César A. Martínez American, b. 1944
Bato Con Collared Shirt, 2019
Graphite on Stonehenge paper
15 x 11"
38.1 x 27.9 cm
38.1 x 27.9 cm
Martínez is drawn to the way in which Mexican-American family photographs served as intimate, personal portraits, during a time when only white individuals or groups were being iconized in paintings....
Martínez is drawn to the way in which Mexican-American family photographs served as intimate, personal portraits, during a time when only white individuals or groups were being iconized in paintings.
"Then there's the "Bato Con Sunglasses" character which has become a kind of genre for me within the Pachuco Series. I guess this character epitomizes my idea of ultra-cool during my teens. In high school I adopted using sunglasses to hide behind and buttoning up my shirt at the collar." – César A. Martínez.
Signed lower right, dated lower left. Actual creation date: 10/19/2019
"Then there's the "Bato Con Sunglasses" character which has become a kind of genre for me within the Pachuco Series. I guess this character epitomizes my idea of ultra-cool during my teens. In high school I adopted using sunglasses to hide behind and buttoning up my shirt at the collar." – César A. Martínez.
Signed lower right, dated lower left. Actual creation date: 10/19/2019
Exhibitions
McNay Print Fair 202012
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