Chicano Artistic Expression

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Chicano Artistic Expressions

The Chicano Art movement is the attempts that are made by a Mexican- American artist who formulated a unique artistic identity in the US. Most of the art pieces are influenced by the Chicano movement that began in the late 1960s. This art was mostly influenced by the ideologies of the post-Mexican revolution and the pre-Columbian art, it was accompanied by the European printing technologies and the Mexican- American political, cultural as well as social issues.
This movement basically worked for the resistance to the challenges against the dominant social norms and categorizes for cultural independence and self-determination. Some of the main focused issues with the movement were; an awareness of collective history and culture, restoration of lands, equal freedom and opportunities for social living (Tatum). During and beyond the movement, Chicanos use the art to express the cultural values they own. It was done for the aesthetic values. This art evolved with the passage of time and not only defined the cultural struggles, but also the …show more content…

In writing this evolving story 3 major points served as a preamble. This cultural production is not the actual results of the new awareness, rather, is imposed by the European imaginaries during the time of Spanish exploration and colonization in the sixteenth century. Moreover, this presented art was a heterogeneous mixture of many communities that invade in the region and have never been monumental. Another important aspect is that the Latino Art and the related culture are dynamic and mutable. The art has expressed from of the immigrants and intersect across various styles and susceptibilities. In short, this art is not depicting the actual form of Chicano cultural values

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