Last Saturday, 100 union members came together to display their work at the 17th Annual 32BJ Art Show sharing paintings and other art.
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Ed Bochnak, who is originally from Poland, has been working as a superintendent for 21 years now. He was on a break from his job and took the time to talk about his work. “I have three pictures; this is from different parts of the Earth; I went to Ethiopia, Burma, and India…Last time, I went to the Zanskar in Tibet, climbing, hiking, making a movie, writing stories––this is all my adventure.”
Bochnak takes his art seriously. He’s one of the original founders of the 32BJ Art Committee, which was established in 2006. Committee members take part in monthly meetings and try to help promote the union and the concept of organizing with their art. In 2013, the committee invited members of 1199 SEIU to also display their artwork in the annual show.
Practicing art is therapeutic, said Quintero, who is originally from Ecuador. “When I’m angry, I try to calm myself down: I go to my room, and I have my studio there. I stay there for a few seconds; then I say, ‘I need to create.’ It’s like a pressure relief. I suffer from lupus, and the doctor told me that I have to do something that fascinates me, that relaxes me. And that, to me, is art.
Once he’s home, he spends time with his family. “After I shower and have dinner, I’ve got to help the children with their homework and talk to the missus. And then I paint as much as I can until it’s time to go to bed. And then on weekends, when I’m off, I try to paint as much as I can when I’m not cutting into time with the family.”
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