Week 10 Post- Quarter Reflection and Artist Reflection

 I choose to take this course because I wanted to learn and branch and further my knowledge of Chicanx and Latinx Artists. As for Art history, there is, unfortunately, not a course on Chicanx or Latinx artists. When I found this course, I was excited because I knew I could learn about different artists. There is very little information taught in my contemporary art history classes regarding Chicanx and Latinx artists.

 I was also excited because this course focuses primarily on women. When we discussed why few women artists are mentioned or talked about in art courses, many people know about very few women artists. And I’m glad I took this course because I learned about so many artists that have now become my favorites, for instance. Ester Hernandez learning about her and her artwork that she’s been doing many Chicana artworks for a long time. Other artists I liked are Favianna Rodriguez and Barbara Carrasco. I really appreciate when the artist uses their artistry to talking about their community.

For the artist’s presentation, I found many of the presentations amazing, but what I found the most intriguing to me was the artist Johanna Toruno presented in-class presentations. I found this artist’s artwork interesting because of how the presenter expressed there is anti-blackness in the Latine community. I also liked her art because I saw many of her artworks as empowering to the Latinx community. I liked the message and contrast to the vibrant color. 

In this course, I enjoyed learning about Chicana futurists and  Rasquachismo, and Domesticana and the importance of Graffiti art from many of the other topics. These topics and others I felt really helped me as an artist spectator and in analyzing art further. I learned many things from learning the full meaning of Chicanx and what it means to be a chicane. I also learned about gender and how the art world views Chicano artists in the art space in expressing them as Folk artists. To learn about the Artists who paved the way for art in the Chicanx community, such as Ester Hernandez, Marion C.Martinez, Professor and Artist Alma Lopez, and others. . These artists helped push for future chicane artists to be taken seriously as artists and be further understood as artists.

Overall I'm glad I took this course because I want to pursue my art history degree in Curating museums and would definitely bring to the light of artists I learned. That otherwise wouldn't be discussed by Art historians who learned traditional academia since, unfortunately, this course isn't seen as an extra curriculum in the Art history department. I would argue that it is structured similarly to an Art history course and should be considered as one since I learned from a range of topics and artists than some of my other Art history courses.

Johanna Toruno Latinx Artists 

Extra Credit : (Barbara Carrasco)

 Barbara is an artist and feminist and has a BFA from UCLA  and did a lithograph of her brother not waiting for his wife to go to college and is pregnant. This features a who we can see is women trapped by yarn of just staying that women feel trapped. And this print really resonated with me because as a woman myself, I felt that I was always told by extended family members to settle down and get married and this was from my Tias and my Abuela and Unfortunately they didn’t support me in my career goals. And so I relate to this piece because as women it feels that we aren’t allowed to be in education or focus our careers and seen as only to bear children or be in a family. Which to me that is something I eventually want to do, I also want to focus on my career and achieve what i want to achieve.

This art piece also has to do with serialization with people having to go through this. And they also had it and a radical show Radical women and I do agree that this is a strong feminist piece. And it was really amazing that it was drawn in one day and interesting that it was Japanese paper. It’s frustrating to hear that Barbara had to endure this when she was in the art department. My sister is currently at UCLA as an art major in the art department as well and she’s grateful when she can learn from women artists. However, she says it’s still not as diverse as she hoped, and often when she communicates about her artwork in relation to social justice and activism she does feel a disconnect with her peers that aren’t Chicanx or Latinx. She understands however since why would people do artwork on social justice if they never had to endure those hardships since most of her peers are economically and racially privileged. Hopefully in the years to come more diversity arises but also maybe Barbara can teach a course. I admire how she persists in her career.

Barbara Carrasco 

Extra Credit : (Ester Hernandez)

“Theyre a visual language of the community”- Ester Hernandez 

     I’ve become a supporter of Ester Hernandez’s Artwork through this class. It’s interesting to see and artists care so deeply about a community and I really appreciate that she brings in the conversations for instance of the Sun-Maid to children and parents who can communicate about farmworkers and have that learning experience through art. And also using her artwork to show and talk about women as well. And also that she makes a strong effort to give back to the community. It no doubts by she a notable artist. 

