Diane Gamboa
Untitled (Self Portrait) by Diane Gamboa
1984

Name: Untitled (Self Portrait) by Diane Gamboa
Brand: Diane Gamboa
Price: 1000 USD
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About the Item

Medium: Screenprint Year: 1984 Image Size: 35.25 x 23.5 in. Sheet size: 40 x 28 in. Edition size: 78 NOTE: minor crackling of black background ink in bottom central section of image. Museum Collections: University of California, Santa Barbara, Library Los Angeles County Museum of Art Twelve color image. Self portrait on a black background. Atelier information on the back. Emerging from the black background are a face and hand. Squares of different colors break up or add to the face. documentation on back of print: EXPERIMENTAL SCREEN PRINT ATELIER III SELF HELP GRAPHICS AND ART, INC. EAST LOS ANGELES, CA. SPRING 1984 Barbara Carrasco, Robert Delgado, Richard Duardo, Diane Gamboa, Eduardo Orepeza Many of the now-prominent Chicano/Latino artists produced their early work at Self-Help Graphics; such artists include Carlos Almaraz, Diane Gamboa, Michael Amescua, Barbara Carrasco, Richard Duardo, and Leo Limon, to name a few. Mono prints and silkscreens were the most common techniques and reflects the evolution of the Chicano art movement. A diversity of themes, including social, political, and cultural issues are represented in these intense and personal artistic statements. Diane Gamboa (b. 1957) has been producing, exhibiting and curating visual art in Los Angeles since the 1980s. Besides her work as an artist, she has also been involved art education, ranging from after-school programs to college and university teaching. Gamboa has been "one of the most active cultural producers in the Chicana art movement in Los Angeles." In 1984 Gamboa received her degree from Otis College of Art and Design. She is a recipient of a California Community Foundation Individual Artist Grant, and her solo exhibitions include “Bruja–Ha” at Tropico de Nopal Gallery and “Chica Chic” at Patricia Correia Gallery in Santa Monica. Her work is included in Cheech Marin's personal collection of Chicano art and has been shown at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art[6] and the Riverside Art Museum.

Creator:

Diane Gamboa (1957, American)

Creation Year:

1984

Dimensions:

Height: 35.5 in (90.17 cm)Width: 23.5 in (59.69 cm)

Medium:

Screen

Movement & Style:

Contemporary

Period:

1980-1989