Over the past couple of weeks, I have been introduced to many new artists on so many different platforms. This was a great experience learning about different Chicana artists in an area that I was not familiar with before this course. From learning about artists from different countries and even to a fellow classmate! One artist who really caught my attention throughout this course was Carmen Lomas Garza. Her art made me feel a lot of emotions. A sense of pride in my culture represented in art, and just opening my eyes to a new definition of art. Before I was only really familiar with abstract art or what people would consider classic art pieces and not really introduced to anything outside that type of art but Garza really broke that mold for me. Her art is warmth and family on a screen and shows art does not have to be a serious image to be beautiful and valid. The folk-style art style which focuses on her culture and of family is meaningful. Her art is just that, art, and does not need to be more defined. When thinking about art that is focused on culture the first thing that comes to my mind is activist art that makes a big statement usually political but although Garza is an activist her art is not focused on one message. It is just people living their life in a community, from a quince to people gathering for some food together. It is pieces of life that lots of people from that community can relate to, and makes art feel relatable. Her magic windows were also stunning in a new way that they are something that can be done at home and just made with so much care but still seen as art. Especially when they are moved to different mediums like magic windows made out of metal. She uses art to make people feel welcomed and I can’t believe I was barely introduced to her!
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