    This artwork might not be seen as shocking today but it was when Hernandez produced this artwork and also a high risk on her point, however now this artwork has become notable and many thank Hernandez’s artwork and risktaking. It was also interesting to learn more about Non-binary I have done some of my own research to further my knowledge on this but, Now feel that I understand it better. Of sex being a social construct. And understand Cis Gender, Cis Normative. Gender Identity is how people communicate themselves through each other with clothes and appearance. I connected to her stories and hearing her speak about her first experience or one of the first experiences in connecting with the earth when she realized she can leave a mark in this world. Also with printing being a helpful tool to spread information since your able to create multiple. And that shift and that disruption of seeing strong women and warrior women fighting and really utilizing strong women and feminist Chicana being seen and having a voice. And showing strong women. I think Hernandez has been able to carry next generations in-voicing for the community and social justice. She paved the way because she's been doing for so long.

Ester Hernandez 

Week 9 Tradition, Technology, and the Chicana Futurist Art of Marion C. Martinez Blog Post

     Before taking this course, I've only heard of Afro-Futurism and cyber artists briefly; these artists use technology when formulating and producing their artwork. Using tradition and Technology, the new to merge and create artworks.

In reading "Tradition, Technology and the Chicana futurist art of Marion C. Martinez "by Catherine Ramirez, I was interested in the artist Marion C. Martinez because she uses traditional catholic images and has parts of computer components and circuits boards. When looking at her artwork, you can see the disks and such, all found material. I found it similar to assemblage art this when artists used mixed media or found objects to create and repurpose them to something new. Nonetheless, I was fascinated by how Martinez chooses to compose her sculpture, and I'm confused about how I haven't heard of this artist before. I'm also curious about how Martinez choose the composition of the found materials since they align with La Virgen's colors.

I was not surprised to read that Charles Briggs critique of Martinez Oratorio a la Vigencita, 2000 artwork that he found the work primitive, primitive has been a negative term used by art historians when describing the Caribbean arts or mesoamerican arts and has been used as a derogatory term meaning the artwork was lesser than, thankfully now art historians stray away from using this term and is looked down upon if it is used. 

I agree that racism maintains relevant in the art world: "The primitive being Hispanos and the enlightened being white" another reason I think that Latinx and Chicanx are exuded for the art space is that often when I'm looking for courses to take, I usually never encounter a Chicanx or Latinx contemporary art history. And I do believe many artists and material can be taught in course a such.

 Interesting to learn about the Machine. I've read the theory of Antonio Benitez Rojo the Repeating Island. He connected the machine to the Caribbeans, also being a product of consumption to the imagery being produced as a false mask and reframing so it would be able to be sold to tourists without actually showing the exploitation of the labor of the plantations and the Caribbean slaves. And this really left a stain or embedding with what we view as the Caribbean currently, for instance, palm trees, and coconuts, bananas, botanical specimens brought by colonization to create an ideal island to consume visually but also in person. And if we still google the Caribbean, we see the same tropes that were created so the Caribbeans can be viewed as a product. Tourism in relation to Mexico or, for instance, Cancun would be the same. Tourism also capitalizes on tradition and culture and exploits it. It has become a commodity; Cancun is filled with hotels and seems to be only known as a travel location. Locals are forced to be accustomed to working. And they themselves become a commodity for tourists.  

Lastly, I really appreciated that Martinez's artwork encompasses both technology and science. Despite having critiques like Briggs belittle artists for breaking out of what is accepted, it does challenge what is stereotyped. Artists aren't lesser or shouldn't be considered primitive because they combine tradition into their artwork.

Marion C Martinez  Guadalupe 

Cancun 

week 8 Blog Post Printing the Revolution! Virtual Conversation Series: From Black and Brown Solidarity to Afro-Latinidad panel discussion.

 Mosses Ros Saurez  Dominican artists started their art as graffiti artists and did artworks in subways in the beginning. Identity was important for Saurez since he had an undocumented family and was marginalized as a child he felt invisible. He used art as a creative outlet works on large scales to work with kids using styles and lettering.  He Did works since the early 70s working as an artist in black and brown solidarity. It was a way to be productive. In the 90s worked with the Bronx printmakers and went to the lower east side print shop. This artist fascinated me because of the reading of “ Graffit is art’. This artist expressed and himself in his artwork with his culture, food, and doing social justice works.

