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EXHIBITION TEXT
In both these pieces I wanted to show how family is always a big part to the Hispanic Community an our roots have always impacted our point of view and lifestyle, no matter where we are. Our traditions are always passed down to future generations, although they are born in the United States we still grasp on to For "From Me To You" I was inspired by the artists Paul Cezanne and Jean Metzinger and their own way of capturing still life in paintings. In my piece "Home" I was inspired by the photographer Lola Alvarez Bravo and Conrad Wise Chapman, who both capture the beautiful land of Mexico in different mediums but also its culture and lifestyle.
In both these pieces I wanted to show how family is always a big part to the Hispanic Community an our roots have always impacted our point of view and lifestyle, no matter where we are. Our traditions are always passed down to future generations, although they are born in the United States we still grasp on to For "From Me To You" I was inspired by the artists Paul Cezanne and Jean Metzinger and their own way of capturing still life in paintings. In my piece "Home" I was inspired by the photographer Lola Alvarez Bravo and Conrad Wise Chapman, who both capture the beautiful land of Mexico in different mediums but also its culture and lifestyle.
Inspiration for "Home"
Conrad Wise Chapam (1884), "Valley of Mexico from the Hacienda Morales"
Oil on canvas, 55 x 100 cm. http://ccp-emuseum.catnet.arizona.edu/view/objects/asitem/People@60/171/title-asc?t:state:flow=342a0123-a98d-4655-9217-cb4d42d62038 |
Lola Alvarez Bravo (1945), "Y no tenia burro"
Gelatin Silver print, 16.6 x 26.6 cm. http://ccp-emuseum.catnet.arizona.edu/view/objects/asitem/People@60/171/title-asc?t:state:flow=342a0123-a98d-4655-9217-cb4d42d62038 |
From both artists I wanted to show a part of Mexico my home and the culture that travels between our community despite not living there. "Home" is to show where where the Mexican community came from. Mexico has such beautiful land and it is mostly small towns and a place full of traditions, love and culture.
Lola Alvarez Bravo was a Mexican photographer and lived from 1907-1993. Her medium was photography, rater than posing objects or creating scenes for her photographs she captured moments. She will capture people at work, doing day to day errands, markets, and busy streets. In her photograph, “Y no tenia burro” (He didn't have a donkey), is a photograph of a worker in Mexico's dirt streets carrying a large piece of wood. This piece inspired me to use a picture I took of Mexico when I was traveling back to my aunts house. Being able to capture a moment of how Mexico is currently and how simple life is.
Conrad Wise Chapman was a soldier and artist who fought in the Civil War. Once he grew old he took in art and created several paintings of Mexico, London, Rome, Paris in attempt to capture before and afters of historical events such as landscapes. His general medium was oil on canvas. In the painting “Valley of Mexico from the Hacienda Morales” is a vivid landscape of Mexico, which depicts Mexico's growth in the year 1884. Elements that I wanted to use was his idea of growth and improvement in Mexico. On my trip to Mexico I was able to see how much my family has improved and I was able to learn their differences in our communities.
From both artists I wanted to show a part of Mexico my home and the culture that travels between our community despite not living there.
Lola Alvarez Bravo was a Mexican photographer and lived from 1907-1993. Her medium was photography, rater than posing objects or creating scenes for her photographs she captured moments. She will capture people at work, doing day to day errands, markets, and busy streets. In her photograph, “Y no tenia burro” (He didn't have a donkey), is a photograph of a worker in Mexico's dirt streets carrying a large piece of wood. This piece inspired me to use a picture I took of Mexico when I was traveling back to my aunts house. Being able to capture a moment of how Mexico is currently and how simple life is.
Conrad Wise Chapman was a soldier and artist who fought in the Civil War. Once he grew old he took in art and created several paintings of Mexico, London, Rome, Paris in attempt to capture before and afters of historical events such as landscapes. His general medium was oil on canvas. In the painting “Valley of Mexico from the Hacienda Morales” is a vivid landscape of Mexico, which depicts Mexico's growth in the year 1884. Elements that I wanted to use was his idea of growth and improvement in Mexico. On my trip to Mexico I was able to see how much my family has improved and I was able to learn their differences in our communities.
From both artists I wanted to show a part of Mexico my home and the culture that travels between our community despite not living there.
Inspiration for "from me to you"
In “From me to you” I wanted to demonstrate community in a day to day Mexican household. The kitchen plays a big role for everything it is the place where family gets together and talks about how their day has been, we eat our tortillas and spicy dishes, invite relatives for celebrations, where our aunts sit and gossip about people. Items from our kitchen tend to imitate does used traditionally in mexico, our community from Mexico is kept alive in our homes.
Paul Cezanne was a French post-impressionism artist, his paintings were mostly still life such as apples and fruit in display. His opinion towards still life paintings wasn't about painting what you see but he had the belief to understanding dimensions and training yourself to understand the object you see in front of you and its properties to its perspective. In his piece, “Still life with a basket” is one of his many paintings of still life, but what really drew me into this one was, not necessarily the “clutter” but it did remind me of what my grandmas house looked like. Using this idea, I decided to use common objects typically used in Mexico and set them in display, but capture them in a photo.
Jean Metzinger was also a French artist but he focused on cubism. One of his inspiration was Picasso another artist who also painted cubism. In his pieces he as captures still life similar to Paul Cezanne, but in cubism. He uses bold line an flat colors. This simple but geometric form of his artwork I plan to use in my stencils, by having straight lines in my bowl. This allows me to show a different perspective of an artist in my piece.
Paul Cezanne was a French post-impressionism artist, his paintings were mostly still life such as apples and fruit in display. His opinion towards still life paintings wasn't about painting what you see but he had the belief to understanding dimensions and training yourself to understand the object you see in front of you and its properties to its perspective. In his piece, “Still life with a basket” is one of his many paintings of still life, but what really drew me into this one was, not necessarily the “clutter” but it did remind me of what my grandmas house looked like. Using this idea, I decided to use common objects typically used in Mexico and set them in display, but capture them in a photo.
Jean Metzinger was also a French artist but he focused on cubism. One of his inspiration was Picasso another artist who also painted cubism. In his pieces he as captures still life similar to Paul Cezanne, but in cubism. He uses bold line an flat colors. This simple but geometric form of his artwork I plan to use in my stencils, by having straight lines in my bowl. This allows me to show a different perspective of an artist in my piece.