Sin Fronteras (Crossing Borders) installation
Sin Fronteras (Crossing Borders)
Three latin american artists redefine cultural identities with contemporized versions of traditional icons.
The art of Nicholas Herrera, Patrick McGrath Muñiz and Thomas Vigil pay homage to the artists’ ancestral roots while initiating a dialogue that connects the past to the present. Herrera, a celebrated local outsider/folk artist, is a 15th generation New Mexican whose relatives were among the early Spanish settlers in northern New Mexico. Muñiz grew up in Puerto Rico, one of the oldest colonies in the world, where he was deeply influenced by Spanish Colonial art and the Roman Catholic religion. Born and raised in Española, New Mexico, Thomas Vigil was surrounded by a closely connected community rich in the area’s culture and religion, and consequently, was continually exposed to the artwork that espoused those ideals. All three artists use their strong cultural heritage to address current social and political issues in their upcoming Spanish Market Group Show, Sin Fronteras.
