The painting that most fascinated me throughout the book was this piece, Nonviolent Resistance, which is part of a 4 panel project. This project was meant to embody Baca's The Great Wall, so that it can be enjoyed and viewed around the world, not just locally in LA. The reason this piece stood out to me was the heavy contrast in colors from one side of the "barrier" to the other. On the outside of the destruction, there's a lot of vibrant colors, yet where all the chaos is occurring it is all blue grey/red colors. This creates an obvious separation from the people to the destruction. Baca is emphasizing how when people come together - of all races/ethnicities and backgrounds - the power created and the unity can outshine the negative. This group of marginalized people are opposing the dominant power structures, as Lopez mentions in the book. Regardless of their stance in society, these people know that they can come together and help fight for change, even if it's against big power structures -represented y the military aspect of the background. The fact that she chose many ethnic backgrounds to represent the people clenching their arms together to resist, was also a reason I was captivated. Rather than choosing to make it a Chicanx based art piece, she showed her solidarity with all other minority groups being attacked- just like other groups have stood in solidarity with Chicanxs.
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