It was interesting to know the perspective of these artists in the art world in relation to Chicano and Afro Latindad. The artist I was interested in was Favianna Rodriguez since I been a fan and supporter of her artwork, I have written about her Piece about Migration is beautiful since it is one of my favorite of her artworks. I continue to appreciate how she provides free artwork online to download. I also really enjoy her artwork strived to combat racism and her feminist prints.  As  Rodriguez says “Culture and art are very powerful, the stories that we tell ourselves shape political reality.” she wanted to make art of the world. Her migration piece that yes as humans we do move, that is what occurs in nature naturally. The colonial idea keeps these beliefs that we should do otherwise she mentions that people move to love others.  Her art is to show the history and people that aren’t represented in the media. It was also interesting to hear artists speak about their artwork since we’ve already read about their art. Malaquis Montoya yo soy Chicano gripping artwork was interesting since we have seen his artworks all through the printing revolution text.  It was interesting to hear the inspirations of these artists.

Week 7 : Graffiti is Art

 

 Graffiti is an expression of Language, Writing, and Line.  In the Reading, Graffiti is Art of Charles Chaz Bojorquez, Graffiti isnt seen as art, or if it's seen as low art and not seen as a Fine Art.  Bojorquez mentions that Graffiti is an expression of culture. Graffiti is used to express one's language. Since Los Angles has a multitude of languages, it's understandable why there is such conflict. However, Graffiti is seen as Vandalism and Rebellious and just seen as scribbles. In Los Angels, there's Graffiti spread on the streets. And there's no doubt that  Graffiti is part of Los Angles's culture.  Bojorquez critiques that  Graffiti is, in fact, and art, and since then, Graffiti Art has been bought in art galleries and has been more respected.

As taking many Art history courses and learning about contemporary artists their little mention of  Graffiti artists or Latinx and Chicanx artists, However one of the artists we did learn about was the group called Asco who consists of  Chicane artists. Asco artists documented their graffiti artwork on the museum of Lacma. This group Asco, wasn’t taken seriously by the Fine Art world. Until this day, graffiti art has a stigma, and pre-implications, by others, isnt taken seriously or considered a Low Art. And if taken seriously in the Galleries, it can still be considered as Edgy Art. Being part of galleries and seeing the behind-the-scenes process, it’s interesting how curators and spectators can dismiss  Graffiti or even printmaking as something other than serious art. And if the artwork is showcased in these Galleries, it’s for a show that is categorized as “  Graffiti art night.” And even to this day seen Graffiti art would be seen as vandalism. It is not considered lettering and a line skill; these are skills that can be gained by practicing Graffiti. If you learn about Asian art Calligraphy, you can learn how difficult it is to accomplish the thick and thin lines. That appears so effortless to the Museum and Gallery spectators.

Asco, Spray Paint, LACMA 1972

Extra Credit: Art of the State Symposium

   

 Victor Payan is “Looking at what’s here and what’s missing”. Victor Payan and Pocha Pena work on historical and present-day artwork. Their slogan by any means necessary they do a lot of political works Lucha libre. And use humor and comedy to discuss political artworks. Pocha Pena is a Bolivian American is Chicana artists. And have these difficult conversations. Try to find ways to communicate with people and that see Latinos and Chicanos and see something negative. Their art is to combat that and approach it in a different way. These are San Diego artists they do banners flyers, podcasts as their artistry. Amalia Mesa - Bains who was discussing artists and about her upbringing.

Her earliest works are the mirrors and vanity. Those are domesticana this being her altars and ofrendas. She Uses community engagement to share stories as a sort of collaborative work. Also discussed Ester Hernandez’s works. Also Consuelo underwood of natural spaces. Mesa does artworks of migration and shows glassworks and her dress. Also discussing of carmen Lomas Garza figures and artwork that Garza recalls from her memories. Judy Baca discusses the Migration of the Golden people that are central

American and the education center resources. Helping with legal services and worked intergenerationally. And helping amplifies other people's stories of difficult aspects of why their parents migrated. And dynamic of parents and children and the difficulty of why the parents ended up leaving. And the historical tragedies and truths that come with that. These works are displayed in photographs and in large scale and length murals of migration images and stories. These presentations were Interesting to learn about women artists who used art as a tool for social justice. And the different approaches each artist took to execute the final product. Amalia Mesa’s works fascinated me because of the beauty of the works and also how these altars can be created in a collaborative nature and that there in the installation format. And work that can be spiritual and I found interesting was the reclaiming of Malinche that occurred with Chicanas because Malinche herself was a slave so she shouldn't be condemned as a traitor. Amalia’s insight on being hopeful on future generations in a collaborative effort and growing in change. These presentations helped me reflect on the process of art. And that more work that needs to be done. Hopefully, artists can continue using art as a tool for activism and bring about and discuss social justice issues.

