Artist:	Michael Amescua
Date:	2007
District:	First Supervisorial District
Location:	East Los Angeles Civic Center Third Street and Civic Center Way Mednik and Civic Center Way Los Angeles, CA 90022
Department:	Internal Services

Two towering metal and concrete entrance markers greet visitors at both entrances of the East Los Angeles Civic Center. Facing the Third Street as well as the Mednik Avenue entrances, these 20’ high identical works of art each have nine designs representing the Center’s governmental and community activities. These include education, recreation, law, medicine, music, and relaxation. The gates’ metal cut-outs resemble the papel picado (perforated paper) style, a traditional Mexican artistic technique which originated in pre-Columbian Aztec society.

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About the Artist: Basing his artistic practice in East Los Angeles, Michael Amescua has executed many public art projects in the southern California region, including works for the MTA Gateway Transit Center in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles International Airport, Paseo Colorado in Pasadena, the Los Angeles Zoo, McCambridge Park in Burbank, Montebello Transit Center, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and the Los Angeles County Chatsworth Courthouse. Amescua holds a BA in Anthropology from Occidental College.