A Piece of My Heart/Pedacito De Mi Corazon: The Art of Carmen Lomas Garza - Softcover

Garza, Carmen Lomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565841646 ISBN 13: 9781565841642

Publisher: The New Press, 1994

Synopsis

The thirty-seven works of art, twenty-four in full color, presented in A Piece of My Heart/Pedacito de mi Corazón take us into the heart of one of the most distinguished painters of Chicano life. In a career that spans twenty years, Carmen Lomas Garza has depicted the cherished traditions and harsh struggles of Chicano culture. From Grandparents Cutting Cactus to Felino’s Breakdancers, Lomas Garza’s bright, colorful images capture the beauty and texture of daily life among families, friends, and neighbors in southern Texas.

Carmen Lomas Garza is the first Chicana to be the subject of a major traveling retrospective;The artist came of age during the Chicano civil rights movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s and El Movimiento helped shape her identity and goals. Lomas Garza’s evocative portraits of faith healings and tamale-making parties, of girls fixing their hair, and children gazing at the moon add a distinctly female perspective to her male compatriots’ earnest depictions of the oppressive living conditions of Chicanos.

A Piece of My Heart/Pedacito de mi Corazón presents the artist’s finest works, including paintings, etchings, cut-paper hangings, and altarlike installations. Together with a biographical chronology and rich interpretive essay by Amalia Mesa-Bains, this book is a long-overdue introduction to an important artist.

About this title

About the Author:

Carmen Lomas Garza lives in San Francisco. In addition to painting, she makes fine prints and paper cut–outs. A selection of her paintings was published in a popular bilingual children’s book, Family Pictures/Cuadros de Familia. Amalia Mesa-Bains, an artist, curator, critic, and MacArthur Fellow, also lives in San Francisco.

Synopsis:

Presents the work of Carmen Lomas Garza, depicting the cherished traditions and harsh struggles of Chicano culture. Her works include paintings, etchings, cut-paper hangings, and altar-like installations. The text also includes a biographical chronology and an interpretive essay.

About this edition

• Publisher: The New Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1565841646
• ISBN 13: 9781565841642
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64