Artist Statement

Without A Cause
By: Ricardo Garcia, Angel Martinez, Angel Morazan, Talissa Ruiz, and Kassandra Urbina
Photography and edited with Photoshop

Our picture represents what happened during the Mexican Revolution (1910-1940). After reading The Underdogs by Mariano Aduzuela, we decided to emphasize the role of the Mexican rebels. After the federal government failed to protect the country from foreign invaders, a small group of citizens decided to take political matters in their own hands, rebelling and starting a civil war. In the scene, one federal soldier is fighting with two women in the front, while in the background two Mexican rebels look on from a distance. This was true for a majority of the participating rebels during the revolution: most didn’t know the exact purpose of the war. They would start fighting for a small, insignificant reason and continue to fight just because they were so used to the violence. The two men in the back represent this idea; not knowing what to fight for, they ignore the brawl in front of them and keep to themselves. They just drink beer and have a good time. The beer specifically symbolizes that the Rebels were interested in better things than the war, and didn’t care about the fighting. Another prop our group used was the Mexican flag, to act as a clue that it was the Mexican Revolution. Lastly, the scene also conveys the message that women had an important role during this time, and they would participate in the war for the well being of their families. For the scenery, our group took pictures near a lake to mimic the wild territory of a war zone.