Chicano art mod 11 quiz

MALAF (Mexican American Liberation Art Front

• One of the first chicano art collectives

• goal was to organize chicano artists who were interested in integrating art into the chicano social revolution sweeping the country

• included posters from the chicano movement, grape boycott, the UFW, antiwar movement

ASCO

reinvented muralism and other tropes of chicano art with performance and conceptual art

• instant mural (1974) - valdez taped to a wall

• walking mural (1972) members paraded down whittieer Blvd, with gronk dressed as a chiffon Christmas tree, Herron painted to represent a human mural, and valdez as the virgen of Guadelupe

Royal Chicano Air Force (RCAF) (1972 -)

A Chicano art collective formed in Sacramento, California, focusing on social justice and cultural expression through various media including printmaking and murals.

Mujeres Muralistas (1973 - 1977)

A mural representing Latinos in the Mission District

• represented a new generation of muralist depicting their own reality at that moment in time

• the mural had elements connected to their cultutre but they didn’t want to create another copy of the mexican pyrmids or paint a homage to the style of the los tres grandes. Instead they highlighted the significance of corn in feeding the indigenous people of the Americas

Con Safos (C/S)

• mission of the group focused on providing exhibiting opportunities for its members

• broken up because of a disagreement on what chicano art meant.

Los Quemados

• Chicano art collective with artists from Austin and San Antonio

• Formed after con safo broke up 

• first group show was in san antonio texas in 1975

• they sought to affirm the creation of artworks that expanded rather than limited the perceptions of chicano art

Los Four (1973 - 1983)

Active in los angeles during the 70s and 80s

• was the first chicano exhibit to be featured in a mainstream museum, helping legitimize chicano art in the art world

East Los Streetscapers (1975 - )

Founded in mid 1970s as los dos streetscapers by wayne healy and david botello, veterans of the east los angeles mural movement

• produced public art projects - paintings, tiles, bas - reliefs, and sculptures

Co - Madres Artistas (CMA) (1992 - ?)

Promoted visual arts in sacremento’s Chicano/Latino community

• originally formed for an ehibit of chicana art during 1992 held in sacremento

Self help Graphics and art (1970 - )

• formed in boyle heights in los angeles

• turned a garage of the sisters convent into an art studio classroom

• later moved to brooklyn avenue

• became a non profit offering art classes, materials, and support to aspiring artist

Social Public Art Resource Center (SPARC)

• founded in Los Angeles

• founded as an arts org that could carry out mural programs without direct intervention

Centro Cultural De La Raza (1970 - )

founded in Balboa Park San diego in the 70s

• chose balboa park for their permanent location because that was the culture center for san diego

Galeria De La Raza (1970 - )

Founded in San Frans Mission district as a nonprofit

• organized first community mural program in the united states

• was at the forefront of reclaiming images and practives from popular traditions that not only reflected but formed El Movimiento

La razo Silkscreen Center (LRSC) (1970 - 1995)

in san frans mission district produced silkscreen posters ad prints by chicano and latino artists

• offered classes in drawing, painting and printmaking

Mission Grafica (1995 - )

• san fran mission district 1977

• mission and grafica which is the establishing of a latino identiy and defending their roots and values

• supported new artist who were new to printmaking