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Rasquachismo or "Rascuachismo" is a theory developed by Chicano scholar Tomás Ybarra-Frausto to describe "an underdog perspective, a view from "los de abajo" (from below) in working class Chicano communities which uses elements of "hybridization, juxtaposition, and integration" as a means of empowerment and resistance.
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.
Chicano art in its activist endeavors has become a form of popular education, of the people and by the people, in its ability to create a dialogue about these issues while empowering Chicanos to construct their own solutions. Geography, immigration and displacement are a common themes in Chicano art. [7]
La Marcha Por La Humanidad, also known as the Chicano Mural, is a mural housed at the University Center on the campus of the University of Houston. In 1973 artist Mario Gonzales and Ruben Reyna painted the mural.
He is considered one of the pioneers of San Diego's Chicano art movement. [3] [4] Ochoa was one of the original activists at Chicano Park [4] and a co-founder of Centro Cultural de la Raza in Balboa Park, both in San Diego. [4] [5] He helped establish the influential Border Art Workshop/Taller de Arte Fronteriza (BAW/TAF). [6]
César Augusto Martínez (born 1944 in Laredo, Texas) is an artist, prominent in the field of Chicano art. While studying at what was then called Texas A&I College (later Texas A&I University), he became involved in the Chicano movement for civil rights.
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Tony, Cecilia, and their two children lived in a small apartment attached to the dormitory. The dormitory put on various Chicano and Latino-related educational events and gatherings, and was also well known for its history of mural art. In Casa Zapata, Burciaga contributed to this tradition, and painted several murals with students.