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Mis Marcadores by Ruben Ochoa
Photo CreditChristopher N. Ferreria
Mis Marcadores
Photo CreditChristopher N. Ferreria

Mis Marcadores

Artist
Year2019
Classification sculpture
Medium painted steel
DimensionsOverall: 12 × 22 × 22 ft. (365.7 × 670.5 × 670.5 cm)
Credits Commissioned through the Art in Architecture Program
Fine Arts Collection
U.S. General Services Administration
Location
CollectionRecent Installations, At the Horizon: Art for the U.S. Border

  • Ruben Ochoa’s sculpture Mis Marcadores takes its name and inspiration from conchas, a type of Mexican pan dulce (sweet bread) and the bread stamp, or marcador, that is used to create the bread’s signature shell-like pattern.  Pan dulce has a special place in Mexico’s gastronomic landscape and is commonly enjoyed as an everyday breakfast snack but also during the observance of special occasions such as the Day of the Dead.

    The title of the sculpture is also a play on words, for marcador also means marker, and the artwork serves as a marker at the port’s southbound pedestrian plaza.  The sculpture consists of three large-scale marcadores, each measuring 12 feet in diameter, and painted in three different colors to represent the most common concha flavors: chocolate, strawberry and vanilla.