Changarrito with José Villalobos, Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, TX
Changarrito with José Villalobos, Mexic-Arte Museum , Austin, TX August, 19th – 27th August Changarrito Residency with José Villalobos - Flamboyant Ego Saturday, August 19 from 10:30 – 4:30pm at the Artisan Mercado on Congress and 5th Sunday, August 20 from 12:00 – 4:00pm Saturday, August 26 from 12:00 – 3:00pm Sunday August 27 from 12:00 – 3:00pm José Villalobos grew up on the U.S./Mexico border in El Paso, Texas and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in ceramics from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2016. Raised in a traditional conservative family, his work largely centers on body image, selfidentity as a gay man. Villalobos explores traditional "masculine" objects and softens the virility of these objects. By making subtle ambiguities, the macho-ness of these objects become delicate. The Changarrito by Villalobos, Flamboyant Ego, will feature prints, drawings, paintings along with jewelry and pins from hi