Posts Tagged ‘michael menchaca’
Every year, the City of Austin hosts an annual exhibit of artwork by a great diversity of artists from our local community. The Economic Growth and Redevelopment Services Office has announced the ninth annual People’s Gallery exhibition at Austin City Hall, officially opening on Friday, February 22 with an opening reception from 6:00 to 9:00
My work examines the creation of cultural identity through the use of tropes that construct a ‘Primitive-Other’. Primitivism has been utilized by many civilizations as a justification for a social “cleansing” of a state. Especially with respect to European cultural identity, these recurring images of the ‘Primitive’ have been essential in confronting cultural differences. Regarding