Aztec Painting Ralph D'Oliveira
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Title
Aztec Painting Ralph D'Oliveira
Created Date
1980
Description
1980 Photograph of Ralph D'Oliveira's Aztec Painting. Done by private commission.
Ralph D'Oliveira has painted more than 100 murals in California and abroad during his 40+ year career as a muralist. He has done dozens of projects with schools and school children. In 1975-76, Carmen León, Ralph D'Oliveira, and Guillermo (Yermo) Aranda were involved with a grassroots arts center, the Academia de Arte Chicano de Aztlán, painting some of the first murals in Watsonville. Eduardo Carrillo was the center's advisor and one of the teachers. The Tortuga Patrol was organized by Ralph D'Oliveira and Ray Romo and was part of the Academia. They created the Tecolote Corps, comprised of student artists and guided by the Tortuga Patrol. In 2013, Ralph traveled to Norway to do a mural project in Trondheim. He coordinates his projects collaboratively with neighbors and students in schools. He views all these projects as a way to build community. Ralph draws on his multicultural background incorporating native Chumash and Mexican roots. He is a muralist, educator, community arts organizer and co-founder of the Tortuga Patrol.
Eduardo Carrillo (1937-1997) was considered a pioneer as a Chicano artist in the early 1960s. He was a prominent muralist, painter, and professor of art at University of California, Santa Cruz who inspired generations of newly arrived Latino/a/x students. In 1982, Carrillo spearheaded an initiative to take stock of the influence of the Chicano Movement. His effort resulted in the pioneering "Califas: Chicano Art and Culture in California" conference at UCSC which brought together Chicano/a/x artists, historians, leading thinkers and social instigators to take stock of the influence of El Movimiento. Almost forty years later, Museo Eduardo Carrillo's Califas Legacy Project brought together Carmen León, Ralph D'Oliveira, Guillermo (Yermo) Aranda, and Amalia Mesa-Bains and other influential Monterey Bay Crescent Chicano/a/x artists to share their art, reflect on their lives in Califas, and fill in a missing piece of American art history.
Ralph D'Oliveira has painted more than 100 murals in California and abroad during his 40+ year career as a muralist. He has done dozens of projects with schools and school children. In 1975-76, Carmen León, Ralph D'Oliveira, and Guillermo (Yermo) Aranda were involved with a grassroots arts center, the Academia de Arte Chicano de Aztlán, painting some of the first murals in Watsonville. Eduardo Carrillo was the center's advisor and one of the teachers. The Tortuga Patrol was organized by Ralph D'Oliveira and Ray Romo and was part of the Academia. They created the Tecolote Corps, comprised of student artists and guided by the Tortuga Patrol. In 2013, Ralph traveled to Norway to do a mural project in Trondheim. He coordinates his projects collaboratively with neighbors and students in schools. He views all these projects as a way to build community. Ralph draws on his multicultural background incorporating native Chumash and Mexican roots. He is a muralist, educator, community arts organizer and co-founder of the Tortuga Patrol.
Eduardo Carrillo (1937-1997) was considered a pioneer as a Chicano artist in the early 1960s. He was a prominent muralist, painter, and professor of art at University of California, Santa Cruz who inspired generations of newly arrived Latino/a/x students. In 1982, Carrillo spearheaded an initiative to take stock of the influence of the Chicano Movement. His effort resulted in the pioneering "Califas: Chicano Art and Culture in California" conference at UCSC which brought together Chicano/a/x artists, historians, leading thinkers and social instigators to take stock of the influence of El Movimiento. Almost forty years later, Museo Eduardo Carrillo's Califas Legacy Project brought together Carmen León, Ralph D'Oliveira, Guillermo (Yermo) Aranda, and Amalia Mesa-Bains and other influential Monterey Bay Crescent Chicano/a/x artists to share their art, reflect on their lives in Califas, and fill in a missing piece of American art history.
Creators and Contributors
Creator:
D'Oliveira, Ralph
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Format
Photograph
Extent
1
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Dimensions
6.5
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8
in
Generation
Copy
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Country of Creation
United States
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