East Los Angeles Civic Center Entrance Marker

Artist: Amescua, Michael

Date: 2007

Medium: Stainless steel, Painted mild steel

Artwork Dimensions: 240 in.

County Department: Internal Services

Artwork Site: East Los Angeles Civic Center

Supervisorial District: 1

Current Status: On view

About the Artwork: The two identical metal and concrete entrance markers at both entrances of the East Los Angeles Civic Center represent the Center’s governmental and social activities. The designs in the markers illustrate education, recreation, law, medicine, music and relaxation. The gates are intended to resemble the papel picado (perforated paper) tradition, a Mexican artistic technique which originated in pre-Columbian Aztec society.

About the Artist: Michael Amescua is an artist whose practice is based in East Los Angeles. Amescua has executed many public art projects in the Southern California region at varied locations including 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, and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Amescua holds a BA from Occidental College.