Edel Rodriguez

for The New York Times

posted: August 12, 2010

Here are a few illustrations I've done for The New York Times. First is a recent Op-Ed on America's current and past involvement in Somalia. Second is a Book Review cover from April, along with some sketches. It's a fiction book centered on global warming, a scientist, and his ego. Third is a pair of illustrations for an article on anger management.

Somalia Op-Ed

Book Review cover

Book Review sketches

Anger Management

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Cover for The Village Voice

posted: August 11, 2010

This is my cover for this week's Village Voice. The story is about the brutal underground smugglers (coyotes) that bring illegals through the Mexican border and into houses of torture in Arizona. There are many reports that the immigrants are kidnapped and put up for ransom by the smugglers once they're in America. The full story is here. Some of the sketches are below. The Voice was the first place I worked for while I was still a student at Pratt in the early 90s, Florian Bachleda gave me a nice break back then. After all these years, this is the first cover I've done for the Voice. I worked with John Dixon on this one.

In the first set of sketches I worked with the theme of the coyote bringing people over the border, but showing the victims in such a way didn't seem like the right way to go. So I did another set of sketches with a number of variations on the smuggler's bandana:

final art

Detail

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New work for L.A. shows

posted: July 11, 2010

"Rebirth", Mixed Media, 11.5" x 20.5" x 2"
Showing as part of "KABOOM!, works by Picture Mechanics", opening reception July 14, 6-11pm, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, 4633 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles. Please contact the gallery director for availability and purchase info: (323) 297-0600. info@laluzdejesus.com

"Nest", acrylic on birch wood, 18" x 24"
Showing as part of "Labor of Line", opening reception July 16, 7-11pm, Gallery Nucleus, 210 East Main St., Alhambra, CA. Please contact the gallery director for availability and purchase info: (626) 458-7477. info@gallerynucleus.com

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Picture Mechanics in L.A.

posted: July 1, 2010

Picture Mechanics is having an exhibition during ICON 6, The Illustration Conference in Los Angeles. Everyone is invited, look forward to seeing you there!
KABOOM!, works by Picture Mechanics
La Luz de Jesus Gallery, 4633 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Opening Reception: Wednesday, July 14, 6-11pm
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