By Juan Fuentes

Medium: linocut
Year: 2023
Image Size: 14 × 17.25 inches

En el Campo (In the Field) is a 2023 linocut by Juan Fuentes depicting a group of farmworkers in the fields of Central California tending crops beneath a sky filled with sweeping birds in motion. Fuentes’ bold carving style brings energy to every part of the scene—the workers’ bodies bent in labor, the sharp contrast of the plants, and the animated flock overhead.

The print reflects Fuentes’ lifelong commitment to honoring the dignity, endurance, and collective strength of agricultural workers, many of whom shaped his own childhood in Central California’s labor camps. The composition balances realism with expressive movement, capturing both the physical demands of the work and the resilience of the people who sustain the land.