Guillermo-Peñ The Cruci-Fiction Project

The work of Guillermo Gómez-Peña is one that involves extreme creativity. In reading his artwork, I realized that the majority of his work is done to get a certain point across to the audience; it is not artwork that is done necessarily to evoke a great deal of emotion. One of Guillermo’s main aims is to get people to realize racial and ethnic laws that seem to separate Americans and their culture; I would say his artwork is overall able to do just that.
One piece of Guillermo’s artwork is The Cruci-fiction Project. For this project, Guillermo Gómez-Peña and Roberto Sifuentes crucified themselves in front of the Golden Gate Bridge, acting as if they were Dimas and Gestas-but with a Mexican stereotype. The main aim behind this work of art was to protest against the immigration politics that were put in place and to draw public audiences to this issue. Again we see in Guillermo’s work Two Undiscovered Amerindians Visit London, him trying to address the …show more content…
In this work of art Guillermo Gómes-Peña and Roberto Sifuentes exhibit themselves inside of Plexiglas booths. Their booths are stuffed with different items, and their bodies are covered in different dressings. There was a kneeler and microphone placed in front of the booths allowing people to admit their “intercultural fears and desires.” One third of the visitors eventually would do so, admitting things that ranged from violence and racism to rape and disease. I believe the main aim that Guillermo wanted to get across was that maybe if we allowed ourselves to dissolve borders in a public place, then it might be possible for us to learn how to do so in larger settings. Although I don’t particularly connect to Guillermo’s works of art, I do agree with the main aims that he tries to get across to the audience- one that encompasses hope to dissemble a border between society and to get rid of racial and ethnic