My favorite concepts from this class were rasquachismo and domesticana. I think there is something so radical about these concepts because they create their own space in a world that seeks to exclude non-white artists. It is incredibly powerful how these concepts take up space in the world. Domesticana is about how a person claims the space around them and it is so meaningful how people design their space into something they can feel safe in. I also like rasquachismo because it allows for people without resources to also engage with art and include themselves in the art world. This class was really eye-opening because I was able to see Chicana art that went beyond political posters, but also spoke about our everyday lives. I loved seeing how Chicana artists also engaged with digital art and I was surprised I didn’t know any of these artists or their work before this class. I was really excited to learn about these artists and concepts because I’ve taken so many art history classes, but I never got to learn these things and they’ve definitely changed my perspective in ways I did not expect. I’m really excited to see how I can apply the things I learned in this class to the rest of my time at UCLA as an Art major. I don’t think I would have learned these things in other art history classes that I am required to take for my major. This class has made me reflect on my own art and how I have unconsciously used rasquachismo and domesticana in them. I think rasquachismo and domesticana have been my favorite concepts because they seem so defiant and prideful. It's incredible how these artworks can exist in the streets or in galleries, which speaks to who these works are really for.
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