![]() Throughout history, Hispanic painters have proved to be one of the most individualistic and creative of any other region on Earth. Many of the most masterful Hispanic painters have created styles and works of art that have left a lasting impact on the rest of the world. This peculiar type of cultural flavor is reflected in everything from the region’s architecture to its music, and especially the artwork. This catalog of works of artists exhibited by J.Cacciola Gallery over the years demonstrates the diversity yet commonalities in the art of artists ranging from Chicano artists in Texas border towns to the santeros of Northern New Mexico.ĭownload the digital catalog for information on the artists.Hispanic culture has a unique flair that it all its own. ![]() That exhibition, plus our gallery’s genesis in art of the Southwest, inspired us to bring the works of many of these artists to our Soho gallery beginning in the late 1980’s. The argument the curators made is that these artists “share a mythic landscape of gestures and images, a predilection toward the figurative, and common antecedents such as the Mexican painters David Siqueiros, Diego Rivera and Rufino Tamayo” that reflect a common language which is ''Anglo, yet tenaciously Hispanic.'' The NY Times review called the premise “intriguing” and “not an easy one to make” given the diversity of nationalities and cultures that make up Hispanic America. ![]() The first major museum exhibition to survey in depth the work of contemporary American artists of Hispanic origin, the show's main premise was that a powerful, unifying commonality exists amid the diverse background of nationalities, histories and cultures that make up Hispanic America. From 1987 to 1989, an exhibition entitled “Hispanic Art in the US” toured important US museums including the Corcoran, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum.
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