Abstract
The environment you grow up in can become a pivotal part of your existence. The sights, smells, people, and places you experience every day can transform the way you see the world. Growing up in a Mexican-American household has brought its own set of experiences that have made me the artist I am today. I am one of many contemporary artists building on the foundations of their heritage and the Chicano movement. I am also a Mexican-American artist expanding the identity and extending the legacy in the 21st century. This paper will investigate how Mexican-American heritage has influenced my artistic practice work and how this heritage has influenced contemporary artists' work. I will then discuss how my photographs, sculptures, and installations are in dialogue with my Mexican-American heritage and reference Chicano practices in terms of my materials, subject matter, and visual storytelling. Chicano practices and my own personal heritage influence my artmaking as well as how I create a home for myself, my family, y familia.
Degree Date
Spring 5-14-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.F.A.
Department
Division of Art
Advisor
Lisa McCarty
Second Advisor
Kathy Windrow
Third Advisor
Philip Van Keuren
Fourth Advisor
Ariel Wilson
Subject Area
Anthropology, Art, Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Communication, Geography, History, Religion
Number of Pages
30
Format
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Recommended Citation
Arratia, Olivia, "Cultural Formation of Place: Making Yourself at Home" (2022). Art Theses and Dissertations. 21.
https://scholar.smu.edu/art_etds/21
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