Chicano murals
A Chicano Mural is an artistic expression done, most commonly, on walls or ceilings by Chicanos or Mexican-American artists. Chicano murals rose during the Chicano art movement, that began in the 1960, with the influence of Mexican muralism and the Mexican Revolution. The murals are an illustration of Chicano’s ethnic pride or a form of activism against police brutality, social issues, political issues, and civil rights issues. It started being done by young Chicano artists in commonly marginalized neighborhoods, schools, and churches, demonstrating cultural art and ideas. The murals are characterized by their art style of bright color, religious symbols, and Aztecs. Chicano murals have been and are historically found in the Southwest states like Texas, Colorado, and most famously, California, where the national landmark Chicano Park is located. The popularity of the Chicano Murals has allowed a sense of community, culture, activism, and storytelling about elements of being Chicano.
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History
In the early 1920s, muralism was done in a way that is modernly seen since the Mexican muralism movement, which influenced the Mexican Revolution. During this time, the government paid artists to create murals to educate the illiterate Mexicans about what was politically and socially occurring in their country. This was due to the Mexican Revolution; muralism helped illustrate what the revolution could have led to and what history had done for Mexicans. With this, the government aimed to rise in popularity.
In the late 1960s, African American Civil Rights inspired the Chicano Civil Rights moment, or El Movimiento, in which Chicano fought against their treatment in the United States after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo did not have the effects that the Mexican American community expected, the moment fought against segregation, mistreatment, educational inequality, and more. During this time, Chicanos, specifically young Chicanos, started to create art to express their feeling about political, social, and economic issues, which led to the Chicano Art Movement.