(Image of Essay, page five) writings, literature, art, poetry, mythology, film and oral traditions. In his exhibitions all the its and bits that make up the artwork join as a personal statement that embodies many voices. Centeno, in life and art, reminds me of the 18 th Century English poet-artist William Blake. Blake was a poet, painter, print maker, basically a worker. He was also a visionary who saw angels sprouting among trees and the working class. He once opened his Auguries of Innocence with these immortal line: To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour These lines are at the heart of my book: Globalectics. Centeno strives to see the world in everything he touches. His exhibitions and all his artwork are a personal statement that embodies many voices. He thus is driven by a globalectic view of the world. Or as he says: his work is political, cultural and globalectic. Sultan Somjee, a Kenyan artist who worked on community based peace museum, has published a book titled: One Who Dreams is called a Prophet. Centeno is such a dreamer. BIO Jimmy Centeno is a multimedia artist and a welder by trade. He has coordinated cultural events between community and universities. Most of his work is philosophical in content
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