happy v-day: ay, my heart!

date: 14 Feb, 2008

topic: culture

check this out, kiddos. a special treat for you on this special day...

sound art space and aka collective present, "ay, my heart!" ay, my heart is insight. it tells of loves long lost, of hypocritical musings, of real anguish and of a thousand other feelings and emotions the human heart encounters. it tells us what we feel and how much we feel it. in a culturally abrasive manner, we tend to forget that a man hurts as much as a woman. and we mock it when he does. "ay, my heart!"

through a variety of works, the members of aka collective remind everyone of that most emotional time for all of us... heartbreak. ay, my heart gives you insight into who we are as artists. ay, my heart gives us insight into who we are as humans.

exhibiting will be:

eduardo xavier garcia
eduardo was born in chicago, and grew up in nuevo laredo, méxico & laredo, texas. he studied studio art at ut austin, and currently works as a graphics designer and runs a custom framing shop at sound. he likes and enjoys the company of his friends, although he has only a few.

jorge lopez
bio coming soon

alex rodriguez
alex rodriguez was born and raised in laredo, tx, educated in austin, tx, and lives in the internet. he loves to bask in the warm glow of his computer and bitch about politics in the world. he currently resides at www.horchatadesign.com where he gripes, designs and, on occasion, sells some stuff.

gil rocha
gil rocha was born in laredo texas on the 8th of july in 1977. he has a bachelors of fine arts from the university of texas at san antonio and a masters of fine arts from the school of the art institute of chicago. rocha teaches art as an adjunct faculty for texas a & m international university and works full time as an artist. he enjoys meditating, but usually ends up falling asleep.

ramon villareal
ramon was born in mcallen, texas, but grew up in tamaulipas, mexico. he considers himself as el 'hijo de rio bravo,' a son of the river that divides where he was born and where he spent his formative years. he grew up in the town of rio bravo, tamaulipas; started college in reynosa; finished in monterrey; and he’s lived in various border cities, both on the u.s. and mexico sides, since he graduated.