Harmonia Rosales

In last week's presentations, we learned about Chicana artist Harmonia Rosales, who regularly takes on issues of racism in her paintings. The first thing that really struck me from all of her work, but mostly from "God is a Black Woman," is how beautiful her style of painting is. Harmonia really is incredibly talented at depicting very real-life figures. It might be weird to say, but I love the way she depicts light on her subjects' skin and and their clothing. It truly is a beautiful rendition of Michaelangelo's famous painting but it opens up such a larger discussion about race and being inclusive. The response to this piece was of course controversial to many who saw this as blasphemous, but many people loved this, saying that they loved seeing the faces of people they knew and loved in this iconic setting. The backlash against this I think is ridiculous but doesn't surprise me from today's society. Ultimately, Rosales is definitely sparking a lot of conversations that need to be had in our society if we are to truly become a less racist and non-inclusive nation.