Briana M. Tapia
10/19/ 2019
Lincoln Park Art
While viewing all these beautiful murals in Lincoln Park I noticed that the murals had a representation of past and present history of Chican@s. I also noticed that there was a lot of paintings women.There was a total of 19 women in these murals. When looking at these women's paintings I felt like some of the painting had double meaning (good and bad). Over all I feel that these murals help us understand where we as Chican@s come from and help me understand the truth/reality of our past and present. These murals opened my eyes on how far we have come. Yes there has been lots of tough battle we as (Mexican/American) been through, and yes we have made progress along the way. But I still believe that we have to continue to make more changes for our future generations. I feel that this park helps us want to be proud of who we are and what we represent in this community. I find it hard to just choose 1 mural so I will talk about several ones that I found interesting.
*Here are all the paintings of the women I found in the Murals.Here I see a mixture of all different perspectives of how they see us as women. Some can be seen as positive or negative.
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When I see mural #1 it looks like Greek art just by looking at the clothes(toga dress) the 2 women are wearing. The man has the face and body features that comes from the Greece art. When I look at this mural I believe its telling me that the sun represents masculinity. That we should look at the Men as the one with the power of authority of everything. That without men we as women wouldn't be able to procreate life. That we women have to praise the men. It also brought to my attention about the discussion that we had in class about when the Greek mythology or in the passed they believed that women were (half baked) that we were not fully developed with a penis. So they would degrade the women in that aspect.
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Murals #3 #4#5 for me it shows a double meaning.
I see painting #3 of a symbol of God of rain bringing water to the indigenous people, or maybe the indigenous people praying to the God of rain to send water. I see Mother earth on paining #5 it can be seen as mother earth proving us with fertile grounds or on the other side people see women as a symbol of fertility of bringing like to this world(Babies).On painting #4 it reminds me of the story of Adam and eve. The story about Adam and Eve, when the snake(devil) tempted Eve to eat the fruit from the forbidden tree when God had told Adam and Eve not to. So when eve convinced Adam to do so God ordered them to leave the paradise and we the women were cursed due to Eve disobeying God. Thatʻs why some people see us women as evil that we deserve to suffer. Overall if I analyze it again I can find it offensive as if they are trying to diminishing the women because men see us as if that thatʻs the only thing we were made for. Why can they see earth to be presented as just earth a planet an object a thing, why do they have to compare as woman. Painting #4 really bothers me, makes me mad because the way I look at it of representing the religious story of Adam and Eve. I feel that we women donʻt have to be looked like we deserve to suffer because of Eveʻs sin.
How I personally analyze life is that everyone is responsible for their mistakes or triumphs. Eveʻs sins are her sins not mine and vice versa.
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I really like paining #6 it represents where our roots come from and where we are now. Specially in a place where we are a border city . Most of us here in El Paso can relate to this because we have family members that live in Juarez but we live in El Paso. This painting shows our roots that come from Mexico by showing the Aztec guy, but also show the the guy(Pachuco) wearing a suit for them it was a dressing style. After the police, media, military men, white supremacists labeled the Mexicans or Mexican/Americans that just by wearing that type of clothes they saw them as a gang , trouble makers, killers, thieves etc. thatʻs when the zoot suit riots started in 1942. I like how the painting it represents more of the pachuc@s history and traditions they might still follow up with to this day. The way the city is represented as well we can se at the top the Lincoln Park where the paintings are located, the train that passes throur El Paso and Juarez. La plaza de Los Lagartos que se encuentra en en centro. El Paso and the pachuc@s are so well represented here thatʻs why I love this painting.
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I like this painting because I belive itʻs an "Adelita " An Adelita form Mexican history were the women that went to the Revolucion when people rebeled against their own Mexican Government to fight for a better equal nation. At first the Adelitas were just the women that helped the Men buy cooking for them during those times of war. They also took care of the injured soldiers, also even helped the men out buy fighting in war. Thats why we see this woman with a calavera head with a cinturon de balas .Porque eso significa que tambien eran guerreras.
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Painting #8 I dodnt know much about Frida Kahlo but all i know she was the wife of Diego Rivera a famus painor. The dress she is wearing makes me think of the traditional Quinceanera dress. that represents new beginning of transforming to a young woman. Painting #9 the represents the Catholic religion we catholics pray / believe in La Virgen. En mi familia, mi familia ora por la virgen porque se relacionan con ella de que es madre. Le pedimos por nuestros hijos o nosotras mismas que nos ayude a sobre pasar preocupaciones o miedos que le puedan pasar a nuestros hijos. Ella paso por el dolor de ver a su hijo Jesus morir en la crus y por eso nosotros asta siento nivel creemos que ella nos entiende de ese modo.
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I donʻt like painting 10 . Personal mente siento que les da mas poder a los machistas.Siento que asi es como nos ven solamente .Que nuestro dever como mujeres deven ser amas de casa cuidar a los hijos o familia y saber cocinar y hacer lo que el marido " que deve ser el provedor "nos puede mandar.
