Chicano Art Movement

galeriadelaraza: Happening today! We’re installing...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:44:10 -0400

Happening today! We’re installing @juliosalgado83’s new piece, “I Am UndocuQueer!,” as part of #galeriadelaraza’s Digital Mural Project. Halfway there! #billboard #art #queer (at Galeria de la Raza - Studio 24)

doradelarios: Watch Dora De Larios’ exclusive 4 minute...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:55:31 -0400

doradelarios:

Watch Dora De Larios’ exclusive 4 minute movie

See more of her fine art

nimexica: Look what just arrived at the studio. 5 trial proofs...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:52:32 -0400

nimexica:

Look what just arrived at the studio. 5 trial proofs from Migration Now portfolio. Hit me if interested in one. #culturestrike #justseeds

dignidadrebelde: Today I printed another collaboration for our...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:32:04 -0400

dignidadrebelde:

Today I printed another collaboration for our Empujando Tinta exhibit. This image was created by Rio Yañez and is part of his Ghetto Frida series, which I love so much and was psyched to print. This print will be available next Friday at the closing of Empujando Tinta at the Galeria de la Raza 6pm

dignidadrebelde: This is your last chance to see amazing art...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:02:56 -0400

dignidadrebelde:

This is your last chance to see amazing art produced by Taller Tupac Amaru at Galeria de la Raza. I am collaborating with fellow artists Rio Yañez, Viviana Paredes and Favianna Rodriguez to produce a limited edition piece of work, on sale the night of the closing party only. Don’t miss out !!

You can also join us at CHICANO ART MOVEMENT Facebook page

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:35:13 -0400

You can also join us at CHICANO ART MOVEMENT Facebook page

kpcc: On Wednesday, May 29 at the Koplin Del Rio Gallery in...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:55:36 -0400

kpcc:

On Wednesday, May 29 at the Koplin Del Rio Gallery in Culver City, Cheech Marin, the comedian, actor, and Chicano art advocate, led a fascinating and provocative panel discussion about the tidal wave that is Chicano art. It included Dr. Susana Smith Bautista and artists Einar & Jamex de la Torre, Shizu Saldamando, John Valadez, and Harry Gamboa Jr.

kpcc: Almost 40 years ago, with his compatriots in the art...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 21:41:49 -0400

kpcc:

Almost 40 years ago, with his compatriots in the art collective Los Four,Frank Romero became the first Chicano artist to show at LACMA. In fact, it was the first Chicano art show in any big American museum. With his broad brush strokes and bright colors, Romero has continued to document life in LA — the cars, the freeways, the tragedies — on murals and smaller canvases.

For years, Romero lived and worked in the working-class Frogtown neighborhood by the LA River, but for the past eight years now, he’s been spending more and more time in France, inspired by Diego Rivera’s autobiography, other painters’ works, and his French-speaking wife Sharon.

CHICANO ART MOVEMENT 5 WITH 1: SERGIO "SURGE MDR" HERNANDEZ

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:32:00 -0400

“Desperate Journeys” 20.5” x 30” Acrylic on Wood

CAM:
A few weeks ago after attending Sergio Hernandez’s, Good Sport exhibit at AS ISSUED Art+Design Bookstore (READ HERE) I sent SURGE an email asking if he would answer a few questions for my write up on his show. Unfortunately, I was not able to have Mr. Hernandez participate on the post, but I did get him to do my third installment of five questions with one artist. Check it.

5 WITH 1

CAM:
1) Favorite museum?

SH:
Fashion Valley Pits under the 163 freeway

CAM:
2) Best Carnitas in San Diego and Tijuana?

SH:
I don’t know. There is a place called Carnitas Urapas that has a good reputation in Tijuana

CAM:
3) Remo or Spit?

SH:
Spit is a funny name. Ill go with that

CAM:
4) Cartoons you enjoyed as a child?

SH:
I liked GI Joe, Thundercats, and Tom and Jerry

CAM:
5) Acrylic or Tattoo ink?

