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Black Madonna
title Black Madonnadescription From the Retablo Series, this painting depicts the Black Madonna emerging from the maguey. The background is the cityscape of Djenné, Mali, known for its adobe architecture. This painting is informed by research conducted in Mexico. Richard Dennis created and signed the metal frame in 1992 (#15), which he fabricated for the artist. Oil on metal with metal frame. Dimensions: 17" x 14" x 1"artist/creator Barraza, Santasubject Black Madonna Mali--Djenné Maguey Serpents in art Chicana art Tejana art Cityscapes Metal Paintings Retabloscontributor Santa C. Barraza -
Sacred Heart with Hand of Tlaloc
title Sacred Heart with Hand of Tlalocdescription From the Retablo Series, this painting portrays a maguey, the Sacred Heart, clouds, water, and Tlaloc's hand, which fertilizes the earth. Tlaloc's presence is informed by the Tepantitla murals at Teotihuacan. Richard Dennis created the metal frame, which he fabricated for the artist. Enamel and oil on metal with metal frame. Dimensions: 15 ½" x 16 ½" x 1"artist/creator Barraza, Santasubject Retablos Sacred Hearts Corazón sagrado Tlaloc (Aztec deity) Paintings Landscapes Chicana art Tejana art Maguey Metal Rosescontributor Santa C. Barraza -
Retablo Codex Mural
title Retablo Codex Muraldescription This image depicts the Retablo Codex Mural at University of Texas, San Antonio, located on the second floor of a curved wall in the Biosciences Building. The motifs are appropriated from codices, renderings of the human brain, and medical images created by the scientists working in the building. The frame imitates a colonial tin retablo with embossing, rounded corners, and sacred and scientific imagery. The mural is a codex and read from right to left in the Mixtec style and includes red bars that guide the reader's eye. Industrial paint on metal with aluminum frame. Overall dimensions, 7' x 11 ½ ' and dimensions of the painting, 6' x 10 ½'artist/creator Barraza, Santasubject Codices Murals Chicana art Tejana art Mural art Retablos Metal Appropriation Science Texas--San Antonio Indigeneity Mixtecs Postmodernismcontributor Santa C. Barraza