Mexican
Pulp Art
Pulp fiction- so named for the inexpensive paper on which it is printed- became a popular form of entertainment in the early 1900's. Many countries and cultures around the world developed their own unique styles of "pulp art" simultaneously, and Mexico was no different. Unlike the relatively benign U.S. pulp magazines, Mexican pulp art is characterized by often macabre artwork and violent storylines. Immediately recognizable, the covers of these iconic magazines manage to summarize the imagination of a generation through the work of one artist.
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Mexican American Stencil Art
Five years ago, Austin native Federico Archuleta began producing stencil portraits of
musical legends on the walls of a bankrupt record store as a way to
pass the time until the store closed its doors for good.  Painted on oak
and birch wood, Archuleta's work ranges from small decorative prints to
larger stencil portraits of musical artists and classic Mexican film
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Guatemalan Street Graphics
The Guatemalan art that we will be hanging for this exhibit features works created by commercial painters. Normally hired to paint logos and advertisements onto the facades of buildings for businesses, these paintings represent the artisans' first experience painting onto boards for sale.
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Event Details
When:
March 12 - April 1
Where:
Tesoros Trading Co
1500 S. Congress
Austin, TX 78704
512/447-7500 |
