Abel Saucedo

Abel’s paintings stop you in your tracks. They’re simple, and through that simplicity comes an incredible honesty. We caught up with Abel in his studio in downtown El Paso, where we discussed his hopes for a productive 2018 — his entire studio was lined with fresh wooden canvases, which he said he planned on filling throughout the course of the year. This sort of advanced planning tells you a bit of how intentional Abel is with his work — there’s a tremendous amount of care behind each production. To see Abel’s paintings, check out his website.

In Abel’s bio he writes the following: “From El Paso, TX, the second safest city in the country [and] only about a 30-second drive over the Rio Grande River and the newly erected border fence separates El Paso from it’s sister city, Ciudad Juárez, infamous for its ongoing drug related violence and brutality. Both cities make up the largest bi-national metropolitan area in the world with a population of close to three million people. Saucedo’s work depicts every day situations from his communal dichotomy. He continually, soundly and as a responsibility uses his artwork for social, cultural and political commentary.”