Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Chicana art emerged as part of the Chicano Movement in the 1960s. It used art to express political and social resistance [1] through different art mediums. Chicana artists explore and interrogate traditional Mexican-American values and embody feminist themes through different mediums such as murals, painting, and photography.
In Alma Lopez's artwork “Encuentro” queerness is depicted by showing La Virgen and La Sirena in love, evoking acceptance of non-heterosexual orientation, contrary to her heterosexual symbol of innocence. [37] Additionally, Chicana Artist Ester Hernandez utilizes the image of La Virgen as a political symbol fighting for the rights of Chicano ...
Jesus "Chuy" Campusano (1944 – 1997), was an American Chicano visual artist, and muralist. He was a well-known contributor to San Francisco's arts in the 1970s and 1980s; and was a co-founder of Galería de la Raza, a non-profit community focused gallery that featured Latino and Chicano artists and their allies.
The drawing was part of the Los Four show at LACMA featuring the works of De la Rocha, Carlos Almaraz, Gilbert "Magu" Lujan and Frank Romero — the first major exhibition of Chicano art in L.A ...
Many of Esquivel's most powerful Chicano works from his first Chicano art period (c. 1968-73) treat farm workers, who take on a mechanical aspect from their repetitious toil in the fields. [2] [3] In his second Chicano art period, which began in 1991, Esquivel was deeply influenced by Surrealist artists and artists associated with them.
Coronado’s artistic style is closely tied to the Chicano art movement, blending Mexican-American cultural imagery with contemporary themes of identity, social justice, and immigration. He was known for his use of bright colors and bold graphic elements, often drawing from Mexican folk art and indigenous motifs.
Tony Burciaga continued his writing and drawing. In 1985, Tony and Cecilia became Resident Fellows in Casa Zapata, a unique Chicano theme dormitory where approximately half of the residents were Chicano undergraduate students. Tony, Cecilia, and their two children lived in a small apartment attached to the dormitory.
Austin native and artist José Francisco Treviño grew with Chicano movement. His story could showcase the city's art and civil rights history. Austin Chicano artist dies mostly unheralded.