Week 9--Chicana Print makers and Favianna

Chicana printmakers work does not have to reflect a single experience, or a single identity. Rather, prints reflect a multitude of experiences that address a multitude of identities. As the production of print making enables mass production, thus reaching a larger population, print making has the power to be a political gesture. In class last week we began to discuss work by Favianna Rodriguez. Favianna’s work brings feminist ideology into conversation with Chicana identity. Her pieces perfectly blend this cross-sectionality of multiple identities in print form. I love Favianna’s work. Not only do I love the aesthetic, but her prints feel so relatable while making such a political statement, approachable but powerful. She truly takes her personal experiences and situates them in a political framework, reaching a large audience because of the innate nature of the medium of print making. While I love all of her work, one of my favorites is her Occupy Sisterhood image. This image, along with many of her other prints, uses minimal but vivid color choices coupled with powerful bold words. I so appreciated that this image calls to attention that oppressive forces on women are not limited to the female experience— they affect everyone.