Date of Award
6-2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art
Department
Art
First Reader/Committee Chair
Spence, Bradley
Abstract
Meztiso is an exploration of the artist’s identity as an individual born and raised in Guatemala; which is a country rich in natural resources where the majority of the population is native Maya yet the ruling class is majority white and poverty is widespread. The artist takes on this stunning contradiction using her own influences and views which were shaped by the political and economic upheaval and instability of her youth in Guatemala. The artist comments on her own identity as a person of mixed ancestry, a Meztiso, and because of her own family’s involvement in the capitalist government that has marginalized the Maya indigenous to this day.
Recommended Citation
Jacinto, Aeleen, "Mes-ti-zo" (2019). Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations. 915.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/915
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