SH:
The business of tattooing is more honest than the business of of making paintings

CAM:
Thanks SURGE, visit him here at Sergio Hernandez.com

CHICANO ART MOVEMENT blog mentioned in the UCLA Chicano Studies...

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:49:17 -0400

CHICANO ART MOVEMENT blog mentioned in the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center - June 2013 Newsletter.
Thanks UCLA CSRC.

Read CAM post here:
CHICANO ART MOVEMENT ATTENDS: CHICAN@S (RE)IMAGINING ZAPATA @ UCLA CHICANO STUDIES RESEARCH CENTER LIBRARY

Read UCLA CSRC Newsletter here:
UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Newsletter - June 2013

Dora De Larios - Pottery Sale - Saturday, June 22,...

Thu, 30 May 2013 15:37:44 -0400

DORA DE LARIOS

Dora De Larios - 2013 pottery sale

Dora De Larios - Pottery Sale - Saturday, June 22, 2013

10am-4pm

8560 Venice Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90034

www.doradelarios.com
www.irvingplacestudio.com

Federico Medina - “Safe Travels” from StoopDown...

Wed, 29 May 2013 15:34:00 -0400

Federico Medina - “Safe Travels” from StoopDown Limited

Vimeo link: https://vimeo.com/66017723

Short film produced entirely in Mexico. Using the iconic image of the classic Mexican Luchador films from the 60’s. Safe Travels is a visual presentation showing various monuments, landmarks and locations known to locals throughout Mexico accompanied by music produced by Macario from Guadalajara, MX (preview his latest E.P. here: staticdiscos.com/sta036/ ). Safe Travels also goes against all the media’s negative publicity that has labeled Mexico a dangerous place to visit and travel within.

CAM:
A few months ago I ran into one of my high school friends, Artist Federico Medina at the Santa Ana Artwalk in Orange County, California. It had been at least six years since we had last connected. That day we caught up and talked about how he was on his way to Mexico to relax and create. This was the film of what became of that trip to Mexico. I had known Fred was doing graphic design traveling the world. I was not aware he was creating art in an array mediums and also runs Stoopdown Limted. I had only been familiar with Fred’s graffiti work from our days in high school coming upon it on the morning walk to school or through photos.
So it was exciting to see my friend creating some interesting work not just in graffiti but other art forms.

I am working with Fred on the designs for “CAM curated project #1”, and at our first meeting I was able to view a rough cut of “Safe Travels” a couple weeks prior to release, and I knew wanted to share once it was completed.

After the film went viral, I emailed Fred Medina and asked if I could share here on CAM along with some questions I wanted to know about the “Safe Travels” work.

CAM:
1) How long did you spend in Mexico?

F. Medina:
I spent a month in Mexico from March 15th to April 15th 2013. This project came up two days before I had already planned to go to MX and just chill, so with the trip planned I decided to make a short film for a artshow in LA happening a couple weeks after I got back. Leaving with just a GoPro and the idea of making “Safe Travels” happen in between of everything else that goes on with a vacation to Mexico…

CAM:
2) We previously talked about the film and you mentioned you filmed every other day. Am I correct?

F. Medina:
Thats how it ended up being after I got the game plan on point. I arrived in Puerto Vallarta first and still needed to find the luchador mask and vintage suit. After finding the mask in PV and after a shit load of beers / mezcals later I left for Guadalajara where I found the suit at a vintage flea market. From there we started filming and I left to other parts of Mexico from there to finish in PV.

CAM:
3) What do you consider yourself Digital artist, Street artist or Both?

F. Medina:
I started as a Graff writer then went on to study graphic design to have it evolve into StoopDown which is a mix of both. Then you add the films to what is new to me and we have a BOOM!

CAM:
4) Was this your first film?

F. Medina:
My first film to be in production is “Always Stay Restless” that is still in production that is set to be released by Fall of 2013, its a crime story based on car thieves that end up stealing a Ferrari but at the end it goes sour. Stay tuned on that one…my first short to be shown is “He Who Makes A Beast of Himself”. It is my interpretation on a individual shooting heroin through what I think it must be. Check “He Who Makes A Beast of Himself” here: http://vimeo.com/61399280 this is my first short film to to be introduced to have the viewer StoopDown.

