Sonia Romero Chicana Analysis

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Sonia Romero was born in 1980 in Los Angeles and is the granddaughter of the founders of the Craft and Folk Art museum in Los Angeles and daughter of two artists, Nancy and Frank Romero. Her artistic upbringing influenced her to pursue a career in art. Romero attended Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and earned her Bachelor in Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design, with the emphasis in printmaking. She believes her printmaking artworks can mass communicate the prevalent social and political issues in society. In fact, Sonia Romero is a Chicana artist known for her printmaking, mixed media linocut prints, and public art work. She uses her artistic skills to depict the diversity of Los Angeles, exhibit female empowerment, and embrace the Chicanx identity. Although, many artist use their art to express their creativity …show more content…

Sonia Romero is recognized for representing Latin American imagery and unity in her public works. Specifically, her public work located at MacArthur Park, Urban Oasis, 2010. The mural was commissioned by the Los Angles Metro and it is composed of 13 ceramic mosaic tile that are installed along two facing mezzanine walls. Each panel contains a white and black illustration centered in a circle contained within a square panel that is made of a cement to represent the industrial buildings around the neighborhood (“MacArthur,” n.d.). In the process of making this public work, Sonia Romero initially conducts research and observation studies of the community (Dambrot, 2016). In fact, the 13 illustrations either authentically represent the inhabitants of the community or the historical events that took place in MacArthur Park (Gilbert, 2012). Unfortunately, in society many diverse

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