Barrios, Alma

    

Hi everyone! My name is Alma Barrios. Please call me Alma. My Pronouns are she, her, hers. I’m an Art History Major looking to minor in Chicano Studies and Arts Education. I’m a first-generation Mexican American. I transferred to UCLA this Fall quarter from Pasadena City College. I’m looking forward to delving deeper and learn more about women or Queer Chicanx/Latinx artists. I’m an Art assistant and work in a range of Visual Arts from Videography/Photography, Illustrator/premiere pro, Sculpture, Textiles, Graphics, Screen Printing, and Media and Marketing. And during this time I’ve been working on Adobe Illustrator with a focus on abstract art. 

 For my Academic goals, I hope to graduate with a bachelor’s in art history in 2022 and apply for a Masters’s. In the future, I hope to become a Professor in Art History in Contemporary or Modern art. I also hope to own a Gallery with my Artist, business partner, and work as a curator to focus on diverse POC, Queer, and Women artists.

    In regards to the reading, Printing the  Revolution The Rise and impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now by E. Carmen Ramos, I enjoyed learning more about the context of printmaking and the focus on how art can be a tool for revolution and understanding about a multitude of artists. One graphic that interested me was Quiero Mis Queerce by Julio Salgado, This illustration uses bright colors showing the artist himself as a double, one reflecting himself in a suit and in a quinceanera dress. I appreciated reading about artists that are challenging traditions and speaking on gender norms. I was also fascinated with the use of portraiture to be a tool for activism.

I’m looking forward to meeting everyone and learning more about Chicanx and Latinx art. Excited about this class!