Week 6 Post in Reference to Saul Quintero's post on Margarita Cabrera

I enjoyed Saul's discussion of the connotation of Margarita Cabrera's work. Adding another work by her to show the cohesive use of domestic appliances in her work helped me understand her work better even though I too discussed her work that week on the blog. I found it interesting that the color stood out to him as a representation of gender roles through comercial tools. I read the use of domestic appliances as a celebration of female labor, and yet for him it represented the marketization of household items towards women, perhaps to even urge women to remain working in the home. It's interesting to see how artwork relates to such a wide variety of experiences, but brings out a different memory or idea even beyond what the artist hoped for. Saul's post also brought another reading of Cabrera's work as a series, something there is not always time to explore in class. I think as we view the different Chicana artist's work throughout the rest of the quarter, its important to keep in mind that while sometimes a work doesn't speak as loudly during class, when viewed in a collection or series in a museum or gallery, larger themes arise from the body of work. Focusing on the specific artist's helps understand a wide variety of Chicana artwork, but looking more in depth into each artist's work later on in the blogs helps to reinforce the artist's intent and aesthetic.