Week 3 Artist (Linda Nuves)

 Linda Nuves is Salvadorian- American and considers herself Chicana and Latina. Linda “Nuves” also Known as Linda  Vanessa Tovar is an Artists and singer who Djs and screen-printer. She composes music her own music She’s worked with artists like Billy Ellish and has guest-starred in the TV show. Her focus is on Dj and singing. Linda Nuves is from Pasadena and is currently based in Los Angeles based and also a member of the Chulita Vinal club. 
Her artwork consists of  Screen printing, Sticker making, Fashion Design, and songwriter. Linda Nuves Frequently streams on Twitch her DJ sets now amidst the pandemic. Linda Nuves has performed with the Chulita vinyl club at Coachella and The Getty Museum.  And has performed in a band called Azucar De Los Angeles and with Sancha Las Sirenas. Linda Nuves would Dj her sets across Los Angeles. Although Nuves battles with depression she found still continues to make her artwork. Linda Nuves encourages a young woman to Know their worth when starting their careers and passions. Nuves works in the Chulita Vinyl club which is a group of women DJs

who bring music like Bachata, cumbia, and corrida the group consists of nonbinary gender non conforming women. Bring their cultural music to other locations and an example is Chulita vinyl club plays in Coachella. Nuves has done her own music called “ Nuves  Head In the clouds” Avece  Parece X. She’s also done her personal blog and her own screen printing of  “NahBro”. And has also produced fashion works where she used reusable textiles. Although now Linda Nuves now goes by either Nuves she also incorporates clouds into her logo and her photography. Nuves now is more focused on her music and Dj works.

References :

1.https://losangeles.ohmyrockness.com/shows/345445-sasami-linda-nuves-dj-set-the-getty

2.http://voyagela.com/interview/conversations-inspiring-linda-vanessa-nuves-tovar/

3.https://www.lindanuves.com/

4.https://www.chulitavinylclub.com/

5.https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-chulita-vinyl-club-20190614-story.html

6. Instagram @LindaNuves 

Week 6 Blog Post Rasquachismo and Domesticana

 

 And image from my Abuela's  house that my mom took  

In the reading text Chicano and Chicana A Critical Anthology by Jennifer. Gonzalez. Rasquachismo has considered lower status it’s not “and attitude or taste” and viewed as an underdog and is viewed negatively in the united states and in Mexico.  An example of Don Chipote is used to showcase a part of Rasquache. It was interesting because I’ve never heard of these terms this term can be seen as empowering. This Rasquachismo it’s showing the aesthetics of Chicanx art. Since is two do “ things with whats hands” and things are often recycled. In my household, my mom would often recycle things reuse containers and since my house is filled with plants and wouldn’t have a watering container she would just use an old food container. There was always the vibrant colors of pots and also have a conner with candles and plants my grandma currently has a place with candles and incense.

Domesticana can be categorized as” the Domestic tension Signifies the contradiction between the supportive aspects of the feminine and the struggle to redefine restrictive roles. Those are embedded in women. Domestica is a part of the Rasqachismo in the show “ the struggle for identity, Sexuality, and power within Chicana Domesticana” this something I still see today so I’m glad that can now know the correct term for this. For artists to expand their artistry. Domesticana also shows a “ redefining of the feminine must come from the Represntaional vocabularies of women if we are to undo the wound of the Patriarchy and colonization”.  So it’s a reframing and from what has been enforced on the feminine and women. And this is now changed with Domesticana or to show this through art. I know when I make art or incorporate art it’s difficult to not have people categorize and critique women’s art. And it can negatively be critiqued in Chicanx art.

week 5 Blog La Virgen de Guadalupe

 

