So far I have generally really enjoyed the presentations, it is very exciting to learn about so many different Chicana artists and the meaning behind all of their artwork as well as what inspired them. The artist that I found to be the most interesting was Ruby Chacon. What I found the most interesting in her artwork was her ability to integrate both her identity as being a Chicana and a Utah native into her work to in a sense create a new identity for herself that she declared Utahnah. The main goal of her work was to really bring her Chicana identity to Utah since she never saw any images or stories about Chicanas. She wanted to resist Utah art and reclaim what actual Utah art meant by depicting the people of Utah instead of just images of the state and landscapes like countless other artworks were already doing. A highlight of her art is how she highlights her family life after they have faced so many hardships and struggles. Chacon wanted to reclaim their public image by using her art to portray the positive traits of her family instead of the negativity that was being put in front of the public already.
Overall a lot of her pieces are either individual portraits or images that seem to portray families, they are all a part of her spiritualism activism they range from paintings and drawings to larger public murals. The piece that was the most striking was a public mural called Grandpa Cosme Chacon. The mural is a temporary image of her grandfather using pastels on cement with the words “Mi Abuelo Cosme Chacon” written under it. Overall Chacon did not only want to make an image of her grandfather but rather make the mural to act as a grandfather for everyone in the community.
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