Arcadio Viveros

Virgen Campesina - 2023

I am pleased to present an art piece that honors the farmworker women,” La Virgen Campesina”, or Farmworker Woman. She is experiencing difficult times as a farmworker, working hard all day, worrying about her children – if they make it safe to and from school. Being the principal family nurturer and spiritual guardian, her days don’t end at punching a timecard at work, but continue, day in and day out, often to the late hours of the night.   She is the last one to go to bed and is the first to get up, to pack a lunch, prepare and take the children to school.  I wanted to present an allegorical representation of the Farmworker woman, that beyond all her suffering, there is a mystical air about her, she appears graceful, positive, jubilant, happy, thankful, with a true sense of gratitude. Although giving us so much personal sacrifice, and hard work, now she is offering the fruits of her labor, splendidly, so we can enjoy our own life. ​

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