flower power

 other people see tortilla as a tasty  snack but joe bravo sees it as a canvas on which to create incredible works of art. The los angeles artist has earned such reputation  that some of his tortilla painting sell for more than 3,000. among  those who have sought a bravo creation is flea the bassist with the red hot cilli peppers. as  as student in  early 1970s bravo could not afford canvas so chose tortillas  instead reasoning that staple hispanic food idealmedium for displaying hispanic imagery. He make a mobile of hanging all hand painted but it appall in the Santa Ana winds Then  nearly  a decode ago somebody reminded him about it and he started  painting on tortillas again. In his early day he used corn tortillas  but new he is 26-in (66-cm) flour tortillas  custom make by a los Angeles  company. He say audience sees a painting on a litle regular tortilla they might go ok. But to see  a really big  tortilla. That gets their attention. His  ideas ate inspired by the individual texture burn marks and  appearance of each toasted tourilla . He has re-craeted such diverse icons as marilyn monroe  che guwvar ronald mcdonald and la vigin  de guadalupe for an exhibition in Hong kong he chose oriental themes including dragons pandas and koi fish. He has also designed a tortilla mask and costume  abounded  with kernels of corn you're working  with the environment  of the tortilla he explains the tortilla is almost like a collaborator. From called ripely  believe it or not