Friday, May 6, 2011

La Perla

This is a drawing I did back in school, when I spent RISD Wintersession in Puerto Rico.  It's a mixed media piece showing La Perla - a poverty-stricken town nestled at the foot of this 500 year-old fort, El Morro.  The juxtaposition of the historical landmark and this cluster of colorful houses is just crazy in real life.  I used photocopies of old maps I found in the archives of the Old San Juan Library.  This was published in the Puerto Rican newspaper, El Nuevo Dia.

No comments:

Post a Comment