Bibliograph

Playing with fire, paintings by Carlos Almaraz, Howard N. Fox ; with an essay by Elsa Flores Almaraz, with Jeffrey J. Rangel ; contributions by Maya Almaraz [and 18 others]

Type

Label

Playing with fire, paintings by Carlos Almaraz, Howard N. Fox ; with an essay by Elsa Flores Almaraz, with Jeffrey J. Rangel ; contributions by Maya Almaraz [and 18 others]

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Playing with fire

Nature of contents

bibliographycatalogs

Oclc number

976406110

Responsibility statement

Howard N. Fox ; with an essay by Elsa Flores Almaraz, with Jeffrey J. Rangel ; contributions by Maya Almaraz [and 18 others]

Sub title

paintings by Carlos Almaraz

Summary

Playing with Fire: Paintings by Carlos Almaraz' is the first full- length monograph devoted to an artist known for both his politically engaged cultural production as well as his vibrant, highly sought-after studio art, particularly his scenes of car crashes and pastoral depictions of L.A.'s Echo Park. Among the leading figures whose artistic, cultural, and political motivations catalyzed the Chicano Art movement in the 1970s, Almaraz began his career with works for the United Farm Workers and cofounded the important artists collective Los Four. Although he saw himself as an activist, Almaraz straddled multiple- and often contradictory-identities that drew from divergent cultures and approaches, and his work became less overtly political and more personal, psychological, dreamlike, and even mystical as he evolved artistically. The book features more than 60 works, mostly from the late 1970s through 1989, the year of the artist's untimely death at age 48, as well as selections from his journals and recollections from numerous colleagues and friends who knew him throughout his career.00Exhibition: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, USA (06.08.-03.12.2017)

Table Of Contents

Foreword / Michael Govan -- Playing with Fire / Howard N. Fox -- Plates -- The Artist's Journey : The Life of Carlos Almaraz / Elsa Flores Almaraz, with Jeffrey J. Rangel -- A Life Transfigured in Words : Selections from the Journals of Carlos Almaraz / Compiled by Elsa Flores Almaraz -- Other Voices : Almaraz's Legacy / Compiled by Marielos Kluck

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