Los Angeles is a home to people with different ethnicities and ideologies. Individuals of minority groups may not always have the opportunity to express their opinions or the opportunity to share their different heritages with the rest of the community. Although some individuals may believe that murals are not an important aspect of Los Angeles, murals have a cultural significance to them because they allow communities to participate in the creation of public art. Murals also allow the communities of different cultural heritages to illustrate their history and depict important events for future generations to remember. The aesthetic attitudes and work of the leaders of the Mexican mural movement as well as Mural movement here in Los Angeles, influenced the United States art culture. The mural scene in Los Angeles created a solid framework for the modern art structure worldwide. The history of art in the United States and especially in Southern California is incomplete without a full consideration of the contributions made by the Mexican American and Chicana/o artists. If it were not for the vibrant media, performing, and visual arts of this Chicano culture, the diversity of the Latino heritage and history would not make an effective structural demand for racial and gender equity. The creation of murals allow for people living in a community to engage and unite. Without the creation of murals, communities may not be able to unite and share ideas on future public art project in their communities. I would like to thank you, Judy Baca, for being so influential to me as I try to create my expression through public art. You were one of the first chican@ artists that I was able to work closely with at SPARC (Social and Public Art Resource Center) and has shaped me into the womyn artist, historian, and activist I am today.
Sincerely,
Miranda Ynez Botello Rivera
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