Thursday, February 17, 2011

America and Mexico, not Iran


New street art from Enik One in downtown Los Angeles featuring a woman wrapped in an American Flag. However, the colors of Iran have been put in place of the traditional red/white/blue of the flag.

***(actually, the colors are not Iran as we initially thought. It is actually the colors of Mexico that are being interwoven into the American flag, which perhaps has even more relevance, especially in LA)***

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We didn't necessarily understand the Iranian idea, but the Mexico one is more clear--Immigrants are Americans too, and even if they come from Mexico, even if their home colors are red, green and white, they are still Americans, and still get wrapped up in the love for America***

***Thanks for the update, Justin***

On the art wall downtown.

2 comments:

  1. M&F...first off love what you guys are doing... great site!!
    But this Enik poster has nothing to do with Iran!
    We live in LA...the colors Red White and Green are to represent the colors of the Mexican flag!!
    Viva La Raza!!
    I know this for a fact...just spoke to Enik!

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