In Alma Lopezrsquo;s digital print Lupe Sirena in Love (1999); two iconsmdash;the Virgin of Guadalupe and the mermaid Sirena; who often appears on Mexican lottery cardsmdash;embrace one another; symbolically claiming a place for same-sex desire within Mexican and Chicano/a religious and popular cultures. Ester Hernandezrsquo;s 1976 etching Libertad/Liberty depicts a female artist chiseling away at the Statue of Liberty; freeing from within it a regal Mayan woman and; in the process; creating a culturally composite Lady Liberty descended from indigenous and mixed bloodlines. In her painting Coyolxauhqui Last Seen in East Oakland (1993); Irene Perez reimagines as whole the body of the Aztec warrior goddess dismembered in myth. These pieces are part of the dynamic body of work presented in this pioneering; lavishly illustrated study; the first book primarily focused on Chicana visual arts.Creating an invaluable archive; Laura E. Peacute;rez examines the work of more than forty Chicana artists across a variety of media including painting; printmaking; sculpture; performance; photography; film and video; comics; sound recording; interactive CD-ROM; altars and other installation forms; and fiction; poetry; and plays. While key works from the 1960s and 1970s are discussed; most of the pieces considered were produced between 1985 and 2001. Providing a rich interpretive framework; Peacute;rez describes how Chicana artists invoke a culturally hybrid spirituality to challenge racism; bigotry; patriarchy; and homophobia. They make use of; and often radically rework; pre-Columbian Mesoamerican and other non-Western notions of art and art-making; and they struggle to create liberating versions of familiar iconography such as the Virgin of Guadalupe and the Sacred Heart. Filled with representations of spirituality and allusions to non-Western visual and cultural traditions; the work of these Chicana artists is a vital contribution to a more inclusive canon of American arts.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. HelpfulBy Land of enchantmentVery helpful. I learn a lot from looking at the photos and figuring how to duplicate it and maybe make it a bit better. I enjoy the series. Good photos and low pricing when you buy used.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good for a review or a noviceBy FlickerThis is a good read for a novice or a review of macro-photography. One of the hazards of "macro" is the short focal length. There are two ways to treat this handicap. First is using good bokeh to support the idea of the image. In a recent image I did the focus was on the intricate and lacy edges of a tulip while the stem was progressively out of focus. However the stem and leaves around the sharp edges flowed towards the sharp area even though they were vague. So they enhanced the subject of the image. Second is HDR (High definition R??) which the shooter changes focus progressively and then combines the sharp areas to gain higher definition than the macro lense is normally capable of providing. Thus a sharper image is rendered.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Go Macro!By David D. SniderYou dont have to mortgage your home to buy a ton of the latest and greatest tech toys to do macro! At least. thats the first message I go from this very kind and informative author. Right off the bat. he points out lots of things you can do with a point-and-shoot (I have one. and immediately tried some of his suggestions.)Going on. I broke out my DSLR and added a small amount to my inventory of accessories and got intrigued by some of the more demanding stuff. and was very pleased. He takes the reader along at a reasonable pace. not too fast for a beginner. but wont bore the more advanced. by any means. Always wanted to do macros. but. between portraits and scenic. I never got around to it. Glad I bought this book!