I grew up in a non-religious household, although both my parents were religious at one point when they crossed the border and met in California, and theyre life changed. Financially at the time, we were struggling, and my parents had to work long shifts, and I would usually see them until after theyre work shifts and had to raise myself, so, in a way, media and film helped garner who I am today. My parents drifted away from religion. My dad was highly catholic, and my mom was part of the "El Luiz del Mudo" ( the light of the world ) church, but as theyre was less time. My parents focused on other things. So I never was raised going to church nor believing in the faith. La Virgen de Guadalupe was always a figure I connected to the Chicanx and Latinx community. I never had any negative connotation with the Virgin de Guadalupe other than the church itself just because I would see the church exploit or dismiss my extended LBTQ+  extended family members. But I reminiscence or am nostalgic with the Virgen de Guadalupe's image since her image is still in my neighborhood at my local panaderia. Every holiday from Valentine's Day to Christmas, people would be selling flowers with bears and candles with the Virgen de Guadalupe's image. I garnered respect for the Virgen De Guadalupe when I went to my local 99 cents store and saw candles with the image and wanted to purchase myself one because I was intrigued by the vivid colors. My mom wouldn't let me because she said, "No Somos católicas," basically saying it's disrespectful to purchase if we aren't catholic. During the same period, my grandma had Alzheimer's, and I would often see her throughout the weeks before passing away. My grandma was called Lupe, and she would always wear a cross and pendant of the Virgen de Guadalupe. In a way, I associate the image with her. We ended up going to the Placita Olvera often, and I would see many images of the Virgen de Guadalupe. This made me associate the Virgen de Guadalupe image as an image that makes me feel safe.  I grew a better understanding of the image when I took a course in my Community college  pre- Columbian art history and learned about the syncretic properties with the Virgen de Guadalupe and the past. I don't connote hatred or negativity with the image and never analyzed my experience with the Virgen de Guadalupe. The image now still feels nostalgic for me because even though I'm not catholic, it reminds me of my grandma, neighborhood, and culture.

Week 4 Post: Denver Art Museum Panel Presentation

 Watching the Denver Art Museum or Smithsonian Art Museum panel Presentation was introductory to Artists and showing their past and current artworks. These artists discussed their inspiration with Modernist artists, one example being Frida Kahlo. Alma Lopez is a Chicana Feminists artist, famous whose work is Our lady  1999. Lopez is a writer of Our lady of controversy whose Artwork is also in the Printing the Revolution, The rise and impact of Chicano Graphics 1965 and Now in the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Alma Lopez would often visit and view the painting by Frida Kahlo, "The Two Frida's" 1939, since it was a painting that featured two women holding, It was a painting that amazed and intrigued Lopez. I was fascinated by Alma Lopez's Artwork of the two nuns inspired by the Juana Ines de la Cruz. Cruz was a queer nun who became a nun to further her education.

 Pablo Helgurea is a Mexican New York artist who made artworks where he channeled different identities. Some of the fictional characters that Pablo Helguera conveyed were Egyptian women, a gay man, and others when creating pillowcase installation. And Damian Ortega Mexican sculpture artists created works that seem to lack gravity, like his Dissambled car installation where the car is not attached and appears to be floating. Helgurea also did a graphic that is  Silence is Violence that was inspired by the poster of Uncle Sam's "I'm counting on you." This poster was in regards to Black Lives Matter. Helgurea had posted them around his neighborhood in New York City. He also did works that were vibrant color chairs. All the artists gave me a different perspective on art and art making, being that many artists are motivated to explore and do multimedia artworks. For instance, these artists' artworks ranged from sculpture, digital graphics, Drawings, and installation.

Alma Lopez, Sor Juana  

Alma Lopez, Our Lady 1999

Damian Ortega , Cosmic Thing 2002

Week # 3 Blog Post (Artist): Brenda Barrios

Brenda Barrios is a Mexican American first-generation Artists born and raised in Pasadena, Ca. She's a current student at the University of Los Angeles in the School of the Arts and Architecture department. Art was always a focus for Barrios, but it was until she got diagnosed with her disability that she leaped forward deeply into her art. Barrios has a history of working in Textiles, Printmaking, Photography, Filmmaking/Editing, Sculpture, Illustrations, Screen printing, Painting, Performance, Music, and Murals. Barrios's artworks focus on Social Justice issues, Activism, and her artwork is often inspired by her diagnoses, childhood, and culture. Some of Barrios's recent Artworks are Illustrations such as Rock the votes "Thank you, essential workers." Various Black Lives Matter Illustrations and mural. And Barrios's "My Parents were poor but made they made me feel Rich" Illustration. She is known for making her Illustrations into stickers and donating fifty percent of the proceeds. 

Some of her most notable works are “ Mom working “ (2020), which was around the world online and projected and displayed in places such as London U.K, and New York. The Non Profit organization Amplifier financed this Illustration. Due to the Global Pandemic, Barrios shifted to more Illustrations and graphics because it was more accessible. Barrios wanted to discuss and bring to light the issues people face during this pandemic when working as an essential worker with no medical insurance. 

