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State of the Art

Las Vegas Artist Justin Favela

Las Vegas artist Justin Favela explains how being Mexican-American influences his work.

Aired 04/26/2019 | Rating TV-PG

State of the Art

Las Vegas Artist Justin Favela

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Las Vegas artist Justin Favela explains how being Mexican-American influences his work.

Las Vegas artist Justin Favela explains how his Mexican-American heritage influences his work. He discusses his Latinx identity and how he brings that to life to tell stories through his large scale piñatas. The piece highlighted in this segment is a lowrider, which he says represents Latinos perfectly because the car is an American symbol for progress.

Aired 04/26/2019 | Rating TV-PG

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