DALLAS ART FAIR:

Featured Latin American Artists

Written by: Maria Flash

Patrick Martinez

Patrick Martinez Photo-JohannaBrinkman courtesy of the artist

This Los Angeles-based artist, with Mexican and Filipino roots, offers a unique perspective on identity and belonging in society. Influenced by Hip Hop culture and graffiti, Martinez incorporates unconventional materials like paint and construction materials,  layering techniques in his work.

His art addresses themes of social justice, cultural preservation, and the complexities of multicultural identity. Martinez’s work serves as both protest and memorialization, giving voice to the marginalized. His exhibition at Dallas Contemporary will be open to the public until January 2025.

Eduardo Terrazas

Eduardo TerrazasCourtesy the artist and Proyectos Monclova.

A key figure in contemporary Mexican art, Eduardo Terrazas merges architecture, design, and folk art. Co-designer of the 1968 Olympic logo, inspired by Huichol techniques, his work blends geometry with traditional craftsmanship. By using Huichol yarn as a meditative medium, Terrazas creates a distinctive and transcendent visual language..

Virginia Jaramillo

Virginia Jaramillo, Elysian Fields, 2022,
Photo by JSP Art Photography

Throughout her six-decade career, Virginia Jaramillo explored the sensory perception of space and time. Her work includes abstract paintings, mixed-media sculptures, and handmade paper, translating mental patterns into visual terms. Through her experimentation with materials and processes, Jaramillo developed a distinctive voice in contemporary art.

Amanda Martinez

Amanda Martinez - Photo Courtesy of the Artist and Hesse Flatow Gallery

Amanda Martinez presents "Querencia" at HESSE FLATOW. Her sculptures blend New Mexican traditions with contemporary geometric abstraction. Using materials like wood, stucco, and hand-woven reed, she transforms them into topographic forms and repetitive patterns. Her work explores a connection to her roots, integrating carving and weaving techniques.

Sergio Miguel

Sergio Manuel, Fernando, 2023
Photo Courtesy of the artist and Deli Gallery

Sergio Miguel’s paintings merge the historical with the contemporary, featuring pale youths interacting with dragon-like creatures in gray marine landscapes. Inspired by colonial casta painting, his postcolonial works depict an innocent yet unsettling relationship between children and these fantastical beings. Frames with dagger tips add a protective element to the pieces.

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Original version published in spanish in Latinos TX Magazine on July 2024
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