San Diego and Art

Artists and Art of Tijuana- San Diego Border and the Economic Impact San Diego -- Tijuana border lies between the United States and Mexico and it is an international metropolitan conurbation border that is straddling between San Diego in the United States and Tijuana in Mexico. The population of the region in 2012 was 4.9 Million making the border the largest bi-international conurbation shared between Mexico and the United States. The economy success of the world has assisted San Diego -- Tijuana border to record over $136.3 billion in GDP 2002.

Over the years, the artistic works are flourishing at San Diego -- Tijuana border allowing talented artists from Mexico and the United States displaying the work of arts. The increase in tourists across the border has also assisted the work of art to be flourishing contributing to the economic impact of the area. The objective of this proposal is to investigate the art and artists at San Diego-Tijuana Border and the economic impacts.

Analysis of Scholarly Articles The study will use the document analysis to complete the proposal evaluating different sources related to the project. Brouillette, and Lynne's article is related to the project pointing out that there are different multicultural programs across elementary schools in San Diego because the artworks are illustrated by building bridges portraying the images of different cultures in San Diego. (Brouillette, and Lynne 1).

According to the authors, the economic impact of the work arts may not be noticeable, however, the students are contributing to the multicultural development through money spent towards their education. Analysis of the author's argument shows the xenophobic between U.S. -Mexico relations is gradually diminishing because the arts are bringing the communities together. Apart from enhancing the quality of education in schools, the economic impact is noticeable in schools because parents are increasingly investing in their children education because of art development.

Thus, the article is a good source for the proposal because it explores the economic impact of the school systems to the Tijuana- San Diego Border and how arts have contributed to the better outcomes of the school systems. However, Rodney believes that San Diego -- Tijuana border is the representative of a global border, and not limited to the U.S. and Mexico alone because of the development of arts and culture in the areas.

The authors believe that the border draws artists from different nationalists (1), and the article serves as a good source for the proposal because it explores the economics, politics, arts and culture of contemporary Tijuana. Typically, the authors present a strong argument concerning the economic contribution of the San Diego -- Tijuana border by revealing how cultures, arts and people contribute positively to the region.

The authors also reveal that the Tijuana's unique architectural design has become the hot spot for the art scene drawing tourists and pleasure seekers across the world contributing to the economy of the region. The article further reveals that the art attraction to the border has been the instrumental to the economic growth of the Silicon Valley because the multimedia art development has become the talk of the town in the area.

Thus, the article is a good source for the proposal because it provides viewpoints from different perspectives exploring cultural perspectives of Tijuana areas and its contribution to the economic impact. On the other hand, Wilson in their argument reveals that the historical pattern of the Tijuana shows that it is part of the Spain (702). While Mexico has taken their unique identity, nevertheless, Spanish arts still persist in the area where the native craftsmen provide an economic contribution to the area.

The article will enhance a greater understanding of the arts and their economic contribution of San Diego-Tijuana border because the author reveals that the exhibition of artworks draws people from different background. Typically, the exhibition in the areas features over 220 years of mission art collections that comprise of sculptures, painting, textiles, books and silverwork related to the evangelization. Comparatively, the source is related to the articles just reviewed because it reveals the historical pattern of the areas.

The source is critical to the proposal because it discusses the impacts of missionary artistic work in the areas and the economic contribution of the region. Aristizabal, Paula, et al. take different dimension by pointing out that transcultural activities that occur between the United States and Mexico have been linked to the cross-border at San Diego/Tijuana where people from Mexico seek medical care in the United States.

While the source does not focus particularly on San Diego/Tijuana art, however, pediatric cancers serve as negative effect to the economic paradigms of the San Diego/Tijuana art. While San Diego is endowed with efficient medical resources, however, Tijuana is vulnerable because the region does not have adequate medical resources, which affect the art development in the areas. However, the source is not as important as other sources reviewed because it does not specifically deal with arts.

Nevertheless, the source still reveals health factors that affect the economic impact of arts development at San Diego-Tijuana border. Contrary to the article of the Aristizabal, Moctezuma focuses on the modern manifestation as well as the evolution of art in San Diego and Tijuana areas revealing that the art developments have been the noticeable changes that have happened in the area since the 1990s. The author reveals that there is an infusion of graphic design, video and music in the areas contributing to the immense economic development in the region.

The article is one of the most important sources for the proposal because it explores the works of 41 artists as well as over 100 pieces of art. The author also discusses issues such as economics and politics of the arts. The source is important for the article because it will assist in answering the research questions relating to the project. Contrary to the other articles reviewed, this article is an old source discussing how art and culture have assisted in supporting the San Diego economy.

Ziter, asserts that arts are the critical aspect of the San Diego economy because arts and culture influence the economic buzz of the greater part of San Diego. The development persists in the area despite the lack of funding. While the article will serve as a source for the proposal, however, the article is already old. Nevertheless, the article still covers economic impact of arts on Tijuana and San Diego. The source will be used in conjunction with other scholarly articles reviewed.

Similar to the other article reviewed, Walshok provides a strong argument on the innovative economic contribution of San Diego. The article further asserts that the financial networks, strong intellectual capital, the influx of skills and knowledge contribute to the development of the city. The source is good for the proposal because it covers an economic aspect of San Diego which is critical when dealing with the issue of broader Tijuana/San Diego paradigm with reference to arts and their economic impact.

The source fits into the proposal because it covers the economic aspect of San Diego, however, dealing with a lesser aspect of art and cultural scene since it is impossible to talk about the economic aspect of Tijuana/San Diego without referring to the art and culture. Method The proposal will use the document analysis to complete the project. The document is the systematic evaluating of scholarly articles to gain a greater understanding, elicit meaning as well as developing the empirical knowledge. (Bowen,27).

The study will analyze documents that consist of texts, artworks and cultural artifacts. The benefit of the document analysis is that it assists in enhancing the triangulation.