Before this class I did not know the true history behind the story of the Virgen and that she is actually a symbol of resistance and strength. I also loved being introduced to the reimagination of the Virgen by different Chicana artist, With my own version of the Virgen de Guadalupe I was inspired by Ester Hernández screenprint La Virgen de Guadalupe Defendiendo los Derechos de los Xicanos (1975) and Yolanda Lopez‘s Walking Guadalupe (1978). My reimagining of the Virgen de Guadalupe meant to depict an everyday young woman. I think the Virgen de Guapalupe is seen as a figure of protection and feminine energy. When i think of those two qualities in a person I think of all my amazing friends and how we hold each other up. I also think of all the iconic women I look up to like Rihanna and Maria Felix (cool and tough vibes). I kinda took the reimagining of Hernández’s Virgen of being a strong and tough woman (as all the women who served as inspiration to my drawing are) and the Lopez’s Virgen being on the go (being in motion). I tried to incorporate many elements of the original Virgen into my drawing. The cape was replaced by the hoodie, the flowers from her dress are included in the drawing by making the flower a pendant on a gold necklace. I chose that she should have her eyes open and that instead of her hands being in prayer that she is looking at her phone (the way we tend to communicate with our friends when we can’t do it face-to-face).
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