Barrios’s second well-known artwork is  “ Protect farmworkers”(2020) to bring awareness to farmworkers to bring attention to the injustice of how farmworkers are working in unstable conditions and should receive hazard pay. Barrios reached out to The Farmworker Project organization and donated fifty percent of the proceeds from all the prints she made.

Barrios’s latest Sculpture piece is “ Hospital feet”(2020), five feet tall made from textiles and mixed media. Most of Barrios’s artworks include vibrant colors, and this sculpture shows four legs representing the time the Artists was hospitalized and left the hospital with swollen feet. Barrios wanted to make them colorful, even though it was a sad moment; she wanted to make them beautiful. This artist’s sculptures often show her struggles with her disabilities. Another example is “ Healing Intestine”( 2020 ), which includes a musical composition and dance where Barrios integrates her sculpture into her performance. Barrios hopes to educate her audience further and inspire others to continue in their passions despite their disabilities and struggles.

Exhibitions:

Amplifier Art award Exhibition: Public Health and safety (Covid19 ) message display in  London U.K and New York  2020.

Black Lives Matter Mural:  For Pasadena CA  with compassionate Arts 2020

PASADENA MUSEUM OF HISTORY (Family Free Sunday) Lead Artist in a ‘free chalking zone’ during Pasadena Chalk Festival 25-Year Retrospective Exhibition 2018

Pasadena ART Night.:  MINI GRANT AWARD City  Artist  2017 

Playhouse District  Pasadena CA Third Thursday Live Mural 2018

Mexico City Mexico  2017 

ZONA ROSA CAFÉ Annual participant in Dia de Los Muertos Exhibition/Events 2013-2018

PASADENA CHALK FESTIVAL Multi-year artist participant and media spokesperson LIVE on TV  2017

Picture this Gallery in Long Beach  - Frida Kahlo artist exhibit 2016

ViVA la Mujer Art event at the MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN Art (MOLAA) 2015

Plaza De La Raza  Los Angeles Ca 2018

Pasadena Art + Design Open Market at OLD Town Pasadena CA 

SGIA EXPO - art screen printing competition at Las Vegas NV  Self Help Graphics and art award screen printing Competition. 2017-2018

References:

https://www.loc.gov/item/2020632269/

https://dailybruin.com/2020/10/29/with-bold-strokes-student-uses-her-art-as-medium-for-activism

http://pcccourier.com/main-story/art-activism-alumna-brenda-barrios-ucla-rock-the-vote.html

https://www.coloradoboulevard.net/free-fun-activities-throughout-the-playhouse-district/

https://community.amplifier.org/members/itsbb/

Personal links: https://www.instagram.com/bbbarrios/?hl=en

@Bbbarrios

Week 2 : Claudia Zapata Reading Q&A

  Q: Is the digital space making Art more accessible to  Artists and helping them accumulate a wider audience?

 A:  In the reading by Claudia  Zapata's "The Rise and Impact of the Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now",  Artwork via digital media has been more available for artists to express their messages and be spread across platforms. And Artists are now approaching digital Art differently when advancing in Art. For instance, Ruber Garcia and Tallulah Terrill and  Garcia find that they want to use new technology and techniques. And another example is The Artist's Daniel Gonzalez's "Papel Picado." Gonzalez's uses laser cutting and an advanced machine that can be used to make jewelry. The other advances are Art is available to the consumers; for instance, in  Favianna Rodriguez's website tutorials, help others make banners. Artists have also used digital Art to create solidarity with communities, such as Black Lives Matter, "Justice for Aiyana Jones," and Oree Origionol's portraits.

 Aspects that can negatively affect artists are in digital space by bringing hate directly to the Artist's platforms. A positive aspect can be that Artists can become more well-known in digital media. Also, Art is becoming more available online then it can be viewed by Artists and audiences worldwide. I would also consider digital art-making to be a form of protest, especially now in current circumstances. Many artists and people are unable to attend protests. Artists use digital arts as a way of these expressing their voice. Also, financially, artists cannot purchase multiple art materials, which could be a resource for Artists to produce  Artwork more frequently and rapidly. Artists can use their platform as a tool for their business, media, and marketing in becoming their own network owners. And artists are able to share and start their portfolios and be self-managed.  However, artists are subject to get copyrighted and stolen artwork since Social Media posts and graphics are shared rapidly.  One of the best elements is that the artists can have a platform and can influence others and bring issues to light, for instance, injustices in communities, and become activists.

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!