He went on to create the massive La Veladora outside of the Guadalupe Theater, and the 9-story tile mural The Spirit of Healing on the Children’s Hospital downtown. Trevino continued painting and stretched his range into tile murals. “He wanted people to see themselves in an image as important as a canvas that would be in a museum.” “They were not part of the mainstream America, they were not part of museums, and he wanted to change, that,” Beamer said. Beamer said the era when Treviño started out painting, Mexican-American artists just weren’t featured in museum exhibits. Painting my mother, my brothers … and how important that was!” Treviño said.Īnd that’s exactly what he did. “I was thinking about paintings I’d never done. Trevino went on to find national accolades and to paint what came to him in Vietnam, lying in a muddy rice paddy. While hardly instantaneous, over time his mind taught his left arm to paint, and exceedingly well. You don’t lose that talent.’ ”Įventually, Jesse picked up that brush and began to learn painting with his non-dominant arm. I lost my painting arm.’ And I would say ‘Jesse, you lost a painting arm, but you’ve got another one. “I would tell him every day, ‘Jesse, look - there’s a canvas, an easel, paint. So he secured an easel, canvas, brush and paints. He didn’t want to talk to anybody,” Albarran recalled. Jesse Treviño doing maintenance on La Veladora. I could tell you every square footage of this space.” “This was sort of our bicycle raceway, right here. “This is the block on which Jesse lived, and I lived down the street, Cisneros said. Henry Cisneros, for San Antonio mayor and HUD secretary in the Clinton administration, did his interview in a car while he was driving down the street both he and Jesse were raised on. Beamer’s documentary weaves stories from Treviño himself, and friends and family to tell one of the city’s most amazing stories. I didn’t think I was ever going to make it.” “I got blown up by a booby trap and got shot into my leg at the same time. “That’s when I got drafted, and I ended up in Vietnam,” Treviño said. Treviño said that move would never happen because of the Vietnam War. Treviño moved to New York’s pre-hippie enclave of Greenwich Village, and after much success at school, was contemplating a move to Paris. chose New York because he had a family member living in Brooklyn.” “He won all kinds of contests, grade school and high school, and then he won scholarships to both the Art Students League of New York and the Chicago Art Institute. Moves to San Antonio with his family when he is four, is a child prodigy in arts and is going to do great things,” Beamer said. “He is born in Mexico into poverty, one of 12 children. Most recently, he was the head of public policy for USAA.Jesse Treviño: The Artist, The Man lives up to its expansive title, showing lots of art, and it also does a deep dive into the man who created it.īeamer said Treviño’s life is a great example of overcoming odds. Plus, he shares the secret to homeschooling nine kids! Three of them were born right here in San Antoino.īrouillette is the 15th U.S. He predicts the effort will benefit other industries and businesses - and the economy of San Antonio as a whole. He also talked about San Antonio's Cyber Security community, including the 16th Air Force, based at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, and how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used to fight those trying to hack into the US power grid. SAN ANTONIO - In this edition of San Antonio’s Voice, US Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette talks with us about all kinds of things related to energy - and his strong connection to San Antonio.īrouillette shares his predictions about the future of the Texas Oil and Gas Industry, drilling in the Eagle Ford Shale, and renewable and nuclear energy. NOTE: We want your feedback! Please call Randy Beamer at (210) 366-1151 and leave a message. Or just search for 'San Antonio's Voice' in your favorite podcast app.
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