Luís Guerra

Artist, Real de Catorce, Mexico

            Artists may entertain us, but that is not their purpose.  The may be scapegoated, but that is not their wish.
            When one catches glimpses of eternity, of reality, there is a terrific excitement both frightening and ecstatic.  In the hands of José Francisco Treviño, these bursts of energy become images that are at once commonplace and infinite.
            Este artista is one who is willing to see life, all of it – the beautiful and the painful – without judgment of conclusion, but instead, realization.
            To the public, artists and their work may serve as catalysts for a growing awareness.  To artists, their work may be a way of resting, of finding relief from the awesome reality that confronts them.