🎨Introducing our Color Palette of the Month artist, Dara Preciado!
COLOR PALETTES INSPIRED BY SOUTHERN ARIZONA ARTISTS!
New Color Palettes will be presented at the start of each month and implemented in social media graphics, blog posts, and monthly newsletters, creating sense of excitement and celebration around artist’s work through color and design.
Artwork Title: Historia 4 from “Las Historias” series
Medium: found paper collage, fabric and oil on canvas.
Year: 2021
“Las historias son muy importantes. Stories are significant. Stories have the power to connect communities across generations, time, and geographical borders. For this reason, I decided to document the stories of five individuals who now live on the border in Douglas, AZ, after making their way from different parts of Mexico. Through this work, I wanted to embrace our Mexican heritage, culture, and, most importantly, the nuances of life on the border.
The series is made of found paper, oils, and fabric. The found paper represents color pallets found in Mexican communities, as well as the individual’s favorite colors. Within the portrait collage is a map of Arizona, highlighting the geography of the US/Mexico borderline.”
-Dara Preciado
Bio:
Dara Amsi is a 2D artist born in Tulare, CA, and currently based in Douglas, AZ. She earned her Associate of Fine Arts from Cochise College and is a Bachelor of Fine Arts candidate from the University of Arizona. With family ties in Sonora, Mexico, and her experience of living on the border, her work depicts the lived experiences of people whose lives have intersected with boundaries in the Southwest. Her work combines naturalism and collage through drawing, painting, and ceramics. Dara is a 2021 BAC Fellowship recipient and is currently on view at the Lionel Romach Gallery BFA Exhibition and the Park Central Gallery, Art d’Core Annual Exhibition.
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En Español:
Presentamos a nuestra artista de la Paleta de Colores del Mes, Dara Preciado!
Título de la obra: Historia 4 de la serie “Las Historias”
Medio: collage de papel encontrado, tela y óleo sobre lienzo.
Año: 2021
“Cada historia es única y preciosa. Esa es la razón por la que decidí documentar a cinco personas diferentes cuyas historias comenzaron en México y cómo se re-asentaron en Douglas, AZ. A través de este trabajo quise abrazar la herencia mexicana, la cultura y lo más importante, sus experiencias. Utilicé papel que encontré para hacer un collage en el lienzo, óleos para pintar los retratos y tela. El papel encontrado representa los múltiples colores utilizados en la cultura mexicana, también los colores favoritos del individuo. Dentro del collage hay un mapa de Arizona en el que se representa la línea fronteriza. El retrato representa al narrador, el cerco representa la línea fronteriza y los detalles laterales retratan un objeto específico que representa al individuo.”
