
Celia Álvarez Muñoz American, b. 1937
Please Don't Paint My Brown Eyes Blue, 1994
3-D Photoetching
40 x 30 in
101.6 x 76.2 cm
101.6 x 76.2 cm
Edition of 50
Central to Álvarez Muñoz’s artistic practice is her focus on themes of identity, culture, and activism. In Please Don't Paint My Brown Eyes Blue, Muñoz combines modern artistic technique with...
Central to Álvarez Muñoz’s artistic practice is her focus on themes of identity, culture, and activism. In Please Don't Paint My Brown Eyes Blue, Muñoz combines modern artistic technique with classic imagery of the iconic rock and roll singer Chuck Berry. Chuck Berry is an essential figure in the history of Rock n' Roll; growing up in a working-class family of African American and Native American heritage, his song lyrics and story resonated with many, especially those who were not white, as Celia Álvarez Muñoz references here.