Rodoviaria by Einar and Jamex de la Torre - San Diego, California
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N 32° 45.388 W 117° 11.952
11S E 481340 N 3624306
This multi-piece artwork is affixed to the wall in front of the California Department of Transportation Building in San Diego's Old Town...and celebrates San Diego's diverse cultural history.
Waymark Code: WM7DNH
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/10/2009
Views: 5
Note the interesting details in some of the glass panels...insects, dominoes, tools, Mayan glyphs, etc.
The plaque for the artwork reads:
"Einar and Jamex de la Torre
Rodoviaria, 2006
Transportation provides the mobility that
enables cultural exchanges that in turn
leads to the creations of new and dynamic
cultural hybrids, most evident in
California's border towns and immigrant
communities.
The first wave of sustained migration into
California was made possible by the
wagon wheel. Since then, many wheels
have made the mobility and progress
possible coupled with an ever changing
and richly diverse culture."
For some additional information about the Mexican-born artists who now live in California, see: www.craftinamerica.org/artists_glass/story_112.php?
Title: Rodoviaria
Artist: Einar and Jamex de la Torre
Media (materials) used: glass and cement(?)
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): California Department of Transportation Old Town Building
Date of creation or placement: 2006
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