Rogelio Gutierz: Mexican-Americans In 'The Invisible Frontier'

Rogelio Gutierrez is a Mexican-American artist, "who focuses his work on capturing life as a first-generation Mexican-American" (Neumann). Rogelio sees the challenges of Mexican Americans today and capitalizes on the opportunity through his artwork to link, "the gap between the two North American cultures." (Neumann). This is exemplified through Rogelio's piece, "The Invisible Frontier," which mimics a street sign and reads "No Spanish Except Sundays and Holidays" (Neumann). I believe the purpose of such work, is first to bring awareness to the fact that Mexican-American families are mingled among us and are an integral part of the American experience. Second, I think Rogelio is voicing the difficulty for Mexican-Americans in suppressing their