Born 1971, Laredo, Texas
Lives in Corpus Christi, Texas
Joe Peña is an artist and a Professor of Art in Corpus Christi, Texas. His paintings and drawings explore elements of ethnic identity, including cultural, familial, and social constructs relating to his Mexican heritage. The subject matter, portrayed through various aspects of still life, portraiture, and urban nightscapes, are a further reference and exploration into personal narratives and traditional and contemporary Mexican customs. Peña’s current works explore Nightscapes, intimate, vibrant interpretations based on food trucks, storefronts, and other similar establishments used as a metaphor for the notion of home as an internal sense of place, not merely a physical location.
The Last Stop: Nightscape Series | 03.06.2020
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