Makes me think of women nowadays being misrepresented we are much more than that. Personal mente puedo decir que no solo sirbo para la cosina si no tambien yo sola mantengo/ proebo por mi hija sin ayuda de un Hombre, soy una persona educada , y que quiere salir adelante.
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Painting 11 and 12 shows the history of the Civil Rights movements .We see how Cesar Chavez was represented buy making a change speaking up and fighting for better work conditions in the (farm/crop/agricultural lands ) Thanks to him and his people that help him out along the way we know have the farmers rights. Now we also have the safety and sanitation laws/ licencing in work places all over the country. I feel this painting represents that Mexicans and Mexican Americans are hard working people. These people are know what they are doing they are wise people, life experiences has made them learn how to work in these places how to take care of these lands so they can produce food for the rest of the country. For those who are working in the U.S.A. and are immigrants and they donʻt have a degree the does not mean others can make them feel less of a person they are here to work to be able to provide for their families. I feel that thanks to their hard work we have foods in our tables right now.
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#14 and #16 you can see evolution of past and present mixed. They are still proud of their ancestors , the roots they come from and are not afraid to express themselves and still keep their traditions. I like the way they represent the woman on painting #16 I feel she is standing with a fearless face, with a " Masculine look" in reality states what does it mater what I wear does not mean Iʻm a man for wearing " mans clothes, I fell she is just saying this is me and I can wear whatever I want". By the Mexican and american flags she has she i can tell she is a Chicana also by the bridge represents the border city we live in . I feel like its states she is from both places or she has family in both places.
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Picture 19 what I see in this painting is different perspectives of life .
-I feel that the roses represent life and the bones represent death
-Positive or negative
-the reflection of the water yellow and grey represent Light (God ) And shadow (Devil)
-The octopus tentacle pulling the man down can mean our fears or , the government pulling us down not letting you be successful, in life, and sometimes the group of people (family ,friends) holding us back.
-Over all it is up to us to fight for what we want to never give up. that we are the only ones that can choose whatever path we want to take.
-The chain night be the represented the main goal someone wants but one self has to fight to reach it. or viewed that help that can get you through life. also can be viewed as hope.
20.
*Here are all the paintings of the women I found in the Murals.Here I see a mixture of all different perspectives of how they see us as women. Some can be seen as positive or negative.
1.
When I see mural #1 it looks like Greek art just by looking at the clothes(toga dress) the 2 women are wearing. The man has the face and body features that comes from the Greece art. When I look at this mural I believe its telling me that the sun represents masculinity. That we should look at the Men as the one with the power of authority of everything. That without men we as women wouldn't be able to procreate life. That we women have to praise the men. It also brought to my attention about the discussion that we had in class about when the Greek mythology or in the passed they believed that women were (half baked) that we were not fully developed with a penis. So they would degrade the women in that aspect.
2.
When I saw painting #2 it reminded me about my middle school teacher telling us about ancient Aztec Legend about a love story that took place in mexico city where you can find the 2 tallest Mountains/ Volcanoes in the city. From what I remember this story was about Popocatepetl(Worrior) & Iztaccihuatl(Princess) that were deeply in love. Iztaccihuatl's father challenged Popocatepetl to a battle in order to be able to marry his Iztaccihuatl. The way Popocatepetl to prove if he won was to bring the head of his opponent back to them. When Popocatepetl had won the battle, before going back to Iztaccihuatl he send a messenger to deliver the news of his win to Iztaccihuatl but the messenger told her that he had lost the battle. Shortly after legend tells that she died of sadness or killed her self because she couldn't stand the pain that she would never be able to see the love of her life. When Popocatepetl arrived for the princess they told him the bad news. Popocatepetl then takes the princess body to the top of one tallest (mountain/volcano), buries her body there and then he kills himself. Now the 2 tallest Mountains/Volcanoes next to each other are called Popocatepetl & Iztaccihuatl.
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Murals #3 #4#5 for me it shows a double meaning.
I see painting #3 of a symbol of God of rain bringing water to the indigenous people, or maybe the indigenous people praying to the God of rain to send water. I see Mother earth on paining #5 it can be seen as mother earth proving us with fertile grounds or on the other side people see women as a symbol of fertility of bringing like to this world(Babies).On painting #4 it reminds me of the story of Adam and eve. The story about Adam and Eve, when the snake(devil) tempted Eve to eat the fruit from the forbidden tree when God had told Adam and Eve not to. So when eve convinced Adam to do so God ordered them to leave the paradise and we the women were cursed due to Eve disobeying God. Thatʻs why some people see us women as evil that we deserve to suffer. Overall if I analyze it again I can find it offensive as if they are trying to diminishing the women because men see us as if that thatʻs the only thing we were made for. Why can they see earth to be presented as just earth a planet an object a thing, why do they have to compare as woman. Painting #4 really bothers me, makes me mad because the way I look at it of representing the religious story of Adam and Eve. I feel that we women donʻt have to be looked like we deserve to suffer because of Eveʻs sin.
