Rodrigo Carapia

Madison, Wisconsin-México

  Rodrigo Carapia is a self-taught artist who originates from Mexico City, Mexico. Carapia has lived and worked in Madison for 15 years. He first began with street art, which allowed him to experiment with his art on bigger scales. When he moved to Wisconsin in 2008, he started to perfect his craft on canvas and paper. Once his brush touches the canvas, the work he portrays becomes an epitome of his rich Mexa culture.    As an artist and activist, Carapia uses his work as a form of self-expression and resistance by offering art workshops in schools, juvenile shelters and juvenile correctional centers, giving the youth a form of expression and a sense of freedom. His work has been donated to grassroots organizations that help the undocumented community as well as workers’ unions. His public art can be spotted around the state in murals, restaurants and shows.

His work has been recognized by several publications and news channels, including Wisconsin State Journal, The Cap Times, Madison 365, Isthmus, Telemundo Wisconsin, La Comunidad News, and Madison Magazine. Tone Madison highlighted Carapia in a ten-minute documentary short titled, Jaguar.

Rodrigo Carapia es un artista autodidacta originario de la Ciudad de México, México. Carapia ha vivido y trabajado en Madison durante 15 años. Comenzó en el arte callejero, lo que le permitió experimentar con su arte a mayor escala. Cuando se mudó a Wisconsin en 2008, empezó a perfeccionar su técnica en lienzo y papel. Una vez que su pincel toca el lienzo, la obra que retrata se convierte en el epítome de su rica cultura mexa.    Como artista y activista, Carapia utiliza su trabajo como una forma de autoexpresión y resistencia, ofreciendo talleres de arte en escuelas, refugios juveniles y centros de detención juvenil, brindando a los jóvenes una forma de expresión y un sentido de libertad. Su trabajo ha sido donado a organizaciones de base que ayudan a la comunidad indocumentada, así como a sindicatos de trabajadores. Su arte público se puede encontrar en murales, restaurantes y exposiciones alrededor del estado.

Su trabajo ha sido reconocido por varias publicaciones y canales de noticias, incluyendo Wisconsin State Journal, The Cap Times, Madison 365, Isthmus, Telemundo Wisconsin, La Comunidad News y Madison Magazine. Tone Madison destacó a Carapia en un cortometraje documental de diez minutos titulado Jaguar

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