The Los Angeles General Medical Center is home to one of the country’s first four Restorative Care Villages (RCVs), which will provide a new model of holistic care for people experiencing homelessness. These LA County Restorative Care Villages will provide a new kind of environment for this vulnerable population, one with a comprehensive, holistic approach to the interrelated and complex needs of homelessness, substance abuse, mental illness, job training/housing, and medical co-morbidity. Accompanying the completion of the Los Angeles General Medical Center RCV, The Civic Art team is pleased to present four new ceramic tiled murals on the facades of the new facilities by local artists, Lorenzo Hurtado Segovia, Jaime Scholnick, Patrick Martinez, and Star Montana.
Artist Lorenzo Hurtado Segovia was commissioned to create a ceramic tile mural for the Residential Treatment Program A. In the artwork Con Mucho Amor, Hurtado Segovia was inspired by the visual richness of local markets like El Mercadito and Placita Olvera. Traditional colorful patterns and new synthetic materials are combined to create a veritable feast for the eyes. Hurtado Segovia’s artwork features poles and banners emblazoned with celebratory imagery that he sourced from the many cultures that comprise the LAC+USC community, from the original Tongva settlers to current residents. His welcoming papel picado banners depict themes of music, food, and nature that are foundational to the life and well-being of the community. At the heart of the mural, a stately oak tree -- inspired by the grand oak at the Los Angeles General Medical Campus Child Care Center -- symbolizes history, strength, and longevity.
Lorenzo Hurtado Segovia was born in Júarez, México and currently works in Los Angeles. He is an associate professor of Illustration in the Communication Arts Department at Otis College of Art and Design. His artwork is rooted in craft traditions with themes of personal anecdotes, Christian theology, art history, and ethnographic motifs.
