Reflection Final Post

Since the first day of this class, I had very little knowledge about male artists and close to none on female artists. After taking this class I think I know more female artists than I do male artists, which I thought was pretty fascinating. I also thought it was cool that from the beginning to the end, as a class, we were able to double the amount of knowledge of Chicana/Latina artists. Without the creation of this class, I would have never been exposed to such great artists and furthermore, their amazing work. I enjoyed the presentation part of this course a lot and after learning about all these great Chicana artists, I found the work of Carmen Lomas Garza to be the most interesting. Throughout Garza’s art, she chooses to reveal various aspects of her life and the life that surrounds her. She does so by illustrating her own identity that has been sustained despite the racial inequities, cultural conflict, and the societal pressures that surround her. I found it interesting that Carmen’s artwork tells stories of her past about her family and special events that have occurred. And at the same time, I the viewer, am able to relieve stories and events of my past through her own artwork. The three pieces that I like the most by Garza was Cakewalk made in 1987, Nopalitos (State II) made in 1992, and Heaven and Hell which was created in 1989. All three of this pieces are very different starting from the medium used to the story behind them. I found all three to be very relatable in one way or another and furthermore aesthetically pleasing.