The Date Farmers-Found Objects [Video]


September 2, 2009 in Uncategorized

by Matthew-Harrison



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Painted on crumpled cardboard and mixed with other found objects:

The Date Farmers echoes Mexican-American heritage rooted in California pop culture

The two, actual date farmers, joined forces in Indio, California and gained exposure in 2001 through New Image Art Gallery and have been on world tour ever since.  The video pretty much tells their story, so no need for me to write more.  Enjoy some of their paintings below.

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More Sugar

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Black Water

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The Yellow Devil

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Paintings made for the Democratic convention and exhibited at the Manifest Hope Gallery in Denver, Colorado.

via Wooster Collective

via Current TV

 

 

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