How I personally analyze life is that everyone is responsible for their mistakes or triumphs. Eveʻs sins are her sins not mine and vice versa.
6.
I really like paining #6 it represents where our roots come from and where we are now. Specially in a place where we are a border city . Most of us here in El Paso can relate to this because we have family members that live in Juarez but we live in El Paso. This painting shows our roots that come from Mexico by showing the Aztec guy, but also show the the guy(Pachuco) wearing a suit for them it was a dressing style. After the police, media, military men, white supremacists labeled the Mexicans or Mexican/Americans that just by wearing that type of clothes they saw them as a gang , trouble makers, killers, thieves etc. thatʻs when the zoot suit riots started in 1942. I like how the painting it represents more of the pachuc@s history and traditions they might still follow up with to this day. The way the city is represented as well we can se at the top the Lincoln Park where the paintings are located, the train that passes throur El Paso and Juarez. La plaza de Los Lagartos que se encuentra en en centro. El Paso and the pachuc@s are so well represented here thatʻs why I love this painting.
7.
→I like this painting because I belive itʻs an "Adelita " An Adelita form Mexican history were the women that went to the Revolucion when people rebeled against their own Mexican Government to fight for a better equal nation. At first the Adelitas were just the women that helped the Men buy cooking for them during those times of war. They also took care of the injured soldiers, also even helped the men out buy fighting in war. Thats why we see this woman with a calavera head with a cinturon de balas .Porque eso significa que tambien eran guerreras.
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Painting #8 I dodnt know much about Frida Kahlo but all i know she was the wife of Diego Rivera a famus painor. The dress she is wearing makes me think of the traditional Quinceanera dress. that represents new beginning of transforming to a young woman. Painting #9 the represents the Catholic religion we catholics pray / believe in La Virgen. En mi familia, mi familia ora por la virgen porque se relacionan con ella de que es madre. Le pedimos por nuestros hijos o nosotras mismas que nos ayude a sobre pasar preocupaciones o miedos que le puedan pasar a nuestros hijos. Ella paso por el dolor de ver a su hijo Jesus morir en la crus y por eso nosotros asta siento nivel creemos que ella nos entiende de ese modo.
I donʻt like painting 10 . Personal mente siento que les da mas poder a los machistas.Siento que asi es como nos ven solamente .Que nuestro dever como mujeres deven ser amas de casa cuidar a los hijos o familia y saber cocinar y hacer lo que el marido " que deve ser el provedor "nos puede mandar.
Makes me think of women nowadays being misrepresented we are much more than that. Personal mente puedo decir que no solo sirbo para la cosina si no tambien yo sola mantengo/ proebo por mi hija sin ayuda de un Hombre, soy una persona educada , y que quiere salir adelante.
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12.
Painting 11 and 12 shows the history of the Civil Rights movements .We see how Cesar Chavez was represented buy making a change speaking up and fighting for better work conditions in the (farm/crop/agricultural lands ) Thanks to him and his people that help him out along the way we know have the farmers rights. Now we also have the safety and sanitation laws/ licencing in work places all over the country. I feel this painting represents that Mexicans and Mexican Americans are hard working people. These people are know what they are doing they are wise people, life experiences has made them learn how to work in these places how to take care of these lands so they can produce food for the rest of the country. For those who are working in the U.S.A. and are immigrants and they donʻt have a degree the does not mean others can make them feel less of a person they are here to work to be able to provide for their families. I feel that thanks to their hard work we have foods in our tables right now.
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#14 and #16 you can see evolution of past and present mixed. They are still proud of their ancestors , the roots they come from and are not afraid to express themselves and still keep their traditions. I like the way they represent the woman on painting #16 I feel she is standing with a fearless face, with a " Masculine look" in reality states what does it mater what I wear does not mean Iʻm a man for wearing " mans clothes, I fell she is just saying this is me and I can wear whatever I want". By the Mexican and american flags she has she i can tell she is a Chicana also by the bridge represents the border city we live in . I feel like its states she is from both places or she has family in both places. 15.
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Picture 19 what I see in this painting is different perspectives of life .
-I feel that the roses represent life and the bones represent death
-Positive or negative
-the reflection of the water yellow and grey represent Light (God ) And shadow (Devil)
-The octopus tentacle pulling the man down can mean our fears or , the government pulling us down not letting you be successful, in life, and sometimes the group of people (family ,friends) holding us back.
-Over all it is up to us to fight for what we want to never give up. that we are the only ones that can choose whatever path we want to take.
-The chain night be the represented the main goal someone wants but one self has to fight to reach it. or viewed that help that can get you through life. also can be viewed as hope.
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