Liliana Navarro
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Liliana Navarro (born 1998)[1] is a Chicana artist known for her paintings which combine aspects of abstraction, symbolism, and conceptual art.[1] She uses her art to explore topics often left out of the mainstream discourse to create new meaning.
Biography[edit]
Navarro's Father was born in Zacatecas, Mexico;[1] her mother is from San Jose, California.[1] This mixture of cultures meant that she was exposed to more than one language (Spanish and English) and diverse cultural traditions. This mix of cultures influenced her art and her career. When she was a child, Navarro's art was influenced by Mexican folk art and old Mexican culture, but as she grew older, her social awareness developed. Her desire to be a voice for marginalized people led her to want to change or reinterpret some of the most basic traditions in art.[2]
Navarro has been painting since she was 17 and has used her art to explore feminist and Chicana issues, racial diversity, and social justice issues.[1] She took art classes throughout high school to refine her talents as an artist.[1] She has often been referred to as "La Artist," which loosely translates to "the artist."[1]
Since 2015 Navarro has been doing solo exhibitions. This has led her to place great importance on authentic artwork. As a young artist, Navarro often incorporates elements of other art forms (such as photography, music, and dance) into her paintings.
Among her most famous works, Divine Femininity and 1998 stand out because they discuss her experiences as a woman and a Chicana in America.[1]
Artist Production[edit]
‘Divine Femininity,’ one of her more prestigious paintings, hung at the library of the Graduate Theological Union[1] Library in Berkeley, California.[1] In this painting, she is depicted as the virgin Mary staring at the audience.
Another one of her paintings, 1998, has been viewed at the Viva Frida, Viva La Vida at Sanchez Contemporary in Oakland, California.[1] This painting incorporated two reflections of a woman looking back at the audience. She says that the meaning behind this painting is at the discretion of the viewer.[1]
She also painted "Brown Warrior" to commemorate ancestors and to celebrate brown people in the world who have positively affected history.[1]
Lilliana's artwork gives some insight into the struggles of being a Chicana woman through her artwork.[3] She offers a platform that allows the world to see facts about Mexican culture that are not often present in mainstream art.[2]
Social Justice Inspiration[edit]
Navarro's art is one of the most inspirational productions for social justice, especially for marginalized groups in society.[1] Her influences include Frida Khalo.[1].Navarro's paintings are a way for her to display and highlight issues that are faced by women of color and other marginalized groups, which is why she uses the virgin Mary as a representation of women who feel alone or powerless because they do not fit into the mainstream American culture which makes them feel like outsiders.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Carmona, Litzi. "Chicana artista". The PawPrint. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Diaz, Ella Maria (2018-04-03). "Recovering and Rethinking Chicana/o Art in the Twenty-First Century". Art Journal. 77 (2): 108–112. doi:10.1080/00043249.2018.1495540. ISSN 0004-3249.
- ↑ Falconi, José Luis (2021-10-27), Anreus, Alejandro; Greeley, Robin Adèle; Sullivan, Megan A., eds., "What Is "Latin American Art" Today?", A Companion to Modern and Contemporary Latin American and Latina/o Art (1 ed.), Wiley, pp. 527–545, doi:10.1002/9781118475430.ch35, ISBN 978-1-118-47541-6, retrieved 2022-12-01
- ↑ Goldman, Shifra, ""Portraying Ourselves": Contemporary Chicana Artists", Feminist Art Criticism, doi:10.4324/9780429500497-11/portraying-contemporary-chicana-artists-shifra-goldman, retrieved 2022-12-01
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