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Cascading Visions, Noel Palmenez
Cascading Visions, Noel Palmenez
Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA
I view my work as a look into dreams, thoughts, ideas. My themes are universal, but their source derives from my specific surroundings, the Rio Grande Valley. They come out from the rows in the fields where we grow our foods, in the skies, and from the sun that warms our blood. Themes come from what I see as well as what I imagine, living and not. I consider myself a farmer, but now I harvest ideas and concepts, and have my paintings and drawings to show for my labor. I believe one must contribute to the land before one …
The Art And Myth Of The Coyote And Related Folk Tales From The South Texas And Northern Mexican Border, Esau Rubio Pena
The Art And Myth Of The Coyote And Related Folk Tales From The South Texas And Northern Mexican Border, Esau Rubio Pena
Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA
This paper will examine the relationship between the myth of the coyote and the folk tales that are indigenous to the South Texas/Mexican border. Moreover, I intend to explore several common folk tales pertaining to the coyote and how I have chosen to synthesize them into my artwork. In my paintings, I have become cognizance that the coyote possesses many identities. In one instance, the coyote can appear as a wild animal, a rogue of nature; however, in another instance I have learned that the coyote is a highly adaptive creature capable of being a protector of the natural world. …