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 EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO
El Museo Del Barrio, founded in 1969, is the first museum in New York to showcase art made by Puerto Ricans and other Latinos in the United States. Latinopia visited the museum and interviewed … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART TOMÁS YBARRA-FRAUSTO “RASQUACHISMO”
Dr. Tomás Ybarra-Frausto is a distinquished art and literary critic. He has written a landmark article titled "Rasquachismo: A Chicano Sensibility" in which he explains how a particular approach or … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART LA VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE
The Virgen de Guadalupe is a revered religious image with millions of followers worldwide. In this film clip from the documentary Visions of Aztlan, we learn that in recent years Chicana artists have … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART CÉSAR MARTÍNEZ
César Martínez is a ground-breaking artist and one of the founders of the Chicano Art Movement. His work goes back to the 1960s when he pioneered in such San Antonio-based art collectives as Con Safo … [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...]
LATINOPIA ART IGNACIO GÓMEZ “ZOOT SUIT POSTER”
Ignacio Gómez is an acclaimed artist, designer and sculptor. His images reflect prideful depictions of the Latino community, especially children and family. On the eve of a monumental lifetime … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART FRANK ROMERO ON THE 1974 LOS FOUR LACMA EXHIBIT
Frank Romero is a master artist, sculptor and muralist whose work spans seven decades. One of his early collaborations was with artists Carlos Almaraz, Gilbert "Magu" Lujan, and Roberto de la Rocha … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART OSCAR CASTILLO
Oscar Castillo is an accomplished photo-journalist who has chronicled the events and personalities of the Chicano movement for more than forty years. In 2010, the Latino Museum of Los Angeles mounted … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART SONIA ROMERO 1
Sonia Romero is a graphic artist, muralist and print maker. The daughter of Chicano art pioneer Frank Romero, she has boldly set out on her own artistic trajectory. Her art includes stunning prints, … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART CHICANO MURALS
Today, murals painted by Chicanos are to be found throughout the United States. From Bellevue, Washington, to San Anontio, Texas to Chicago, Illinois the mural movement that began in the 1960s has … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART JUDY BACA ON THE GREAT WALL
Judy Baca is an acclaimed artist and muralist and founder of SPARC (The Social and Public Art Resource Center). She is perhaps best known for designing and painting, with the help of many assistants, … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART IMPACT OF AMÉRICA TROPICAL
Lorena Manriquez is a Chilean born filmmaker who co-directed Walls of Passion, a documentary on the life and art of Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siquieros which was released in 2019. Here she speaks … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 2012 AMÉRICA TROPICAL PRESERVATION
After forty years of painstaking effort, the mural titled "America Tropical, originally painted in 1932 by Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros, and later whitewashed, has been preserved with a new … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART CHICANO TIME TRIP
Latinopia Art Chicano Time Trip from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Wayne Healy and David Botello have collaborated as a two-man mural team for more than forty years. Working as East Los Streetscapers, … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART GRONK ON THE MORATORIUM MURAL
One of the most recognized murals in East Los Angeles is the "Black and White Mural" which is also known as the "Moratorium Mural." The work was created by Willie Herron and Gronk, co-founders, along … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART WALLS OF PASSION
Lorena Manriquez is a Chilean born filmmaker who co-directed Walls of Passion, a documentary on the life and art of Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siquieros which was released in 2019. Here she speaks … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART GEORGE RODRÍGUEZ
George Rodríguez is a renowned commercial photographer and photo journalist who has photographed such American legends as Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson, The Doors, Dr. Dre as well as documenting key … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART DIANA MOLINA’S ICONS AND SYMBOLS OF THE BORDERLAND
Diana Molina is the author of a new book on Chicano art, Icons and Symbols of the Borderland. The book is based on a traveling exhibit of Chicano art which Molina curated and which features works by … [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 THE OPENING OF THE CHEECH
Acclaimed actor, director and social activist Cheech Marin has collected Chicano art for decades. Now his extensive collection has a home venue of its own, The Cheech, an art gallery specifically … [Read more...]