The work is rooted in a multi-disciplinary approach that is as faceted in the mediums employed as in the array of art historical, literary and
folk tradition references.
Not exact matches
In style, her paintings resemble comic - book serials, but they also contain stylistic
references to hieroglyphics and American
folk - art
traditions.
Linzy's historicized imagery also follows the (grimmer)
tradition of the vintage techniques and
folk tales and the racist «darkie» popular
references appropriated by younger African - American artists Kara Walker (1969) and Michael Ray Charles (1967), respectively.
Galán's raw, figurative canvases incorporate
references to Catholic and pre-Columbian iconography, Mexican
folk traditions and pop culture.
These objects, often made with natural materials, conflate hierarchical distinctions between high art and craft, while
referencing storytelling and
folk traditions.