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Las Mujeres de las Americas
title Las Mujeres de las Americasdescription The artist was invited to create a print at Talleres del Centro Cultural Antiguo Colegio Jesuita, in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, in preparation for the exhibition, Blanco y Negro at the Museo Nacional de la Estampa in Mexico City. She created this image to honor the women in her life. Guadalupe, the central image, represents mestizaje, empowerment, and the Americas. The other figures from left to right are the goddess Coyolxauhqui, the artist's mother, her grandmother, and Petra Vela de Vidal Kenedy (1823-1885), the matriarch of the Kenedy Ranch in Sarita, Texas. Coyolxauhqui wears Coatlicue's necklace of hearts and hands. Nopales and the green jay locate the artist in South Texas. Etching on copper. Dimensions of image: 24" x 38 ¾”artist/creator Barraza, Santasubject Birds Families Symbols Talisman Chicana art Feminism Portraits Coyolxauhqui (Aztec deity) Nepantla Hieroglyphs Maguey Tejana art Codices South Texas Roses Abuelas Mestizaje Artist proofs Tattoos Matriarchy Kenedy, Petra Vela de Vidal (1823-1885) Contreras, Andrea Lopez Barraza, Frances Contreras Doves Holy Spirit Ollin Prints Guadalupe, Our Lady of Tonantzin Virgen de Guadalupecontributor Santa C. Barraza -
Torso of La Guadalupana with Holy Spirit
title Torso of La Guadalupana with Holy Spiritdescription From the Torso Series, the artist appropriates her own image of La Virgen Indigena (2016), focusing on the midsection of Guadalupe. The image is extended around the frame, making it appear three-dimensional and sculptural. The painting includes symbols, such as the dove representing peace and the Holy Spirit, and Mesoamerican hieroglyphs, such as the canto icon in the lower left. The gown is adorned with a band found in Mesoamerican codices. Acrylic on canvas. Dimensions: 12" x 12"artist/creator Barraza, Santasubject Chicana art Healing Mesoamerican Visual quotation Guadalupe, Our Lady of Tonantzin Virgen de Guadalupe Guadalupanas Paintings Tejana art Holy Spirit Doves Hieroglyphs Appropriationcontributor Santa C. Barraza -
La Virgen Indigena
title La Virgen Indigenadescription Emphasizing her indigenous identity and empowerment, the portrait of Guadalupe gazes directly at the viewer. A Mesoamerican motif appears in the background, likely the sky band. The print includes multiple symbols including, the Eye of God, the Holy Spirit as a dove, and the Indigenous symbol for pregnancy. The lithographic print of Series III is the second of three impressions. Lithography on Rives BFK Buff Color paper. Dimensions of the image: 17 ½" x 15"artist/creator Barraza, Santasubject Prints Guadalupe, Our Lady of Tonantzin Virgen de Guadalupe Sacred Hearts Doves Symbols Feminism Chicana art Tejana art Indigenous people Indígenas Mestizaje Holy Spiritcontributor Santa C. Barraza