In Capital We Trust

Diplomacy and human decency have become obsolete values overnight. World leaders are conniving and showing off their worst nature; meantime, our own planet admonishes us about global warming as it starts to raise its ugly head, while the rest prefer to squat like disgruntled bullfrogs barking about some appalling socio-political issue. Everyone shrugs their shoulders, but their eyes mirror worry and disbelief.

In a somewhat bare similarity to this peculiar and tumultuous times, are the works by artist Raoul “Iggy” Rodriguez. He likewise confronts his audience head on, but he uses a language that is an antitheses of the atrocious political remarks we hear. His language is embellished, curious and ambiguous. His latest collection, In Capital We Trust, characterizes a struggle to soothe the innocent and exploited, by provoking us with portraits of passion and strain, rife with abscess and sores, yet shrouded by its somber wit and tone. His…