Me_PabloCruzAyala.jpg?v=1770764315"},{"product_id":"out-for-delivery-oil-quartz-canvas-48x40-wire-hung-wood-frame-copy","title":"Portrait of a Father | Oil, Great Salt Lake Sand, Concrete | 48\"x40\" | Wire Hung Wood Frame","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlternate reality artwork card: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExhibited in We Live In Light Solo Exhibition, Gittins Gallery, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConcrete Portrait: Paternal Figure \u003cbr\u003e(Undocumented Father)\u003cbr\u003eDeseret Codex Collection (attributed)\u003cbr\u003ec. early–mid 21st century\u003cbr\u003eArtist unknown\u003cbr\u003e9.144e+8 x 6.096e+8 μm\u003cbr\u003eThis concrete painting presents a fragmented \u003cbr\u003eportrait of an undocumented immigrant father, embed\u003cbr\u003eded within a layered field of geometric and symbolic \u003cbr\u003eforms. The central facial depiction emerges partially \u003cbr\u003eobscured, suggesting both presence and concealment. \u003cbr\u003eSurrounding the figure are repeated sigil-like markings, \u003cbr\u003eidentified by researchers as paternal symbols associated \u003cbr\u003ewith lineage, protection, and generational continuity.\u003cbr\u003eThe surface bears distinct circular striations and \u003cbr\u003egrowth-ring patterns formed through the material behavior of concrete, a visual language linked to construction \u003cbr\u003elabor and the passage of time. These patterns have been \u003cbr\u003einterpreted as encoding cycles of endurance, labor, and \u003cbr\u003einherited responsibility.\u003cbr\u003eRecovered within a context of domestic conceal\u003cbr\u003ement, the work is understood as both portrait and portrait\u003cbr\u003etive marker. 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The \u003cbr\u003epresence of vibrant color concentrated around this \u003cbr\u003ezone suggests a focal point of attention, ritual, or \u003cbr\u003eprotection.\u003cbr\u003eThe cracked and layered concrete surface disrupts \u003cbr\u003espatial continuity, creating a sense of fragmentation \u003cbr\u003ealigned with themes of movement and instability. 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Using mineral mica, lake sand, and shifting interference pigments, the work honors Indigenous and Latin American traditions of care, mapping the spiritual, ecological, and communal relationships that have been carried through generations. Connecting both the Great Salt Lake and the “cenotes” of Mexico that hold histories of survivance and matriarchal labor. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterial Description: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrushed Mineral Micah from the Great Salt Lake, Sand from the Great Salt Lake mixed with acrylic ground and structural embroidery thread. 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The \u003cbr\u003ecomposition centers on a modest 21st-century home, \u003cbr\u003eilluminated from within and framed by a quiet residential landscape. Through the front-facing window, a solitary figure is visible, positioned within a softly lit \u003cbr\u003einterior that suggests stillness and containment.\u003cbr\u003eUnder standard viewing conditions, the scene appears \u003cbr\u003eminimal and contained. However, ultraviolet analysis \u003cbr\u003ehas revealed additional figures distributed throughout \u003cbr\u003ethe interior space, previously obscured within the \u003cbr\u003ematerial surface. These latent presences suggest a \u003cbr\u003elayered occupancy, complicating the initial reading of \u003cbr\u003eisolation and instead indicating concealed communal \u003cbr\u003elife. 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