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Presente y pasado
title Presente y pasadodescription The image is a portrait of a grandmother and her granddaughter. It was originally created as an illustration for a bilingual book about the wisdom of abuelitas, heritage, intergenerational storytelling, and families. Pencil on illustration board. Dimensions: 16" x 20"artist/creator Barraza, Santasubject Portraits Chicana art Heritage Families Storytelling Memories Drawings Abuelas Children Grandchilden History Photorealism Tejana artcontributor Santa C. Barraza -
Tamalada
title Tamaladadescription Color lithograph on paper, 25.5” x 32.75” Chicana artist Carmen Lomas Garza was raised in Kingsville, Texas, which is located near the Mexico – United States border and the Gulf of Mexico. She created a series of works that recall her life growing up with her family in the small border town in South Texas. In a tamalada, families gather to make large batches of tamales during the Christmas season. The entire family, adults and children alike, organize an assembly line to produce tamales, which are filled with different carnes (meats) such as pork, beef, or chicken; sometimes beans or even fruit. Note the framed reproduction of the Last Supper on the wall. Garza uses these scenes of family life to educate mainstream America about the Mexican American traditions that are passed on from one generation to the next. This popular lithograph was acquired by the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago and the Smithsonian Museum of American Art in Washington, D.C.artist/creator Garza, Carmen Lomassubject Families Borderlands Frontera Food Food in art Culture Heritage Tamales Traditions Manners and customs Color lithographs Lithographs Prints Life and Experiences in the U.S./Mexico Borderlands (exhibition)contributor Mexic-Arte Museum (MAM) -
Q-Vo-Way
title Q-Vo-Waydescription Serigraph on paper, 22 in. x 30 in. Coronado Studios, Austin, TX. Serie Project V. "The title of the work Q-Vo-Way is a play on words from the familiar Chicano slang greeting 'Q vo wey,' or 'Q vo guey,' meaning 'what’s up, buddy' or simply 'what’s happening.' This image deals directly from daily experiences with the people I know, individuals who remind me of friends and people I grew up with. It is not a crusade to change lives or lifestyles but a record of experiences, ideas and feelings about a subculture that has endured in the Mexican American life since the Second World War. This lifestyle has been passed from generation to generation. It has survived wars, prisons, and various other elements. My portrayal of these individuals and their lifestyle is neither positive nor negative. My interpretation is subjective and with the viewers, interpretations depended on his or her experience with this lifestyle." — Gaspar Enriquezartist/creator Enriquez, Gasparsubject Identity Heritage Portraits Borderlands Frontera Screen prints Prints Life and Experiences in the U.S./Mexico Borderlands (exhibition)contributor Mexic-Arte Museum (MAM)