Gil Rocha

Gil Rocha is a contemporary artist and curator from Laredo, Texas. He uses various techniques, including assemblage, painting, drawing, sculpture, and installation, to express the lexicon of the Mexican American border and the social/political issues that arise from it. His current series of works utilize a Rasquache aesthetic that is inventive and utilitarian. His works often include Spanglish words and phrases, combined with an assortment of discarded everyday objects that hold a deep personal meaning to create familiar structures that convey the narratives of things we carry physically and emotionally. Despite their crude appearance, his works are playful, evocative, and thought-provoking.