Two new public art pieces by Luis Lopez installed on the West Side and downtown honor San Antonio's Tejano pride.
can be seen at the River Walk Public Art Garden.Two new public art pieces installed on the West Side and downtown honor San Antonio’sGet the latest San Antonio news delivered to your inbox every morning.Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again.
“We’re Tejanos. Even though I grew up on the other side of the border, I consider myself a Tejano,” Lopez said.sculpture by San Antonio Artist Luis Lopez is located at the intersection of Old Highway 90 and Southwest 37th Street on the West Side.At the River Walk Public Art Garden downtown, a colorful, ceramic-mosaic accordion greets tourists and convention-goers. Local mosaic company Heye Mosaics helped make the tiles, Lopez said.
“I look at it and I can’t help but to dance just a little bit and that’s what art is supposed to do. It’s supposed to invoke an emotion,” said District 6 Councilwoman Melissa Cabello-Havrda. “Every time I see it I just feel very proud of my own culture, my city’s culture and Mr. Lopez’s work.” at the River Walk Public Art Garden on Tuesday.
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