Ramiro Gomez’s L.A. street art gives us something to think about

By EBONY MONTENEGRO

It’s Banksy’s public “guerilla” art with a touch of Diego Rivera’s social realism on the streets of Beverly Hills. With that in mind you can begin to understand artist Ramiro Gomez’s vision.

In a recent interview with Jorge Rivas of Colorlines.com, the Los Angeles native spoke about his work.

Gomez creates cardboard cut-out paintings of labor workers and peppers them on the lawns and homes throughout affluent Beverly Hills. As a nanny, artist Gomez wants more than anything to spur conversation around “illegal immigrants,” and draw attention to the headlines about the Arizona and Alabama  legislatures’ immigration rulings.

To see more from Gomez, check out his blog.