Día de los poemas, and: His Panic Lineup, and: Untitled Historia
- Día de los poemas, and: His Panic Lineup, and: Untitled Historia
Día de los poemas
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His Panic Lineup
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Untitled Historia
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Artist Statement
Día de los Poemas: Written on and for the Day of the Dead, this image is the way I remembered a loved one who passed. As memories flooded and tears were shed, words poured onto the pages and formed the image of the one who I will always remember. His_Panic Line Up: After speaking with numerous Latinos across campus a salient issue came up; silence. This image depicts the fears of branding a cultural identity. Untitled Historia: This piece is a single poem comprised of 10 interviews with different Mexican-Americans across the United States. The painting shows a single narrative in different languages that have influenced Mexican and Mexican Americans across time and place. [End Page 201]
Gabriel Jesús Escobedo is a PhD student in Anthropology at Indiana University, Bloomington. He studies US Latino youth and their use of Bachata dance in the formation of political, social, and ethnic identity. He is founder/director of Paso a Paso: A Cultural Dance Experience, a program that educates the community about Latina/o culture.
