Bearing Witness Through Art: A Q&A with Artist Roberto Marquez

"I see it as my duty to show solidarity with the people who are suffering. All I want to do is to tell their story through my work," says Marquez.

Roberto Marquez paints a mural inspired by Picasso’s Guernica in the ruins of this iconic fallen bridge at Irpin, Ukraine, on April 21, 2022. (Photo credit: Scott Peterson/Getty Images)

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