I am writing
about Laura Aguilar. She communicates very strong messages through her
photography. By capturing her naked self in the photographs, she was able to
open herself up to the world around her. She is a Latina and lesbian, and she
exhibit her body to show that it is important love your body for the sake Of
mental health. As a result she may feel free, and in her series I feel that she
gets united with the nature, her true self. She certainly is an example of
strength and beauty among lesbian women and women of the color.
I believe that
her works cannot be limited to one community or a group of people, there are
aspects to her photographs which can be understood universally. Aguilar has
profound concept about being touched by the nature. I think she finds her strength
and beauty when she feels connected to the elements of nature such as soil,
rocks, trees, and rivers. Hence, it does not matter how artists identify/ label
themselves when their art works carry a universal message. Therefore, it is passable
that a Chicana artist refers to her work as not Chicana art because there are
no exact boundaries. 
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