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| A Yesenia Alvarado. Devil Ranfla (Shot Set), 2020. Stoneware, Gold, Glaze, Pencil. 5.5 X 7 X 4 In. Image From The Pit La |
I learned a lot from this class; my favorite artists I got to study are: Marion C. Martinez, Carmen Lomas Garza and Diana Yesenia Alvarado. I love these artists material sensibility. In Martinez's case I love the way she thinks about all things as being intrinsically spiritual, life is spiritual; therefore anything you encounter in life in spiritual even debris. In her case, she revitalizes discarded technological waste. She adopts this waste then renews its worth by rearranging it into an art object. In Garzas case, I especially like her papel picado art work in which she take a mundane or 'craft" form and elevates it just by changing the context. Then fin later projects she by changes the material to make her cutouts more permanent. I think the Wiki project is such a cool idea and has never had the opportunity to write a wikipedia page before. I really appreciate when class projects feel like they exist outside of the classroom. My favorite terms I learned are: Domesticana/Rasquachismo (which I am still practicing pronouncing). Making with whats at hand, being resourceful, is a skill that more people, outside of lower class communities, need to learn.
Hi Louisa!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post it sounds like that class left you with a new mindset. I also never had a class do a Wikipedia page and its nice to know that our work is more than just a grade in a class.
Hello Louisa,
ReplyDeleteI'm really glad to hear about how much you enjoyed this class and your takeaways from it. I'm also glad you touched upon the papel picado practice in Garza's work. I thought about your really amazing quilt pieces a lot during the Garza lectures. I was also really excited about the artist you chose for your presentation as I had been meaning to look into her more lately. As always, it was a pleasure sharing a class space with you again!