Adan hernandez biography of alberto

A contradiction embedded in the URL of artist Adán Hernández’s Facebook page speaks volumes about his character.

Adan hernandez biography of alberto

The web address ends in “/vatolocophd,” a condensed version of vato loco Ph.D. that displays self-deprecating, biting humor, complete with a jab at academics who think they know more about life than a cholo artist of the street.

The self-described “crazy homeboy barrio scholar,” Hernández died May 15 at age 69, reportedly of complications from diabetes, leaving behind a career as a headstrong artist and doting educator of young art students.

Memorial services will be held Monday at 6 p.m.

at Mission Park South, limited to 100 family and close friends, though members of the public can join to watch the services from their vehicles on the Mission Marquee Plaza movie screen.

Friends and colleagues alternately describe Hernández as abrasive, opinionated, tough, and self-aggrandizing, but also positive, giving, spiritual, and a professed vegan who could just as easily ind