Rocky Casillas Aguirre
Rocky Casillas Aguirre is a Latino artist who uses his creative work to spark vital conversations. He says that Mexican cultural traditions like Day of the Dead inspire his artwork and ground his sense of self.
“I’m also an LGBTQ artist, or a transgender artist, so the exploration of identity and mental health are things that are really important to me and core to all of the work that I do and the messages that I try to deliver through my art.”
Originally from Tijuana, México, Casillas Aguirre is also an advocate on mental health access and wellbeing, specially due to the stigma that exists within his Latino community. So, he’s doing his (p)art, which includes continuing his self-published comic book series with uplfiting content. He’s also looking to expand production of his video shorts with an animation team.
“In the process of creating art, I was de-stressing and healing myself while simultaneously creating art that is trying to create safe spaces for people to talk about mental health, especially parents with their kids.”
(Biography from Artist Midwest)
Image by Rokaturas