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Emiliano Con Zuecos
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Emiliano Con Suecos
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"Emiliano Zapata, after one of his most famous photographic portraits, holding an umbrella instead of a rifle, and naked from the waste down and wearing wooden clogs. Surrounded by text in English and Spanish that reads: Stock Cultural Images and Symbols; Cultural and Political Symbols that are Easily Recognizable; Unfortunately Overuse Has Rendered Many Of These Symbols Inane." Main colors are yellow, red and light blue
Atelier 24; Coventry Rag 290 grms; I-size: 36 7/8" x 24"; P-size: 44" x 30"; Ed#:4/62, 20/62; Signed;, Inscription in pencil below the image reads: "Emiliano con suecos, 20/62, debatuc, 1994"print: José Alpuche; chopmark: embossed "SHG" on the lower left.
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This print is a reinterpretation of a renowned photograph featuring Emiliano Zapata. Instead of Zapata holding a rifle as in the original, de Batuc replaces it with an umbrella, intentionally excluding the firearm. The text and image challenges an art critic from a major newspaper whose double-standard dismissed non-white artists, but not white artists, for working with recognizable symbols. The text is a paraphrase of the critic's words. The image incorporates diverse cultural references, including a Japanese umbrella, European wooden clogs, and a Mexican sombrero, to propose Zapata as a powerful representation for various cultures. The artist also echoes Greco-Roman sculpture of heroes that are depicted nude. The various visual quotations thereby expand the image of Zapata beyond Mexican and Chicano representation, invoking international relevance. (Authors: Karen Mary Davalos with Alfredo de Batuc)
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