Photo Gallery: Oakland Artist, Artes Academy Students Add New Mural To Fort Worth Coffee Shop

Arlington TX

04 April, 2022

6:23 PM

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By Cristian ArguetaSoto, Fort Worth Report April 4, 2022 California artist Oree Originol had his "Chicano Awakening" when he moved from Los Angeles to Oakland in 2009. The awakening came when he met some friends while working at a bookstore called Imix Bookstore in Eagle Rock."I wasn't raised with any politics at home — I was raised more Catholic, for sure," Originol said. The 37-year-old artist began using his art as a medium of expression and a reclamation of Chicano culture. The artist was inspired by the killings of Alex Nieto in San Francisco, Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and 98 other people killed by police to create the 'Justice for Our Lives' mural, a piece that shows the faces of those who died. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.