October 20, 2017
“NUESTRA GENTE” (OUR PEOPLE)
By El Mac, Mando Rascón, and Pablo Luna
In the 1990’s Mando Rascón and Pablo Luna were known as pioneers of graffiti in Phoenix. Miles MacGregor, aka El Mac, now living in California, was excited to take some time in 2015 to paint with them again on this Van Buren Street location, close to all the long-gone landmarks he remembers walking by as a child in Arizona. In the center of an outer image painted by Luna, and a ring of intricate lettering-inspired design by Rascón, El Mac’s figure stands as a beautiful homage to, and for, the people of Phoenix—made all the more meaningful when the owner of another property where he originally planned to paint the work had “hesitation about putting up a person of any noticeable ethnicity.” Despite such encounters El Mac continues to profess his love for Phoenix but says the city should be “proud of its diverse cultural population and indigenous history.” @mac_arte @mandorascon @atodamuerte