I want to post briefly on one of my friends, Mario Torres, a young up and coming in the world of comics and art, maybe somewhere where the two of those meet. He's been compiling work for his first series called Subhuman, and Track 1 is now available. He calls them tracks, as in music track on an album. His idea is to create a series much like a cd with and handful of tracks and then call it a day, publish a compilation and move on to the next project. In this mode of working, he wouldn't have to stick to one story line for too long. It's smart; inspired by music, comics, underground metal, and art of all kinds.
His prints from the past semesters in printmaking have been quite interesting. He made a nice portrait of Rasputin, and if anything, he's got the work ethic that will take him somewhere. That's the main thing about being an artist, and when I come around the studio at odd hours, it's Mario I run into. He out-produces most people around Las Cruces, and he's starting to fall in with people who not only make art, but those who find ways in starved economic situations to make a little bit of money. Bit by bit, he's getting out there, and I wouldn't be surprised to see him in the compilations some day, spreading the intelligent demented word for us all to guiltily consume.
If you'd like to get a copy of Track 1, contact him here.
DIABOLUS@NMSU.EDU
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