How is Providence reflected in the La Plaza del Arte y Las Culturas mural?
Agustín: It’s simple. It’s a place of art. For me as a contemporary artist, Providence and New England, represent universities like RISD and Harvard and also some really outstanding museums. The mural also depicts the metropolis. Providence for me represents a metropolis of the east coast and obviously, New York, Washington, and Boston too. I’m also trying to bring to light some important ecological preservation issues of our time by incorporating the Amazon River in this mural. I had a dream four years ago when my wife Elenita and I were living in the Amazon in Ecuador. I had this beautiful dream that I painted this huge waterfall. I saw in that moment the painting you see now on Broad Street. Why is this mural important to The Creative Capital? Agustín: A mural like this is very important to a neighborhood like South Providence and a place like Broad Street because it adds to the amazing energy that is already there. In every city all over the world, the heart of the city is this kin
