Las Peleoneras

Carmen Lomas Garza’s work seems simplistic however it is complex in color and the detailed on realistic features.  For instance, Lomas Garza’s Las Peleoneras (1988) depicts two women fighting outside a dance club. The female characters are pulling each other’s hair while couples walk away not wanting to get involved in the scandal. At first, this image comes of as comical, but then one realized this is a real depiction of how people react to violence around them.  Some might consider stepping in to help while other people do not bother to look; I find that Lomas Garza’s intention was to bring attention to the many roles imposed on women and how these can contribute to a level of violence.