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Coatlicue con Milagros
title Coatlicue con Milagrosdescription The work depicts Coatlicue and La Adelita, appropriated from a Agustín Víctor Casasola (1874-1938) photograph of the Mexican Revolution. Mixed media with manipulated collagraph. Dimensions: 18 ½” x 13"artist/creator Barraza, Santasubject Multimedia Mixed media Fiber arts Milagros Maguey Coatlicue (Aztec deity) Collagraphs Chicana art Tejana art Adelitas Feminism Aztecs Nepantla Serpents in art Soldaderascontributor Santa C. Barraza -
Una Vida Continua
title Una Vida Continuadescription This artist book was influenced by Mesoamerican codices, designed with thirteen boxes surrounding each of the eight figures. The work honors the women in her life, including Coatlicue, Guadalupe, Barraza’s great-grandmother, grandmothers, mother, and her daughter, Andrea. The veils covering five of the figures indicate that the women are no longer with us. The artist's creative process was inspired by elementary school students whom the artist taught to produce artist books. The students' signatures appear on the first back panel of the book. This is a mixed media work with ribbons, milagros of amate paper, tulle, lace, thread, hair, appropriated family photos, glitter, sequins, safety pins, and hand-colored prints and photocopies. It also includes a self-portrait panel. Artist book. Opened dimensions: 10 ¾” x 80"artist/creator Barraza, Santasubject Artist books Codices Coatlicue (Aztec deity) Garza, Canuta Meza Barraza, Victoria Barraza, Frances Contreras Self-portraits Guadalupe, Our Lady of Tonantzin Virgen de Guadalupe Aztec calendar Mixed media Appropriation Postmodernism Fiber arts Feminism Chicana art Tejana art Calendar art Image and text Matriarchy Portraits Abuelas Milagros Nepantla Tonallicontributor Santa C. Barraza -
Una Vida Continua, display view
title Una Vida Continua, display viewdescription The documentary photograph captures the accordion construction of this artist book, illuminating how the artist was influenced by Mesoamerican codices. The image also shows the cover of the artist book with Guadalupe/Tonanzin, and a small pouch that contains the students' contributions to the project. The work honors the women in the artist's life, including Coatlicue, Guadalupe, Barraza’s great-grandmother, grandmothers, mother, and her daughter, Andrea, and some of these portraits are visible in the image. The artist's creative process was inspired by elementary school students whom the artist taught to produce artist books. The students' signatures appear on the first back panel of the book. This is a mixed media work with ribbons, milagros of amate paper, tulle, lace, thread, hair, appropriated family photos, glitter, sequins, safety pins, and hand-colored prints and photocopies. Artist book. Opened dimensions: 10 ¾” x 80"artist/creator Barraza, Santasubject Artist books Codices Coatlicue (Aztec deity) Garza, Canuta Meza Barraza, Victoria Barraza, Frances Contreras Self-portraits Guadalupe, Our Lady of Tonantzin Virgen de Guadalupe Aztec calendar Mixed media Appropriation Postmodernism Fiber arts Feminism Chicana art Tejana art Calendar art Image and text Matriarchy Portraits Abuelas Milagros Nepantla Tonalli Una Vida Continuacontributor Santa C. Barraza -
Una Vida Continua, front cover
title Una Vida Continua, front coverdescription The cover of the artist book depicts Guadalupe/Tonanzin. The work honors the women in her life, including Coatlicue, Guadalupe, Barraza’s great-grandmother, grandmothers, mother, and her daughter, Andrea. This is a mixed media work with ribbons, milagros of amate paper, tulle, lace, thread, hair, appropriated family photos, glitter, sequins, safety pins, and hand-colored prints and photocopies. It also includes a self-portrait panel. Artist book. Opened dimensions: 10 ¾” x 80"artist/creator Barraza, Santasubject Artist books Codices Guadalupe, Our Lady of Tonantzin Virgen de Guadalupe Mixed media Appropriation Postmodernism Fiber arts Image and text Feminism Chicana art Tejana art Matriarchy Portraits Milagros Nepantla Una Vida Continuacontributor Santa C. Barraza -
Untitled
title Untitleddescription This self-portrait is composed of multiple media including three-dimensional milagros created of paper and thread. The image of the Guadalupe is appropriated from a serigraph or silkscreen print created at Diseño Studios in Austin, Texas. The self-portrait that covers the bottom portion of Guadalupe is a charcoal drawing. Three images appear on the right side: the top image is a portrait of Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl with an "x" mark of refusal, the middle figure is a dream-image, and the bottom image is inspired by a Mesoamerican goddess. A work of mixed media with pencil, charcoal, ink, embroidery thread, ribbon, tulle, and paper. Dimensions: 20" x 28"artist/creator Barraza, Santasubject Self-portraits Iztaccíhuatl and Popocatépetl Milagros Chicana art Healing Mesoamerican Visual quotation--Aztec sculpture Guadalupe, Our Lady of Tonantzin Virgen de Guadalupe Guadalupanas Mixed media Tejana art Nepantlacontributor Santa C. Barraza