Finally tonight, Ronald Garcés was unable to see the world in three dimensions for decades due to a childhood eye injury.

But at the age of 50, he gained the ability to see depth again.

That and a vibrant family history inspired his paintings that can be viewed in 3-D and an exhibit called Fighting Injustice.

More in our weekly arts and culture segment we call Tapestry.

I've been painting all my life and I've been in art all my life.

Early on, I did very representational, and from representational I went to abstract.

And when I started doing more abstract work, I realized that I try to create art that I at one time could not see because of the entry in my eye.

And when I was about 60 years old, I lost complete sight in my left eye.

But I wanted to create something that I at one time could see.

And so that's why I created the 3D using glasses where it separates color.

This is my studio, and this is where I do a lot of art.

I don't use just acrylic.

I also use oils.

I also use lacquers.

And I also use found objects.

In fact, I was walking down the street one day and somebody left, threw out a bunch of stuff and it was tile furniture.

So I picked up all the dull furniture and used some of it and those paintings and and a lot of these even abstracts.

I use a cloth.

I can use glitter or it's just any type of, you know, things I find and I just arrange it.

So it's my imagination, I guess, is what you would say in reference to the Fighting in Justice exhibit.

I realized that a lot of my forefathers were constantly fighting injustice on both sides, going way back.

They all stood up against fascism and just, you know, injustice on the on the way we treat people.

And to give you an example, I had I was working in a department store and this woman came in and she says, by your name, sound so familiar?

And I said, Well, she's.

She says, What is it?

And I says, It's Dutch.

And she says, Oh.

And tears came rolling down her eyes, and she rolled up her sleeve to show me from being in a concentration camp.

And she accepted.

I had a uncle and a great grandfather who were in the Netherlands, and they were part of the underground system there.

Of course, both became very emotional that what a small world we live in that my grandparents and uncle actually helped save her.

These are a pair of glasses that we used to see in 3D.

Now I can't see it because it doesn't work for me because I am blind in one eye.

But I know how to create that look with certain colors and paints.

And that's what I try to do.

And even why I mentor a lot of young people, I always tell them, you know, don't be restricted by what you see.

Good advice.

The three dimensional effect can't be captured on video, so you'll just have to visit in person to see the true effect.

Fighting injustice runs until October the 20th at the Richmond Area Arts Council.

Check it out.