How one Filipino American artist influenced the work of a generation of others

Estrada is part of the surrealist art collective Mail Order Brides.His students included Obama portraitist Kehinde Wiley and Mission School art pioneer Barry McGee."I came into visual arts through graffiti art and have kind of carried that pride because of Carlos to this project," Arcega said.He said his mentor worked to increase the visibility of artists of color in the white-dominated art world by organizing a slew of landmark conferences starting in the 1970s.Arcega said this use of art as literally a vehicle for increasing Filipino visibility was inspired by Villa, who thought street life should be an inspiration for art.

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