LATINOPIA ART CARLOS ALMARAZ AT LACMA
Latinopia Art Carlos Almaraz at LACMA from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Playing With Fire: Painting by Carlos Almaraz is the first major exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art of the work of … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART PHOTOGRAPHERS AT THE SILVER DOLLAR
Latinopia Art Photographers at Silver Dollar Bar from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. La Raza is a photo exhibit at the Autry Museum of the American West which showcases hundreds of archival photos shot by … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART CARLOS ALMARAZ CAR CRASHES
Latinopia Art Carlos Almaraz Car Crashes from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Renowned Chicano artist Carlos Almaraz (1941-2017) was honored with a retrospective of his works at the Los Angeles County … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART LA RAZA PHOTO EXHIBIT
Latinopia Art La Raza Photo Exhibit from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. La Raza is a photo exhibit showcasing archival photos taken by photographers of La Raza Magazine from 1967 -1977. The exhibit is on … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART “DAY OF THE DEAD”
On November 2nd of each year, Latinos throughout Mexico and the United States celebrate El Día de los Muertos, or The Day of the Dead. It is a time to remember and honor our beloved ones who have … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART ANGELA ORTIZ
Angela Ortiz is a Panamanian-born still photographer who resides in Los Angeles. Her works covers the gamut from celebrity photography to serious artistic endeavors. She shared with Latinopia three … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART YOLANDA LOPEZ ON “PILGRIM”
Yolanda Lopez ( 1942-2021) was a artist, filmmaker and educator and a staunch advocate for Latinos and Latinas. In 1981 she challenged the notion that America was founded by Anglo Saxon "pilgrims," a … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART YOLANDA LOPEZ VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE TRILOGY
Yolanda Lopez is an artist and printmaker whose groundbreaking works challenge traditional imagery of women in Latino society. Among her many works, is the highly acclaimed and controversial trilogy … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD SALVADOR “QUESO” TORRES READS “THE EYES”
Salvador "Queso" Torres is an artist and muralist and one of the founders of Chicano Park. In 1970 the community of Logan Heights took over the underpass of the Coronado Bridge in San Diego and … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART MAGU IN POMONA
In 2019 the city of Pomona commission East Los Streetscapers David Botello and Wayne Healy to paint a mural honoring the memory of celebrated artist Gilbert "Magu" Lujan. The work, titled "Magulandia" … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART MAGULANDIA MURAL DEDICATION
On May 14, 2021 the city of Pomona, California honored the memory of renowned Chicano artist Gilbert "Magu" Lujan with the dedication of a mural measuring 17 feet tall by 52 feet wide. The mural, … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART GASPAR ENRÍQUEZ 1 “RETROSPECTIVE”
Gaspar Enríquez is a renowned Chicano artist whose airbrush portraits of barrio youth are haunting and memorable. Drawing from museums and collectors around the United States, in April 2014, the El … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART GASPAR ENRÍQUEZ 2
Gaspar Enríquez is a renowned Chicano artist whose airbrush portraits of barrio youth are haunting and memorable. Latinopia learned that Gaspar's inrterest in these photorealistic images arose when he … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART “IN SEARCH OF MAGULANDIA”
Gilbert "Magu" Lujan (October 16, 1940-July 24, 2011) was a much loved and influential Chicano sculptor, muralist and painter. The co-founder of the Los Four art collective, he was one of the first … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 7.17.21 LATINO STREET ARTIST SELLS IN GALLERIES
A Former Latino Street Artist Sells in Galleries The day that Albert Gonzales quit his job to devote himself full time to creating art was also the day he decided that he would become an artist … [Read more...]
YOLANDA LÓPEZ – IN HER OWN WORDS
YOLANDA LÓPEZ - CALIFORNIA ARTIST IN HER OWN WORDS: I did not become aware of our own history until 1968 when there was a call for a strike at San Francisco State, a strike for ethnic studies. I … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART “ELSA FLORES 2”
Elsa Flores Almaráz is an accomplished visual artist who works in paint and photography. She is also the widow of the late celebrated Chicano artist Carlos Almaráz (1941-1989). All the time she was … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART ELSA FLORES 1
Elsa Flores Almaráz is the widow of renowned and pioneering Chicano artist Carlos Almaráz (1941-1989). Elsa is also an accomplished artist in her own right. Latinopia asked her how she manages to … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART LUIS GARZA ON DAVID ALFARO SIQUEIROS
Luis Garza is a still photographer and filmmaker who curated the 2017 La Raza Magazine exhibit at the Autry Museum of the American West. In this Latinopia Platica Luis recalls a chance meeting with … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ
For more than forty years Sergio Hernández has been an accomplished artist and cartoonist. He began his artistic trajectory in the 196os when he met artists and writers who producing the Los … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART SANTA BARRAZA “NEPANTLA”
Santa Barraza is a Chicana artist living in Texas whose works incorporate Pre-columbian indigenous imagery in post-modern ways. One of her works titled "Nepantla," explores the world of mestizaje, the … [Read more...]