Mexican American Art Since 1848 (MAAS1848)

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  La Mano Poderosa de Coyolxauhqui

  title La Mano Poderosa de Coyolxauhqui 

  description This painting was created during an artist residency of the Nepantla Project organized by Gloria E. Anzaldúa (1942-2004) in Saratoga, California. The central image is the Almighty Hand reimagined as the hand of Coyolxauhqui that emerges from a maguey and is surrounded by symbols. It is influenced by Anzaldúa's philosophy about Coyolxauhqui and the coming era of women's empowerment. Acrylic on canvas. Dimensions: 39" x 48" 

  artist/creator Barraza, Santa 

  subject Chicana art  Feminism  Coyolxauhqui (Aztec deity)  Nepantla  Five Rabbit  Symbols  Corn  Hieroglyphs  Hummingbirds  Maguey  Armadillos  Roses  Serpents in art  Tlaloc (Aztec deity)  Huitzilopochtli (Aztec deity)  Tonalli  Sun ray  Flint  Guadalupe, Our Lady of  Tonantzin  Virgen de Guadalupe  Calli  Paintings  Tejana art  Calendar art  Maiz  Eye of God  Ojo de Dios 

  contributor Santa C. Barraza 
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  Retablo Codex Mural, Eye of God design

  title Retablo Codex Mural, Eye of God design 

  description This drawing of the Eye of God is a design for the Retablo Codex Mural's frame at the University of Texas, San Antonio. Ink on drawing paper. Dimensions: 6" x 11 ⅜" 

  artist/creator Barraza, Santa 

  subject Drawings  Eye of God  Ojo de Dios  Patterns  Mural art  Retablo Codex Mural  Texas--San Antonio  Chicana art  Tejana art  Indigeneity  Production process 

  contributor Santa C. Barraza 
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  Retablo Codex Mural, star detail

  title Retablo Codex Mural, star detail 

  description This drawing is the design for a section of the frame for the Retablo Codex Mural at the University of Texas, San Antonio. It combines the star and sun hieroglyphs with the Eye of God, all of which the artist appropriated from codices. Ink on vellum. Dimensions: 6" x 9" 

  artist/creator Barraza, Santa 

  subject Sun  Stars  Codices  Hieroglyphs  Chicana art  Tejana art  Drawings  Eye of God  Ojo de Dios  Retablo Codex Mural  Mural art  Indigeneity  Texas--San Antonio  Production process 

  contributor Santa C. Barraza 
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  Teotl

  title Teotl 

  description This drawing was created during a residency of the Nepantla Project organized by Gloria E. Anzaldúa (1942-2004) in Saratoga, California. The artist reimagines Michelangelo's representation of the Creation of Man as portrayed in the Sistine Chapel. Rather than God touching Adam to bestow life force, the artist presents a feminist and Indigenous moment of creation. The central image is La Llorona, whose face has tattoos that signify death, and thus infinity, as she emerges from the maguey. Coyolxauhqui's hand reaches down from a cloud and touches the maguey, which animates La Llorona, giving her life. Rain drops depicted as the Eye of God nourish the earth and prepare the soil for harvest. The outer band produced in acrylic paint contains symbols of South Texas, hieroglyphs, and parts of the Moon Goddess's body. Charcoal drawing and acrylic on canvas. Dimensions: 112" x 74" 

  artist/creator Barraza, Santa 

  subject Drawings  Tattoos  Maguey  Coyolxauhqui (Aztec deity)  Codices  Oztotl glyph  Rabbits  Moon  Eye of God  Ojo de Dios  Conquest  Atlatl dart  Symbols  Hieroglyphs  Nepantla  Indigeneity  Genesis  Nudes in art  Landscapes  Chicana art  Tejana art  Borderlands  Feminism  Flint  Frontera  Occupied America  Ollin  Roses  Serpents in art 

  contributor Santa C. Barraza