Annette Sandoval
writes books and eats food
( eats food, then writes books )
Latinx Art
Art /ärt/
1. The conscious use of the imagination.
2. The way of grasping the human world.
3. Where we make meaning beyond language.
4. Or maybe it's none of that.
Mexican Pulp Artists:
The Illustrious Unknown
These artists produced work for Mexican comic books and pulp magazines during the fifties, sixties, and seventies. Most were treated like casual laborers hired to churn out work to meet the massive demand for comic books.
Unlike US comics which were by then bound by a comic’s code, Mexican comic books and pulp magazines were able to publish work uncensored. This led to the rise of more salacious, brutal, and extreme storylines and artwork.
In 2007, Feral House issued a book celebrating the best of these pulp and comic book paintings called Mexican Pulp Art, with an introduction by Minneapolis-based artist, curator, author, and cultural organizer, Maria Cristina Tavera.
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Recently, artists have created their own interpretation of the century-old Lotería designs by Don Clemente. Included here are the traditional "Bingo" cards followed by recent versions in various mediums by artists.
LA LOTERÍA ART
"Lotería is a game of chance where players mark pictures on a game board as a cantor (singer/caller) draws symbols from a deck of cards. Traveling from Italy through France and Spain Lotería reached Latin America in the mid-18th century and became firmly entrenched in Latin America within 100 years. Different regions developed a unique assortment of culturally significant symbols and figures for the cards, including human characters, plants, animals, and everyday objects. The most recognizable Lotería set was produced by Don Clemente based in Querétaro, Mexico, and featured simple drawings on a sky-blue background. Its iconic visual vocabulary includes El Corazón (the heart) and La Sirena (the mermaid).”
THE MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART