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Mari Hernandez
Mari Hernandez (born 1979) is a photographer known for her self-portraits that reflect Chicano, Chicana cultural identity. She is a co-founder of Más Rudas, a Chicana artist collective. She has had works exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery (United States), National Portrait Gallery, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Artpace, and the Galveston Art Center. Biography Mari Hernandez was born in San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas. Hernandez began exploring her own art aesthetic after visiting murals at the San Antonio Cultural Arts Center. Her husband is J.J. Lopez. She received her Bachelor’s degree in English literature, English Literature at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Más Rudas Hernandez is one of the co-founders of the group, Más Rudas (2009 - 2015). Mas Rudas is a group of four Chicana feminism, Chicana feminist artists: Mari Hernandez, Ruth Leonela Buentello, Sarah Castillo, and Kristin Gamez. The artists aim to represent their life experiences as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicano
Chicano or Chicana is a chosen identity for many Mexican Americans in the United States. The label ''Chicano'' is sometimes used interchangeably with ''Mexican American'', although the terms have different meanings. While Mexican-American identity was related to encouraging assimilation into White American society and separating the community from the African-American political struggle, Chicano identity emerged among anti-assimilationist youth. Some belonged to the Pachuco subculture, and claimed the term (which had previously been a classist and racist slur). The term ''Chicano'' was widely reclaimed by ethnic Mexicans in the 1960s and 1970s to express political empowerment, ethnic solidarity, and pride in being of Indigenous descent (with many using the Nahuatl language), diverging from the more assimilationist ''Mexican American'' term. Chicano Movement leaders collaborated with Black Power movement. Chicano youth in ''barrios'' rejected cultural assimilation into whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
