This quarter, I was introduced to so many Chicana artists! As someone who was not familiar with many artists in general, I was excited to learn more about the artists. An artist I am glad to have learned about was Yolanda M. Lopez. I found her work interesting after reading the assigned book and reflecting on it. What I appreciated the most from her art was the activism aspect. I enjoyed learning about how she uses her art to advocate for justice. During the Chicano Movement, her work contributed to uniting the community and spreading awareness about many injustices that Chicanxs face. It was great being able to write a paper about her because I was able to analyze her work more in depth. Her pieces, Free Los Siete (1969) and Your Vote Has Power (1997), speak to her dedication to support her community. I am passionate about social change because many injustices still remain. Artists and activists like Yolanda are pivotal to fighting for change because art can travel across the world and unite people.
A concept that I learned from this course was rasquachismo. I am very surprised and in awe after viewing all the rasquache art. I am all for sustainability and creativity. I honestly found a lot of the rasquache art more appealing and interesting compared to art that is at museums. I am fascinated with the idea about using something for another purpose to make it art. I also appreciate that you don’t have to be considered an artist because I realized that our culture is very resourceful so it is not always intentionally art. Rasquachismo seems to exist in many places and I think more credit should be given to this art.
Overall, I am grateful to have taken this course because I learned so much more about art.
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