ConSafos LatinX Creatives Podcast

Listen in on a conversation with Alexis Sanchez, a nurse, artist and musician who connects many of our previous conversations as they relate to Xicanism, Indigeneity, and arts.  She also happens to be one of few confirmed descendants of the 9,000 year old human skeleton known as the Kennewick Man, aka the Ancient one.  There were issues with the audio recording but we wanted to share the conversation with our listeners.  

Nathan Orosco, a Chicano artist, was born in Odessa, TX and received his B.A. in Studio Art at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin in 2000 and his M.F.A in Sculpture at Washington State University in 2002. He is currently an Instructor of Art at Mt. Hood Community College where he teaches sculpture, drawing and design. Nathan Orosco’s work has been exhibited nationally including exhibits at the Museum of Arts Culture in Spokane WA and the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, TX.  

Listen to find out how a boy from an industrial town found a way to break out of the laborer mold and pave his own path. Listen to find out how you could trace your lineage way back to Meso-American peoples and to realize that we were here before the European conquests. That makes this earth below your feet your earth.  You are free to roam and discover.  Find out how he creates art that pays homage to his past and homage to the ways of his Native, Indio ancestors.

Quote of the show: “Artists understand the way people visually feel and how those visual things can impact the psyche”

Make sure you visit his website at nathanorosco.com and follow him on IG @nathan11orosco.  

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Notes from the show:

Chris Stanley UTPB

Ricardo Sanchez WSU Chicano Poet/Professor

James Luna: The Artifact

Guillermo Gomez Peña

Ruben Trejo

Los Tres Grandes: Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Jose Clemente Orozco

Coco Fusco

Chris Burden

Book Recommendations:

Spirit Run by Noe Alvarez

Neither Wolf Nor Dog by Kent Nerburn

The Four Elements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book) by Don Miguel Ruiz

Creative Quest by QuestLove

Gallery Co-founders Abel Rodriguez and Edgar-Arturo Camacho-Gonzalez bring their know-how, charm, and creativity to C/S. Learn how a symbolic comal (a griddle used to make tortillas) has turned a California community into a cultural hub, opening its doors and paving the way for LatinX peoples to own art creation and art experiences. It is through this cultural center that they have torn down the intimidating white gallery walls and have produced a space that brings the family together, a lot like a traditional LatinX kitchen will. Listen in to see how they continue to bring community together in a digital world and in their physical art space.

elcomalitocollective.com

https://www.elcomalitocollective.com/blankscapes.html

https://www.elcomalitocollective.com/el-comalito-collection-part-1.html

Don't forget to visit https://www.consafospodcast.com/  for more artists, swag, and to send us some feedback.  Also, if you like our show, please rate us.  It will help with searchability.  Thank you!

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Episode Notes:

Edvard Munch: The Scream- https://www.edvardmunch.org/

Yolanda Lopez - Virgen de Guadalupe

https://joannagarciasite.wordpress.com/2016/11/27/radical-love-yolanda-lopez-reimagining-la-virgen-de-guadalupe/

Miriam Mosqueda Poetry- on Instagram @vientoxsol 

Steps to starting your own collective/cultural center According to El Comalito:

*Along with the industry standards (mission statement, vision, etc…)

Artists mentioned on the show:

Gabriel Garcia Roman

Juan Barroso @juan_barroso_art

Izik Sahagún @iziksahagun

VientoXsol @vientoxsol

Rafael Esparza

Amparo Ochoa

Visit https://www.instagram.com/elcomalitocollective/ for more artists and for their show "Beyond the Screen".  

Pavel Acevedo is a talented printmaker blending a traditional style with contemporary imagery.  Relief printing takes a sure hand and  disciplined practice to get what Acevedo creates.  The calculated gouges on a woodblock or linoleum block evolve into powerful deep statements of individual narrative.  Through his prints, he tells us about his surroundings and the people that live in them.  He runs his own studio out of Riverside, CA and you can find him on Instagram @pavel_acevedo and on Speedball's featured artists at https://www.speedballart.com/pro-artist-network/pavel-acevedo/.   For links to more amazing LatinX artists visit us at https://www.consafospodcast.com/  

Notes from the show:

Oaxaca, MX https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-guide/oaxaca

Horn Toad Prints, Desert Triangle Print Carpeta, KALA Art Institute, Berkley, CA, El Comalito Collective, Riverside Art Museum, I Learn America

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Artist, Gallery owner, community activist,  Chicano Seattleite Jake Prendez talks about finding inspiration living as a Bicultural artist by embracing both the American and the Mexican backgrounds unique to his experience.  His artwork embraces pop culture, Chicano culture, and 21st Century renditions of Rockwellian “Americana”.  In this episode, he talks about the middle space in many levels of life and how it manifested into his Neplanta Cultural Arts Gallery.

For more information, visit JakePrendez.com  & Nepantlaculturalarts.com

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Notes: Artworks by Norman Rockwell "Willie Gillis  in College", "Breaking Home Ties", "Girl Reading the Post"  Lowrider Arte Magazine, amplifier.org

Artists mentioned by Jake:  Emilia Cruz, Ray Vargas, Rick Ortega,  Barbara Rivera,  Angelina Villalobos, Lupe Carlos III, Keoke Silvano, and others.  Check out the Virtual Exhibition on the Nepantla website for more info.

Coloring Pages: https://www.nepantlaculturalarts.com/coloring-pages

Special thanks to Drew Thomas Gale for the instrumental

Meet your host of the Con/Safos LatinX Creatives Podcast, Saul Martinez.   Find out what CS is all about.  Special thanks to Miguel Gonzales & Drew Thomas Gale for getting this off the ground.