CAM:
5) Any Locations in Mexico you had to put in the film?

F. Medina:
I really can’t identify any location in the film as a favorite spot. Each location had its flavor, history, certain friends, food, nightlife and more to make it impossible to call one out as a favorite.

CAM:
6) Something more you would like to add about the “Safe Travels” piece?

F. Medina:
Yeah, to all the people (especially Mexican Americans) that are sucked into the media nonsense in the belief that Mexico is dangerous; my message is for them to WAKE THE FUCK UP and see how much culture there is only a short amount of distance from the USA. The USA is not Europe where a train can take you to from Spain to France, so make a effort and drive, board a plane or ride a god damn boat to break out and see more to know more. Safe Travels was made to show just a glimpse of what is in store for you if people would make the trip. Safe Travels guaranteed.

CAM:
7) One more, What is the significance of 8 ball in the film?

F. Medina
Going offroad in Puerto Vallarta homie, shit…Eazy said it best “Eazy-E’s fucked up and got the 8 ball rolling.” NWA: 8-Ball

Thanks Federico Medina.
Check his work at Stoopdown Limited and collaborative work at X Is The Weapon

Figurative Artist: Shizu Saldamando (Profiles) Published on...

Tue, 28 May 2013 15:35:59 -0400

Figurative Artist: Shizu Saldamando (Profiles)

Published on May 6, 2013
Thrash Lab in collaboration with Giant Robot “Profiles” artist Shizu Saldamando. Her portraits show how American social spaces are the laboratories for new ways of being. Her art consistently reveals the energy of youthful identity, self expression, and the freedom of everyday life experiences and subcultures. Watch this video and hear from Shizu about her process and see her unbelievable talent with a ballpoint pen.

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Directed by Eric Nakamura (founder of Giant Robot).
Music provided by Goh Nakamura.

Self Help Graphics & Art, 2013 Arte es Vida -...

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:56 -0400

Self Help Graphics & Art, 2013 Arte es Vida - SHGTV

Published on May 15, 2013
Incorporated in 1973, Self Help Graphics & Art is the leading non-profit visual arts center serving the predominantly Latino community of Los Angeles. Self Help Graphics’ mission is to drive the creation of new work by Chicano and Latino artists through fine art printmaking and multiple visual art forms.

Self Help Graphics & Art is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. Our programs and events are supported in part by our artists, volunteers, and board of directors, as well as by our major donors and collectors. Additional support is provided by the Alliance for California Traditional Arts, AltaMed, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Bank of America Foundation, California Community Foundation, Camachos Incorporated, Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles, The Walt Disney Company, Entravision Communications Corporation, The James Irvine Foundation, Los Angeles County Arts Commission, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, First District, Lexus, Milagro Communications Group, the National Endowment for the Arts, Rose Hills Foundation, Sheppard Mullin Richter Hampton, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Pasadena Art Allaince, TransAmerica and Weingart Foundation.

Rare Fine Art Prints From The Self Help Graphics & Art Collection
(Click to download a catalog of available prints)

tijolinho: “I do not recall” by Monique Payan...

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:45 -0400

tijolinho:

“I do not recall” by Monique Payan (Tijolinho)

Combination of classic stone litho and sharpography.

CAM: I would like to thank Dr. Chon A. Noriega, staff and...

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:33:32 -0400

CAM:
I would like to thank Dr. Chon A. Noriega, staff and students at the UCLA Chicano Research Center for the recognition. It is truly an honor coming from an institution that has educated me on the past and present of Chicanos and Mexican-Americans.

Link to post:
http://chicanoartmovement.tumblr.com/post/49867696089/chicano-art-movement-attends-chican-s-re-imagining

If you live in Los Angeles be sure to watch the CSRC exhibition it will be profiled on Telemundo’s ‘Enfoque Los Angeles’ Sunday, May 26, at 11:30 a.m. (Telemundo 52).
Go sit with your abuelita in the sala and watch it with her.

Ana Serrano - “Salon of Beauty” from Walley...

