Velvet Notes: Conversando con Pedro Guzmán by Eugene Rodriguez presents a series of vibrant, pop-art inspired short films, sculpture, prints, and paintings that reflect on themes of artistic creativity and agency through a deeply personal lens. Rodriguez’s alter egos presented in these films examine how images, familial bonds, and cultural heritage construct identity and determine who is seen, heard, and remembered. The exhibition debuts his latest film, The Great Masquerade (2026), which discusses art, artifice, commerce, and politics in the creative industries.
This exhibition/program is part of the 2026 Hyper SoCal initiative which brings awareness to nonprofit and municipal art venues supporting working artists in Southern California.
Eugene Rodriguez, Los Punks Barrocos (detail), 2025, Oil and wax on linen on panel. Courtesy of the Artist.
About the Artist
Eugene Rodriguez
Eugene Rodríguez is a San Francisco-based visual artist whose work includes painting, printmaking, ceramics, filmmaking and publishing. Aesthetically, his artwork incorporates theater, neorealism, and surrealism and then utilizes multiple painting and storytelling approaches to create a kaleidoscopic hybrid.