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Michael Menchaca
born San Antonio, Texas 1985
Rata Avisada No Muerde Carnada (The Informed Rat Doesn't Bite Bait)
2012
screenprint on paper
Menchaca reconfigures elements from ancient Mesoamerican pictorial forms, Japanese video games, and European bestiaries to create his distinct pictorial vocabulary. This symbolic language is Menchaca's tool for telling his history of the Americas -- from Spanish colonialism to Latinx migration and the Mexican drug cartel wars that have propelled it. Menchaca also incorporates digital animation and musical scores to activate his print sequences. These display environments look to ancient maize (corn) designs and science fiction soundscapes to explore the impact of technology on human behavior.
Gift of Drs. Harriett and Ricardo Romo, 2019.50.21 |