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:56:37 -0400

Ana Serrano - “Salon of Beauty” from Walley Films

Rice University Art Gallery’s current exhibition “Salon of Beauty” features the beautiful handmade work of Los Angeles based Artist Ana Serrano. The film unveils the process required to bring Ana’s previously small scale sculptures to nearly life size inside of Rice Gallery. The completed exhibition is a colorful landscape inspired by South L.A. neighborhoods where small and often overlooked details are playfully mixed together. Learn more about the Artist: AnaSerrano.com. Learn more about the exhibition: RiceGallery.org. Learn more about the filmmakers: WalleyFilms.com

CAM:
Ana Serrano will be exhibiting at East Los Angeles College, Vincent Price Art Museum’s, Hoy Space for her show titled A Daydreamer’s Street
May 23 to July 26, 2013

CHICANO ART MOVEMENT attends: Sergio Hernandez “Good Sport” @ AS ISSUED Art+Design Bookstore

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:20:00 -0400

(close up) “Remio, Thor, Oldboy, Boar, Regis, Big Ugly, Chava” 24” x 35.5” Mixed Media on Canvas

CAM:
Last week surfin’ the inter webs reading one of my favorite blogs, L.A. TACO I came upon the coverage they posted of the opening reception for Sergio Hernandez’s, Good Sport exhibition at AS ISSUED Art+Design Bookstore in Costa Mesa, C.A. The opening reception took place May 11th 2013, I attended the show a few days later. I had been aware of SURGE’s work for some time now but I had not been able to view it in person. The exhibition at AS ISSUED was the opportune time to take a trip to the city of Costa Mesa and view Mr. Hernandez’s art en vivo.
Drawings on Book Covers 8” x 10.5” each

Researching Sergio, I learned he is a graffiti, painter and tattoo artist native to San Diego, California with deep roots in the city of Tijuana, Mexico. I was also informed when at the exhibit SURGE has an association with street duo DABS MYLA. After learning about the DABS MYLA connection, I could picture how well there work would meld together with their use of quirky caricatures and the dynamic use of coloration in their street pieces.
“Books” 5.5” x 8.5” Marker on Paper

The AS ISSUED space is located at The LAB, which is O.C.’s renowned urban “anti-mall”. This had not been my first trip to The LAB, but it had been years since I last visited the location. So many that the AS ISSUED space used to be a Tower Records music store I visited in my good ‘ol D.J. days. It was interesting to see how the topography of the shops at The Lab had morphed since my last visit.
“Good Sport” acrylic on paper 20.5”x26.5”

Entering the Art+Design Bookstore, the first and my favorite piece I saw was Sergio’s titled piece for the exhibition “Good Sport”, in which the artist depicts a stout Mayan warrior with a skull in one hand and a Macuahuitl in the other. After fully basking in the “Good Sport” piece, my attention then turned to Sergio’s collaboration with tattoo artist Tyler James Densley titled “Girl & Skull”, a whimsical vintage tattoo flash inspired artwork. SURGE’s smaller marker and pencil works on paper were also a very entertaining pieces. In the pencil on book page works Sergio depicted images of history, pop culture and tattoo art.
(Detail) collaboration with tattoo artist Tyler James Densley titled “Girl & Skull”

Sergio Hernandez’s artwork fit perfectly at the AS ISSUED Art+Design Bookstore, with many of SURGE’s literature theme pieces being exhibited. From depictions of books as characters to actual drawings on book pages.
Exhibition runs until June 9th

More images CHICANO ART MOVEMENT Facebook page

highsnobiety: Los Angeles-based street artist El Mac recently...

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:13:12 -0400

highsnobiety:

Los Angeles-based street artist El Mac recently created an impressive photorealistic mural for Rapt Studio at Adobe’s Lehi, Utah building. via hifructosemag

dignidadrebelde: Heading to Mexico City…super excited and...

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:19:26 -0400

dignidadrebelde:

Heading to Mexico City…super excited and looking forward to se down time…and the opportunity to work Arturo Negrete at 75 Grados next weekend on some new prints along with Melanie Cervantes.