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I posted a piece on my blog, www.Color Conversations.com about the perception of Hispanic/Chicana color palettes and how it's affected me personally as a Latina artist. Here's an excerpt:
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Yea! I wish you success with your new product line. I'm glad you were able to make progress in licensing. Good for you! When you're ready, I'd love to hear your story.
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Hi Cristina! I have a new product line going into major chain retailers. I can relate! I'd be glad to share my story with you! I'm by far, not at the level of ME, but baby steps, right? I have your book and love it!!! As well as you Color Conversa...
I posted a piece on my blog, www.Color Conversations.com about the perception of Hispanic/Chicana color palettes and how it's affected me personally as a Latina artist. Here's an excerpt:
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My contemporary approach to the tradition of the retablo, santos and ex-voto using images of the Guadalupe, La Conquistadora and other Madonna / Indigenous Goddess images.
Reshaping the Divine, Contemporary Hispanic Retablos Exploring the Divine Feminine at El Museo Cultural
July 27, 2009 at 6pm to September 1, 2009 at 7pm
Cristina Ortiz Acosta – Artist Statement 2009
Over the past twenty years, my series of Madonna retablos came to me in ebbs and flows via a series of powerful dreams. The dreams started during my pregnancy with my daughter. For the entire pregnanc...
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- I'm an artist, author, color consultant and designer. I love to paint madonnas and am now exhibiting at El Museo Cultural in Santa Fe, NM my series: Reshaping the Divine - Contemporary Hispanic Retablos Exploring the Divine Feminine.
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- http://www.CristinaAcosta.com
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What Really is a Latino Color Scheme?
I posted a piece on my blog, www.Color Conversations.com about the perception of Hispanic/Chicana color palettes and how it's affected me personally as a Latina artist. Here's an excerpt:
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"It’s easy to stereotype a culture with a particular color palette, and Hispanic cultures, like Mexico are often seen by Northern neighbors through a lens saturated with color. The tint of that lens, saturated with stereotypes ca… Continue
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"It’s easy to stereotype a culture with a particular color palette, and Hispanic cultures, like Mexico are often seen by Northern neighbors through a lens saturated with color. The tint of that lens, saturated with stereotypes ca… Continue
Posted on September 19, 2009 at 5:00pm — 2 Comments
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