The Central Campus Lawn, By Luis Jimenez

It was done in 1995 and is made completely out of Beeswax. The dimensions of the sculpture are 15 ½ x 36x 20” and is on display at the Milwaukee Art Museum. This sculpture was chosen because it reminded of a person in the fetal position, possibly trying to hide from life, which is how I have been feeling lately as I know that finals are coming up. So, the sculpture seemed very fitting. This sculpture could relate to anyone as it is a work of art with different visual elements, structural components, and psychological qualities.

Ruth M. Guajardo is a professional painter, working full-time as Arts Program Manager for Centro Cultural Aztlan. She holds a BFA from Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. The implementation of Centro Aztlan’s programs is the primary responsibility of Ms. Guajardo her extensive knowledge and expertise allows her to carry out responsibilities for the effective presentation of the multidisciplinary programs presented and produced by Centro Cultural Aztlan. She is an established artist herself and prior to her employment with us she was director of El Sol Studio for eight consecutive years.

The title El Corazon lowrider describes the image very well in a Spanish and English translation. Luis Jimenez was born in the United States in 1940 and both

The sculpture demonstrates the idea of children’s mind development. What would one growing child naturally think and imagine, and how do they perceive and describe the themes that are often sublime which us adults lack to connect. This significance retrospect to where we earlier developed our creative thoughts and character.

This South Texas city, not too far from San Antonio, is booming with both art and academic wonders. On the first Friday of every month downtown drapes itself in art, enjoy this monthly Art Walk in our warm, welcoming summer heat. Enjoy beautiful music and theater performances at the American Bank Center and when you leave you are greeted with the beautiful scenery of the Gulf of Mexico! Only a short walk away you'll find three great museums, the Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures, the Corpus Christi Museum of Science & History, and the The Art Museum

Artist Joe Stephenson created “Sin Un Pasado, No Hay Futuro” mural located on 2nd Street and Gold, Downtown Albuquerque, in August of 1994 to convey the lesson we are forever frozen in time without the knowledge of our past. Together we can achieve greatness in our future with the guidance of the past. It’s a sad thing when a culture, or tradition is forgotten and lost in time. This mural is showing us how important it is to preserve New Mexican history, culture, and traditions for generations to come and the negative impact it can lead to if we fail to do so.

In this essay, I will compare and contrast two different sculptures from two different contexts of art. The first being an Olmec Colossal head (monument 1), from the context of “Art of the Americas,” and the second sculpture being ahead from Rafin Kura. The head from Rafin Kura comes from the context of “Art of Africa.” Both sculptures come from two different time periods and parts of the world. They also are both made with natural materials and have their own symbolic meaning.

I became deeply inspired by the Southwest landscape and decided to create a solo exhibition in Santa Fe located at the Palace of Governors. Over the next six years I spent my time developing my skill as a contemporary painter and focused less on illustration. I developed my portraiture artwork; I experimented with painting murals, and tried my hand and the most modern trends during the time. This was the time I finally realized I wanted to make Santa Fe my permanent home. This became a reality for me when my father passed away. Santa Fe became my permanent home in

As I was looking through the never-ending list of artists on the PBS program “Art21,” there was only one name that really captured my attention. That name was Marela Zacarías. I think one of the main reasons as to why I was so intrigued to click on this artist was because her name sounded Spanish and being Hispanic has always been something I have been proud of. What made my choice even better was when I selected on Marela Zacarías’s name and began reading I found out she was Mexican just like me. At that point, there was no doubt I was going to do this assignment based off one of her artworks. When I began researching Zacarías and her art, I was hoping to love her work. Not only did I end up enjoying most of her art but ended up loving the piece called Mannahatta. Without a doubt, it became one of my favorite sculptures right away.

Border Crossing is a sculpture that crafted in 1989 (Blanton). Border Crossing is a “totem-like sculpture” (Iowa State Collection) that entails a Mexican man crossing the border carrying a woman on his shoulders. The woman on his shoulders is carrying a baby in her arms, protecting the infant from the matters of the world. The sculpture was made by a Texas native, Luis Jimenez, who was born in El Paso, Texas (Blanton). Luis Jimenez stated that he had wanted to make a piece of art that dealt with the issue of illegal

Every artist's dream is to create something that leaves a lasting impression. The Last Conquistador follows the story of a sculptor who does exactly that. John Houser spent nearly a decade painstakingly crafted a 34-foot tall equestrian statue featuring the infamous Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate y Salazar. Following in the footsteps of his father who assisted in the carving of Mount Rushmore, Houser's fantasy of leaving his mark in one of the largest bronze equestrian statues in the world finally became a reality (Valadez). However, what an artist attempts to express and what message is truly received may not be one and the same. While the Hispanic elite of El Paso praised (and funded) the magnificent piece, the Acoma were horrified by the towering symbol of oppression and genocide looming overhead. This film not only provides a window into the conflict and controversy surrounding Houser's work, but also showcases several aspects of Texas political culture and highlights the dismissive attitude toward Native American culture that is still prevalent today.

At first, this work of art made me feel happy and slightly mischievous. Then I learned that Amalia Pica lived under a dictator in Argentina; this changed the way I saw the sculpture. I believe that the piece is meant to symbolize that there is always someone listening, even if you are unaware. This give me an eerie feeling

This sculpture is of a women breast feeding her child. The face of the two people is elongated, as well as the breasts of the mother. This is common to all African Art because they wanted representation of what is being expressed. In this particular sculpture, a supernatural power is being called upon. The power has been asked to protect the mother and child, and to

Female Figure with Child was made by Akan-Asante people from Ghana and it is 45.1cm high. It combined wood, beads and pigments together. It is stored in the University of Iowa Museum of Art right now and it belongs to the Stanley Collection. It only has a little damage on baby figure’s leg but the overall condition of

This painting helps show the artist, Pablo Picasso’s, frustration in the war in Guernica. Showing one overall message of the ‘suffering’, the suffering of innocent humans and animals alike. Featuring a bull in looks what to be shock, a women holding a dead child, pigeon, a dead soldier holding a flower (sign of hope), a horse in the centre whose body is overlapped and looks to be in images such as a skull, kneeling woman and on the far right a man begging to the sky (thought to be to the German planes to stop