Between the United States and Mexico,
Central America and Cuba there is a special bond, a familial
connection. The exchange of population is one evidence of this
bonding but even stronger evidence is provided through aspects of
culture: Language, Music and Art. Revealed in art are societal
forms, social criticism and community customs, with special ‘flavors’
of the individual home countries.
The Tobey C. Moss Gallery mounts an exhibition to focus upon these
aspects in the Latin paintings, lithographs, etchings
and drawings by renowned artists
Raul
Anguiano,
Rufino Tamayo,
Leonora
Carrington,
Carlos Merida,
Gunther
Gerzso,
Pablo
O’Higgins,
Leopoldo Mendez,
Jose Luis Cuevas,
Francisco Zuniga and
others. We also include works by Chicano artists
Carlos Almaraz,
Gronk,
Frank Romero and
John Valadez, as well as works by
Francis deErdely,
John Schroeder,
Gordon Wagner and
Howard Warshaw which have been
inspired by Latino culture. We also present a new project
published by
Aardvark
Letterpress in Los Angeles which celebrates the city of Los Angeles
based upon
Loteria, a Mexican
game of chance.
Many of these artists are/were shared by many countries through their
travels and education. An easy blurring of borders is
demonstrated in the techniques, compositions and narratives in their
work. Political broadsides and folk customs, abstraction and
photography reflect the varied visions of these artists of Mexico,
Guatemala, California and Cuba.
