{"id":23765,"date":"2020-07-27T15:16:14","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T19:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/?p=23765"},"modified":"2020-07-27T15:16:15","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T19:16:15","slug":"sagrado-talent-behind-black-lives-matter-in-san-juan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/en\/sagrado-talent-behind-black-lives-matter-in-san-juan\/","title":{"rendered":"Sagrado Talent behind Black Lives Matter in San Juan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our alumnus, Jean Oyola, was one of the artists who painted this global slogan on Ashford Avenue in Condado and the roof of the Hiram Bithorn Stadium.<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Sagrado alumnus and visual artist Jean Oyola. (Photo provided)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

By Liz Yanira Del Valle
Collaborator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behind the \u201cBlack Lives Matter<\/a>\u201d motto, which was recently painted on Ashford Avenue in Condado and on the roof of the Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, is Jean Oyola: a graduate of Sagrado\u2019s Visual Arts Program<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And although both works are visible from an airplane, Oyola – who is part of the group of artists in charge of the initiative – prefers to fly under the radar. According to the muralist, both he and his colleagues opted for the forceful message of the anti-racism movement represented in the letters of the slogan \u201cBlack Lives Matter,\u201d and thus put that before any desire for self-promotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was contacted by Alexis Busquets, director of Santurce es Ley<\/em>, and together with Mark Rivera (Kidnetick), we worked three days on the roof of the Hiram Bithorn (Stadium) and in Condado, where there was a very interesting interaction with the public. It was like popping a lid open,\u201d said Oyola about the project promoted by the Good Bunny Foundation, led by artist Bad Bunny.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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The \u201cBlack Lives Matter\u201d slogan painted on Ashford Avenue in Condado. (Photo provided)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

According to the visual artist, who graduated magna cum laude (2015) with a Bachelor’s degree in Communication<\/strong>, work on the roof of the Hiram Bithorn Stadium was arduous, \u201cbut it wasn\u2019t hard on the spirit, because there was a beautiful energy spearheaded by solidarity among colleagues who were motivated by the demands of a cause to reformat ourselves as a society. We had about seven assistants help us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The \u201cBlack Lives Matter\u201d slogan painted on the roof of the Hiram Bithorn Stadium in Hato Rey. (Photo provided)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The idea of \u200b\u200bshowcasing \u201cBlack Lives Matter\u201d in public areas arose days after George Floyd, an African-American man, was killed at the hands of policemen in the state of Minnesota, United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his workshop, Oyola also produced a work (acrylic on canvas) titled \u201cI Can\u2019t Breathe \/ Wet Pain\u201d in honor of Floyd<\/strong>. The work, among other elements, includes lungs that allude to the perpetuation of the fight for human rights, and \u201cto contextualize this event within our history,\u201d it alludes to Adolfina Villanueva, who died 40 years ago by police shotgun fire in Lo\u00edza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI Can\u2019t Breath \/ Wet Pain\u201d (Photo provided)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

For Oyola, his foray into urban art brought him closer to various local communities and the Puerto Rican diaspora in New York. In all of them, he helps with \u201cwork ethic and commitment in order to flow.\u201d Currently, he has ties with the Ismael Rivera Foundation<\/a>, which came about with the creation of his mural \u201cSonero Mayor\u201d in honor of the iconic salsa singer. In addition, he collaborates with the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute, and lives in Lo\u00edza, where he is already involved in community projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And as if this were not enough, he also participates in the Nuestro Barrio<\/a><\/em> program<\/strong> as an entrepreneur behind the Line\u00e1nima clothing line. The line initially started by printing on T-shirts the sketch of his Ismael Rivera mural located on Santurce\u2019s Serra Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, this young talent recently participated in the \u201c25\/25 Edition<\/a>\u201d exhibit at the Sagrado Art Gallery<\/strong> with a mural photograph by Ricardo Alcaraz about Oyola\u2019s \u201cRetoyando\u201d mural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before the pandemic struck, Oyola was ready for his first solo exhibit, which is now on hold. \u201cI take advantage of this time in the studio and I explore other media such as sculpture. In that way, it\u2019s been positive,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This alumnus and pride of our university also shared with InSagrado the joy that his 10-year-old son, Jahziel Oyola Rodr\u00edguez, already leans toward the world of art and will even attend the Central High School of Visual Arts in San Juan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt makes me happy, and I have no doubt that he will be a Sagrado student in the future, for he has visited the campus since he was in his mother’s womb. I respect and appreciate everything I learned in Sagrado<\/strong>, especially in the Visual Arts Program,\u201d said the multi-faceted artist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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