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I feel like the Internet has been a

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tremendous tool.

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Probably like my number one

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teacher in art.

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My name is Julio Mendoza,

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aka ‘Juls.’

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I'm a Mexican muralist

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based here in Denver, Colorado.

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I define my style as

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[In Spanish] “Cultural Surrealism”

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I'm really proud of

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where I'm from.

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The Mexican culture is so

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colorful, so vibrant.

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That has inspired me

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tremendously in my art.

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So the title of the piece

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that I did for Comcast is called

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[In Spanish] “Value Your Culture”

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[In Spanish] “It shows a little bit of the plants from Mexico”

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“that are very iconic.”

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[In Spanish] “Also the traditions with the masks that are used”

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“in many different regions of the country.”

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And I also wanted to put

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a monarch butterfly

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which represents

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all the people that migrated

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to the states to make a better life.

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The Internet has really changed

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the game for artists.

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I mean, I've done collaborations

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with people that I never thought

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I would be doing, so,

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if it wasn't for the Internet,

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they wouldn't even know about

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this kid that's in Denver

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trying to make art.