Pancho Pescador aka Peskador
Pancho Pescador aka Peskador is a self-taught visual artist and muralist from Chile. In 1995, he immigrated to the Bay Area, where he developed a passion for street art. Soon, he began working on public art projects, mostly murals. He’s been an active member of Community Rejuvenation Project (CRP) since 2009. He is also part of “Los Pobres Artistas,” a collective of painters and muralists, mostly from Chile, that founded and organized the “Bay Area Mural Festival” as an ongoing annual event. He lives in Oakland, California, where he develops his “Guerrillas Visuales.”
Artwork Gallery
1. “The Walls Are Ours” mural
2. “Saint of the Desert” mural
3. “Worthy Foe” mural
4. “Mother Child” mural
5. “Tupac” mural with the quote "They Got Money for Wars but but Can't Feed the Poor -Tupac Shakur"
6. “Morning Prayer of the Earth Healer," acrylic on paper, 22"x30"
7. "Resistance," acrylic on found plywood
8. "Contest of Worlds," acrylic on masonite
9. "Family First"
Reflection Questions:
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What are some of the ideas the artist provokes through these images?
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What stories might the human and animal subjects in these paintings hold, and how are they connected?
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What are the different worlds we inhabit?
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What is the artist exploring by combining colorful, surreal images with items such as bluejeans, Converse shoes, and Snoopy?
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Are you familiar with the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile and the involvement of the U.S. in those decades of terror?
Morning Prayer
by José Antonio Galloso
1.
Cada mañana nos sentamos en medio de los cultivos,
alrededor del pequeño ojo de agua por el que se ve el futuro.
El planeta es el archipiélago del olvido. Los que quedamos, ningún humano entre ellos,
flotamos a la deriva o estamos atrapados
en pequeños fragmentos de tierra.
2.
El Wachuma cura el cuerpo, la mente, y el alma,
como su hermanito, Tatewari, ombligo de la roca.
Rodajas hierven horas en la mente. Silba el designio el espíritu del cerro.
El arte sagrado ha dejado en el tiempo imágenes de sacerdotes milenarios venerando el Wachuma, o en trances o viajes a través de los portales.
Subconsciente flor y trauma de la infancia.
Unión completa con la naturaleza. Fin del dolor y revelación del camino. Reconocimiento de la fuerza divina.
1.
Every morning we sit in the middle of the crops,
around the small eye of water through which the future can be seen.
The planet is the archipelago of oblivion. Those of us who remain, not a human among them,
Are we drifting or trapped
in small fragments of earth.
2.
Wachuma heals the body, mind, and soul,
like his little brother, Tatewari, navel of the rock.
Slices boil for hours in the mind. The spirit of the hill whistles the design.
Sacred art has left over time images of ancient priests venerating the Wachuma, or in trances or journeys through the portals.
Subconscious flower and childhood trauma.
Complete union with nature. End of pain and revelation of the path. Recognition of divine force.
Reflection Questions:
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How does this poem excerpt by José Antonio Galloso connect to the artwork by Peskador?
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How do the paintings and this poem make you think about the past, present, and future?