LATINOPIA ART “LETTER TO MAGU”
Renowned artist and social activist Gilbert "Magu" Lujan passed away in July of 2011. His family and friends convened an outdoor memorial service to honor his life and legacy on September 11, 2011. … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART GEORGE RODRÍGUEZ DOUBLE VISION
Latinopia Art George Rodriguez Double Vision from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. George Rodríguez is a celebrated photographer whose images encompass the Chicano movement as well as celebrities--Michael … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART RUPERT GARCIA ON PUBLIC ART
Rupert Garcia is a San Francisco Bay Area artist known for the striking imagery of his silkscreens and posters. Latinopia asked Rupert how he came to silkscreening and discovered that silkscreening … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART HOLLYWOOD IN HAVANA 2
Latinopia Cinema Hollywood In Havana 2 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Carol A.Wells is founder and Executive Director of the Center for the Study of Political Graphics, an activist educational and … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART HOLLYWOOD IN HAVANA
Latinopia Art Cuban Cinema Posters from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Carol A.Wells is founder and Executive Director of the Center for the Study of Political Graphics, an activist educational and … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART NAICHE LUJAN ON MAGU
Latinopia Art Naiche Lujan on Magu from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Tracking Magulandia is an exhibit of the works of legendary Chicano artist and social activist Gilbert "Magu" Lujan (1940-2011) at … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART CARLOS AND ELSA – SIDE BY SIDE
Latinopia Art Carlos and Elsa - Side by Side from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Playing With Fire: Paintings by Carlos Almaraz is the first major exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART CARLOS ALMARAZ SYMBOLS AND ICONS
Latinopia Art Carlos Almaraz Symbols & Icons from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Playing With Fire: Paintings by Carlos Almaraz is the first major exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART THE ART OF HECTOR CURRIEL
Latinopia Art The Art of Hector Curriel from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Hector Curriel is a Peruvian-born cartoonist and artist from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. His body of work encompasses cartoons, … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART CÉSAR MARTÍNEZ ON BORDERLANDS
Latinopia Art Martínez on Borderlands from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Icons and Symbols of the Borderlands is an art exhibit at the Centro de Artes Museum in San Antonio, Texas. The Borderlands art … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART CARLOS ALMARÁZ
Carlos Almaráz was a ground breaking artist and political activist who passed away in 1989. Twenty three years after his passing, Karen Rapp, the premiere curator at the Vincent Price Museum of Art … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART GRONK ON CRITICAL ART
Latinopia Art Gronk on Critical Art from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Gronk (Guglio Nicandro) is a renowned painter, print maker and performance artist. He is co-founder of the performance art … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA SHOWCASE SANTURCE ES LEY
LATINOPIA SHOWCASE SANTURCE ES LEY from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Since 2010, the neighborhood of Santurce, in San Juan Puerto Rico, has celebrated Santurce Es Ley (Santurce Rules), a three-day arts … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART KAY BROWN
Latinopia Art Kay Brown from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Kay Brown is an accomplished artist specializing in print-making. She is a member of the Los de Abajo (The Underdogs) artist collective. For her … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART LILIANA VÁSQUEZ
Latinopia Art Liliana Vasquez from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Liliana Vásquez is the creator of rosary and crucifix art based on ancient traditions. Using an ancient wax mold process she makes her art … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART ROBERTO CHAVEZ ON MURALS
Roberto Chavez is a pioneering Chicano muralist and figurative painter know for his expressionistic work that has been featured at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington D.C. and many other … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART ESTRADA COURTS MURALS
Estrada Courts is a neighborhood housing project in East Los Angeles. In 1973, Charles "Cat" Félix, a Chicano artist and muralist, decided that the walls of this community merited murals reflective of … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART WILLIE HERRON’S “THE WALL THAT CRACKED OPEN”
Willie Herron is an artist, muralist and musician. In 1972 his brother John was attacked and nearly killed by gang members in an East Los Angeles alley. Willie depicted the attack in an iconic mural … [Read more...]
100 YEARS OF LATINO ART
LATINOPIA ART TIMELINE 100 YEARS OF LATINO ART IN AMERICA 1900 Mexican born painter Xavier Timotéo Martínez wins honorable mention for his painting of fellow artist Marion Holden Pope at the … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART JOSÉ RAMÍREZ
Los Angeles-based artist, sculptor and muralist José Ramírez is a Chicano artist in the tradition of the greats of Mexico (Los Tres Grandes) as well as pioneering Chicano artists. Latinopia caught up … [Read more...]
WAYNE ALANIZ HEALY – IN HIS OWN WORDS
WAYNE ALANIZ HEALY - CALIFORNIA ARTIST (EAST LOS STREETSCAPERS) IN HIS OWN WORDS: I … [Read more...]