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Eduardo Carrillo The Mural Years 1968-1979

Artist Eduardo Carrillo (1937-1997) and his influence on a generation of muralists. Our documentary film will focus on his Mural Years from the late 1960s through the 1970s. It was a time of social energy that led to a renaissance of public art. Eduardo was a leader in the field.

During the beginning of the Chicano Mural Movement in the late 1960‘s Ed worked with a small group of artists on an interior mural depicting a historical panorama from the pre-conquest landscape to the moment the mural was painted at University of California, Los Angeles. His role as master painter was felt even at the young age of 32. His commissioned tile mural now stands near Olvera St. at The Placita de Dolores. A tour de force of color and movement, “Father Hildalgo Rings the Bell of Freedom” (“El Grito”) depicts racing figures moving toward the viewers on a curved 44’ long masterwork as they rally to the cry for freedom of Mexico from Spain. In another mural called “Birth, Death and Regeneration” located in Santa Cruz, California, he painted a narrow corridor with a floor to ceiling mural depicting images of native and Christian gods. An exploration of his own roots served as the basis for this work which was unfortunately destroyed in 1979. Please visit our website to see these artworks, www.museoeduardocarrillo.org.

As a Professor of Art at UC Santa Cruz (1972-1977) Ed went on to influence another generation of artists through the 1970‘s who took their art to the streets and painted the walls of communities from Los Angeles to the Central Coast of California.

Eduardo Carrillo was a painter of superb gifts. He was a shaper of cultural visions through the depiction of emotionally charged figures and distinct vivid color relationships.

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The Pulse on Dora De Larios by ThePulse

Sculptor/ Ceramicist Dora De Larios is special Guest on this “Live” edition of The Pulse. The Pulse recently met Sculptor Dora De Larios at the closing of her exhibit at the G. Autry Museum. Her personality is as earthy as her body of work. She candidly spoke about her journey as an Artist who happened to be a Woman of a minority class. On this edition of The Pulse, Dora will talk about her journey…

via: www.doradelarios.com
De Larios was born in Los Angeles to Mexican parents and raised in a downtown neighborhood near Temple Street surrounded by Japanese families that spoke Spanish. Her limited use of English hindered her verbal comprehension in school and probably contributed to her use of a visual vocabulary.

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Here is a great interview with Mexican-American artist Dora de Larios. In this interview she give us insight to her life and struggles in Los Angeles, to her not being too fond of Mexican Master Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez (Diego Rivera). But she does show much love to Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón (Frida Kahlo).

I will be making a visit to Dora de Larios studio very soon, I will share my visit with all you readers in the future.