- Title
- Awards in the visual arts : an exhibition of works by recipients of the annual awards in the Visual Arts Fellowships
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- Date
- 1984
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- Place
- ["Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States"]
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Awards in the visual arts : an exhibition of works by recipients of the annual awards in the Visual Arts Fellowships
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Louis Carlos Bernal
4 6 I moved to Tucson, Arizona. During the physical move I also began a
spiritual move back to the barrio and a new attitude towards life—
Chicanismo. Mexican-American is the term used to describe a person who
is of American birth but whose cultural soul derives from Mexico. This dual
reality has been a burden which has clouded our identity. Chicanismo
allows us to accept our history hut also gives us a new reality to deal with
the present and the future. To be a Chicano means to be involved in
controlling your life. Chicanismo represents a new sense of pride, a new
attitude and a new awareness. . .the Chicano artist cannot isolate himself
from the community but finds himself in the midst of his people creating
art of and for the people. My images speak of the religious and family ties
that I have experienced as a Chicano. I have concerned myself with the
mysticism of the Southwest and the strength of the spiritual and cultural
values of the barrio.
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